Seoul
Tower Located at the top of Mt, Namsan in
the heart of Seoul, Seoul Tower is a 240-meter
tall tower completed in 1975, Often regarded
as Asia's most beautiful tower, this tower is
also where you can get the most exciting night
view of Seoul, the dramatic light shows made
by skyscrapers, inner city highways and the
long bridges of Han river
NamSan
Hanok Village It was used to be a Korean upper
class's village. Korean's original style
of upper class houses and gardens will make
you feel comfortable like your home. Also,
they have had an time capsule to show you
a celebration for 600 years as the capital.
Blue
House Official
residence of the president is called "The
Blue House".The symbol of the Blue
House, which is at the center of Korean
politics, is the blue tiles. The first thing
that catches your eye when you arrive at
the Blue House is also the blue tiles of
the main building. The blue tiles and the
smooth roof are in beautiful harmony with
Mt. Bugaksan behind it.
Gyeongbokgung
Palace Gyeonbokgung Palace is a palace
erected during the reign of king Taejo,
founder of the Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910)
which was the final kingdom in Korea, but
it was destroyed in the Japanese invasion
of 1592. It was reconstructed in 1868. It
has 4 gates including the southern main
gate, Gwanghwamum.
Changdeok-gung The best preserved of the five
palaces of the Joseon Dyansty, the compound
has been designated a World Heritage site
by UNESCO. Originally an auxiliary palace,
but since Songjon(1470-1494), it became
virtually the main palace as kings came
to live there.
Jongmyo Throughout
much of traditional Asian culture, including
China and Korea, rite has been highly important,
and in modern society preserving rite carries
with it the meaning of maintaining basic
social order. There are a number of rituals
which are considered important forms of
rite, and the most significant of these
in Korea are the Jongmyo and the Sajik rituals.
Jongmyo is the term used for a place where
memorial services are performed for deceased
kings, and Sajik is the term for a place
where services for the Gods of Earth and
Crops are performed. These rituals are symbols
for nations themselves in that they guarantee
order and successful ruling of the nation.
National
Folk Museum The National Folk Museum is located
on the compound of Gyeongbok palace. It
shows you the traditional life of both the
ordinary people and aristocracy. It has
exhibits from all parts of Korea. There
ae displays of traditional farming methods,
hunting, weaving, cooking and other house
keeping chores.
National
Museum The National Museum of Korea (NMK)
endeavors to preserve, to exhibit, and to
interpret our cultural heritage in a manner
that befits the museum¡¯s international scale.
It also strives through international cultural
exchanges to become a world-class institution
that serves the Korean people. To achieve
its mission, the museum will focus on three
objectives: popularization, globalization,
and informatization. Above all, the NMK
will provide more extensive visitor services
both in quality and quantity as it envisions
a cultural multiplex of great accessibility
and comfort. To make cultural welfare more
equitable is one of the key issues in the
new millennium and the NMK will be at the
forefront in delivering cultural benefit
to a broader and more diverse audience.
Jogye
Temple Jogyesa Temple leads to the Zen
Buddhism in Korea. This temple does not
give off the solemn and traditional feelings
of the other temples located in the deep
mountains. But it has some advantages compared
to the other temples because the transportation
is very convenient and this temple is well
connected to the surrounding city area.
Cheonggyecheon The Cheonggyecheon used to be a
naturally formed stream before the Joseon
Dynasty designated Seoul as its capital.
It was used for women gathered along the
stream, bringing a load of clothes to wash
and cauldrons to boil the clothes, and children
playing in the stream. During the Japanese
colonial period, the Cheonggyecheon went
through some changes different from those
made in the past. the Cheonggyecheon was
filled up with trash, ground and sand swept
from the bare mountains and severely contaminated
with wastes from shabby makeshift houses
built alongside. After the Korean War (1950~1953),
even more people swarmed into Seoul to find
their way and make their living and settled
down along the stream. It appeared that
the handiest way to put an end to the multitude
of shabby, makeshift houses and the dirty
smell was to cover up the stream with concrete.
Finally, the work to cover it up with concrete
started as quickly as possible by August
1958, with the 136m section near Gwangtonggyo
completed in 1955 ahead of the remaining
sections. In addition, a 5.6 km-long, 16
m-wide elevated highway extending from Gwanggyo
to Majang-dong was completed over the stream
in August 1971 after four working years.
Thus, all makeshift houses along the stream
were demolished, freeing the place for some
modern commercial buildings.Then, in the
1980s and 1990s, it came to be regarded
as a source of intense traffic, health and
environmental issues. Finaly, Seoul city
dicided for recover the stream and now it
becomes an oasis of the city, Seoul.
Han
River Cruise There are
7 leisure boats operating at each ferry
of Jamsil, Ttukseom, Yeouido, Yanghwa and
Nanji(Samgam) for various combinations of
cruising routes. With the gentle ripples
of the river dancing to the dazzling spotlights
and the tunes of music from the leisure
boats, each ferry is a romantic place lovers,
friends and families can get together and
enjoy the beauties of the Hangang.
Namdaemun
Market Namdaemun Market is the largest
one in Seoul and shoppers may get any product
in Korea at the cheapest price at here.
Moreover it`s near from the center of Seoul,
passengers can easily access to the major
hotels even at night.
Insa-dong Authentically decorated tea houses
serving an intriguing array of traditional
teas, high-end antique galleries and delicious
and innovation restaurants in Seoul are
all found here, Insa-dong is a favorite
stop for tourists who know that this is
the place to find a perfect gift to take
back home.
Itaewon Itawon has been a residential area
for foreigners every since the Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910),
and continues to have a high concentration
of foreigners living in the housing nearby
and on the American army base. The shopping
district in Itawon is particularly well-known
with some 1,350 shops located in the area.
Goods and prices vary from dirt-cheap bargains
to luxury items like furs.
Seoul
World Cup Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium is shaped
like a traditional Korean kite and seen
from above, it looks as if a rectangular
shield is being flown like a kite. It accommodates
about 60,000 seats. The area and facility
of this stadium is the best in Asia. Nearby
the stadium, there are a variety of parks,
ideal for leisurely walks. It makes the
parks ideal walking areas in the morning.
In the evenings, many in-line skaters come
and hang out as well. The stadium is open
from 9 to 5 pm.
COEX
Aquarium
The COEX Aquarium offers not only an opportunity
not just for leisure but for education as
well. It is a theme-oriented aquarium of
world class which promotes Edutainment (Education+
Entertainment).
Under the theme of "The Fantastic Journey
of Water", the COEX Aquarium has produced
an environment closely simulating the real
one, to allow children a chance to acquire
first-hand knowledge of the world of underwater
organisms. It will certainly take every
audience on an expedition to a world they
have not yet experienced.The COEX Aquarium
is the first aquarium in Korea to employ
the quarantine tanks of cutting edge technology.
Through continuing studies, it is making
a crucial contribution to the conservation
of ocean resources and ecological research,
bringing the development of the ocean industry
a step closer. As the only theme-oriented
commercial aquarium in the country, the
COEX Aquarium is an extremely exciting attraction,
both nationwide and worldwide. The COEX
Aquarium boasts facilities that can beat
any other aquarium in the world. It not
only adds to the integrity of the theme
park industry in Korea but also enhances
the profitability of its tourism.
Lotte
World This huge shopping and entertainment
complex offers visitors the chance to experience
a folk village, adventure, and sports center
as well as a hotel and department store.
One of the major reasons tourists are attracted
to Lotte World is the amusement rides. you
will have new kinds of fun through the Lotte
World.
Sauna
Thereis a lot of things to try when you
go to abroad contry, such as treditinal
food, treditional play, ect... When you
come to Korea, you must try Korean food-Kimchi,
Bulgogy, Samgyoetang- treditional treditional
dancing and performances- Nong-Ak, Fan Dancing,
Nan Ta, and Jump- and KoreanSauna. Korean
Sauna is so specail, because there is specail
treatment - meridian pathways massage, exfoliate
of your wholl body, and facial massage-
than the other contries. Especially, Korean
Sauna will relax your tite mucels from the
hiking.
