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Cheongwansan Literature Park

천관산 문학공원

+82-61-860-02240, +82-61-860-0380
jangheung.go.kr

Daedeok-eup, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (전남 장흥군 대덕읍)

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At the outskirts of Cheongwansan Mountain (723m, in Jangheung) is Cheongwansan Literature Park. The mountain itself is known for a unique array of odd-shaped rocks and ridges, attracting many visitors year-round.

Jangheung is nicknamed ‘Literature Town’ for its history of producing outstanding writers. The park commemorates these writers and their development of the modern style of Korean poems, novels, and essays (including Song Gi-suk, Han Seung-won, and Lee Cheong-jun) with a total of 54 monuments; each displaying the best of each writer’s works. A separate monument (7 stories/15m) contains works and handwritten manuscripts by 35 writers and their chronologies in capsules. In addition, over 460 stone towers leading to Tapsansa Temple await visitors.

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-61-860-02240,
+82-61-860-0380
Opened: February, 2002

Updated 2017.01.07

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Take city bus from Jangheung to Gwansan (23 trips daily)

Daedeok-eup, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do

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