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Hwaseokjeong Pavilion

화석정

+82-31-940-4354, 4355, +82-31-953-4744
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152-72, Hwaseokjeong-ro, Papyeong-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기도 파주시 파평면 화석정로 152-72)

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Hwaseokjeong Pavilion was built in honor of Gil Jae, a Goryeo Dynasty Confucian scholar who had resigned from his government post to train young scholars. Overlooking Imjingang River that flows from North Korea down to South Korea, the pavilion provides a good resting area dotted with zelkova trees.

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-31-940-4354, 4355,
+82-31-953-4744
Parking: Available (15 parking spaces)

Updated 2017.04.03

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From Munsan Station (Seoul Subway Gyeongui Line), take a taxi to Hwaseokjeong Pavilion(화석정) (9min).

152-72, Hwaseokjeong-ro, Papyeong-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do

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