Course: Your Hotel – Ganghwa History Museum – Gwangseongbo – Jeondeung Temple – Lunch – Dolmen – Goryeo Royal Palace Site – Ginseng Center – Your Hotel
Minimum Pax: 2
Time Required: 09:00~17:30
Fee: 120,000 won p/p (Incl. Lunch)
Description
Ganghwa History Museum
Ganghwa County is a place of spectacular cultural bloom, retaining the Prehistoric Age’s precious Jiseokmyo (dolmen), along with Goryeo Era’s Palmandaejanggyeong (registered as one of world’s important cultural legacies,Tripitaka Koreana), Keumsokhwalja, Goryeo jagi, etc.
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Gwangseonbo
Gwangseongbo(fortress) was established in 1658, and Hwado-don were built together to expand the defense of Ganghwa and belonged to it at the 5th year of King Suk-jong(1679) in the Joseon dynasty. Gwangseonbo(fortress) was a fierce battlefield where it was engaged against Asia Fleet of America in Commemoration of the war, In Gwangseongbo(fortress), there are a monument to praise a general Eo Jae-yeon and a tomb of the 350 patriotic martyrdom nameless heros in 1977.
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Jeondeung Temple
Jeondeung Temple is an old temple situated on Mt. Jeongjoksan. Monk Adohwasang of Goguryeo established this temple, and when Queen Jeonhwa during the reign of King Chungryeol (reign 1274~1308) donated a jade lantern to the temple, it was renamed Jeondeungsa Temple. At Jeondeungsa Temple, there are many attractions to see, including the Daeungjeon main building, and the Yaksajeon building.
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The Dolmens
The Dolmens were generally used as tombs, also used to symbolize communal tombs or altar for religious service. They are called “Goindol” in Korea, “dorumen” in Japan and seobung in China and in other places they are called dolmen or megalith. The dolmens are megalithic culture, which appeared after the beginning age of agricultural development, and the number of dolmens around the world counts for about 55,000 and 26,000 of them are scattered in Korea, which is about 50% of the entire number of? dolmens. This means the Korea plays an important role as the center of megalithic culture.
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Goryeo Royal Palace Site
This place is site of the royal palace where the Goryeo people had resisted vigorously against Mongolian invasion for 39 years. On account of strong recommendation of generals, King Gojong moved his capital to Ganghwado with the advantage of natural and strategical point of view.
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Reservation
Payment
– If cancelled up to 1 day before the tour you applied, no fee will be charged. If cancelled later or in case of no-show, 100 percent of the fee will be charged.* JSA tour is excluded.
– It is possible to pay all the tour fees by credit card or in cash on the tour day.
-Cancellation fee will be charged. Please refer to the tour page for details.
Cautions during reservation
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Tour Condition
– All the tours Include the guide, transportation, admission fee.
– Child fares: 30% DC under 10years of age.- Some morning tours will be dropped off at Itaewon or city hall.(Near Myeongdong)
– We notice that We have no responsiblity for your personal incidents and losses during all the tours.
– We are stuck in a traffic jam the pick up service will be delayed.
