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Namwon

 
Description: Small city in North Jeolla Province and the gateway to Jirisan National Park.

Newest Review: ... Fortress. Alternatively, turn right as soon as you cross the bridge and take a left for the Namwon Confucian Academy, which was established in 1410. Kwanghal-lu Garden is undoubtedly Namwon's major drawcard. It was here that Yi Mong-ryong and Song Chun-hyang, the protagonists of Chunhyang-jon, met and fell in love. THE STORY Chun-hyang, the daughter of a lowly Kisaeng (Korean ... more

 ... Geisha), and Mong-ryong, a nobleman's son, fell in love and were secretly married in disobedience of the strict Confucian social code. Soon, however, Mong-ryong had to accompany his family to Seoul when his father was awarded an important gover...more

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Crowned Review Namwon: In The City Of Love (1711 words)
by - written on 13/03/02 (Very useful, 172 readings)
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Namwon is a slow-paced, provincial city tucked away in the south-east corner of Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province). Famed domestically as the setting of 'Chunhyang-jon', a classic love story much touted as Korea's 'Romeo and Juliet', the city remains almost totally unknown internationally-indeed, the Lonely Planet's current guidebook to Korea does not have as much as a single sentence of text about the place. GETTING THERE There are regular train services to Namwon on the Jeolla Line, which connects Seoul and Yeosu. Saemaul (Super Express) trains take four hours and cost 23700 Won for first class seats and 19600 for ...  Read the complete review

 

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