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City in South Chungcheong, South Korea
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Boryeong (보령) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
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대천해수욕장
This is the beach that represents Boryeong. Endlessly continuing beach with white sand, blue sea, small and big islands dotted along the horizon, colorful swimsuits looks, pine forest enough to keep the sunshine off, the sun dropping slowly behind the horizon.
원산도
Jeodu, the entrance of Wonsando (Wonsan Island), is a 30 minutes from Daecheon port by ferry. People in the village named this island Wonsando, because the geographical features of the island looked like a wild boar. This island is very famous for the shipping spot. You can reach Seonchon, the biggest village in the Wonsando, when you take a walk for 10 minutes from Jeodu.
성주산
In Boryeong, there is a place reminding the sentence, "When I got out of the tunnel, there was a snow country", which is the first sentence of Japanese author Kawabata Yasunari's novel Yukiguni. That is "Seongju" tunnel. Passing through the Seongju tunnel, which connects downtown and Seongju-Myeon, gives us novel feeling as if we step in totally different world.
보령석탄박물관
Both in and out door coal mining museum has a collection of 1,700 artifacts such as mining tools and mineral samples. Inside the museum six different halls present their unique collections. The Guiding Hall provides general information and has gift shop. The Research Hall shows developing of coal, the Discovery Hall presents samples of coal and other mineral and history of mining industry and the Participating Hall has artificial coal pit that looks realistic.
보령호
The surrounding scenery is beautiful, so you can enjoy a drive along Iseol-do, which surrounds Boryeong Lake, and there is Jungam Rock in Amisan Mountain around Boryeong Dam, and Yongam Yeongdang in Yanggaksan Mountain.
보령 충청수영성
Navy Headquarters of Chungcheong-do Province, Boryeong is a stone castle built high with stones to prevent external invasion into the West Sea. In the 4th year of King Jungjong's reign, Lee Jang-saeng, a Navy thief in the 4th year of King Jungjong's reign, built a 1,650-meter-long castle surrounding the outskirts of Suyeong, Chungcheong Province, and placed a chiseong or a gokseong on a high place to examine the sympathy of the sea and the island, and it was a key point for coastal defense.
보령 성주사지
The temple site includes the Jungmuncheo, Seokdeung, 5-story stone pagoda, Geumdang building, followed by the east and west three-story stone pagoda, the center three-story stone pagoda, and the west three-story stone pagoda, and the auditorium is located behind it. The Daenanghye Burnt Pagoda, one of Choi Chi-won's stillborn monuments, is also located in the northwest of the temple. Many relics were excavated, including the cornerstone of the building, the head of the Buddha statue made of earth from the Unified Silla period, and roof tiles from the Baekje, Unified Silla, and Goryeo periods.
보령에너지월드
Boryeong Energy World is a public relations exhibition hall of Boryeong Thermal Power Headquarters, the largest thermal power generation complex in Korea, and is a comprehensive electric energy experience hall where you can learn how to use the electricity we use every day.
개화예술공원
The Gaehwa Art Park is built on a scale of 50,000 pyeong, including auxiliary facilities located nearby. The Gaehwa Art Park, a large-scale art complex, is home to Herbland, Music Hall, Yukpilsi Park, Birim Park, and Mosan Art Museum in the art park.
보령무궁화수목원
It was created as a story-themed arboretum by collecting, proliferation, preservation, management, and exhibition of tree genetic resources centered on Mugunghwa, and securing research infrastructure for its resource conversion.
보령머드축제
This festival has been held at Daecheon beach every July since 1997. It's held on a unique shell-covered sand beach only found in the Far East. You may swim and massage with a mudpack at the same time. Furthermore, there are mud massage programs (self massage at the beach, ultra modern mud massage) and a mud experiential land program where mud powder made out of processed and filtered mud is used. The mud itself is very good for your skin and health, so you can save money on a facemask and have fun at the same time.There are many events such as mud wrestling, mud king contest, mud fireworks fantasy and mud sliding. There will also be a photo competition featuring winners from earlier years. This is a high profile event. The gorgeous beach will come in handy as you won’t have any choice but to get dirty. You will be put into a "prison" until you get some mud on your body. At night, you can relax or experience some games and watch fireworks with friends at the gorgeous night beach. The beach itself is very beautiful and a great place to go swimming, and this is one of the biggest festivals in Korea, so please don’t miss out on this great day!
There are five outports, Daecheon Port, Ocheon, Muchangpo, Jukdo and Songdo, for sea fishing in Boryeongcity that is famous for boat fishing in West Coast. In Daecheon Port, about 40 boats are ready for boat fishing.
Only in-store meals are available. It sells Korean dishes such as bibimbap and bibim-guksu.
Cafe in Gyehwa Art Park, vintage and beautiful scenery.
The outdoor photo zone view is pretty, the interior of the cafe is small, and there is no space or peculiarity to take pictures.
Mudpack that is claimed to be good for skin health and beauty.
Inkstone that is one of the four precious things for study of scholars was once as essential as computers are nowadays. Inkstones made in Nampo out of natural stone from the Sungju mountain were considered the most precious. As modern society influences in our life, inkstone is not used much and 60% to 70% of inkstones that are produced in Korea is made in Boryeong. So Boryeong is the main area for inkstone. The inkstone manufacturing in Nampo was designated as intangible cultural asset No. 6 in Chungcheongnamdo.
Osuk produced in Ungcheon is glossy and black like a feather of crow and the quality is excellent. So it is used as the material for various epitaph, tomestones, etc. As you trim the stone more and more, the black color becomes distinguished, and as you carve, the white color comes forth. Especially Osuk from Sungju mountain area is famous as the best quality in Korea and is the indigenous specialty of Boryeong. Boryeong is also famous for Chungsuk with blue color and Aesuk that is mainly used for religious purposes.
Launce that is caught in the sea of Boryeong is regarded as having superior quality. Especially pickled launch that is caught in May and June, salted at the ratio of 8 to 2 and ripened has a unique taste. Due to the large tide in the area it takes longer time for oysters to grow and that allegedly gives them a better taste.
Western mushrooms in Boryeong and other mushrooms that are grow above an underground closed mine taste excellent, but on the other hand they are not durable. Grapes that grow along No. 21 national road from Nampo to Ungcheon has superior sweet taste and best nutrition. Especially, Sahyung grape from the Nampo area is famous for its very sweet taste. Masan area produces various edible greens such as seasoned aster. Especially, seasoned aster from Misan is popular thanks to its fragnancy and good taste. Lots of Painted maple are growing in the dense forest of Sungju mountain. The sap of Painted maple is especially good for people who have stomach problems and it is known to be useful for neuralgia and improving physical constitution.
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Cheonan IC → Ansan → Hongsung → Boryeong Yusung IC → Gongju → Cheongyang → Boryeong
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