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Icheon World Ceramic Center (Cerapia)

Icheon Cerapia is a complex cultural space that runs a residency program designed to allow selected artists to concentrate on their creative activities, and is equipped with exhibition halls, workshops, and an information center. Cerapia also boasts Sanjeongho Lake, a park that attracts many visitors with its scenic views of Seolbongsan Mountain. Various facilities for visitors are situated near the lake, including Doseongdang, which has an art shop and a cafe, and ‘Pavilion’, a special exhibition hall.

Bidulginangpokpo

Bidulginangpokpo Falls, Natural Monument No. 537, is located within a small valley. The waterfall is surrounded by grand columnar joints. The landscape appears quite mysterious and serene, earning it a spot as a poplar filming site for historical dramas. The falls gets it’s name (“Pigeon Falls” in Korean) from the story of many wild pigeons nesting in the caves around the waterfall. Other say the name comes from the area’s shape. During heavy rainfall, the road to the waterfall is closed, so checking the weather before visiting is recommended.

Neungsalli Ancient Tombs in Buyeo

Hundreds of Baekje tombs are scattered across Buyeo. Among them, Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs, which are close to Buyeo, have been relatively well preserved and are fairly large in size.

The Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs were the royal tombs of the Baekje dynasty from 538 to 660 when the capital of Baekje was Sabi (now Buyeo). In the Baekje Gobun Miniature Museum at the entrance to Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs, mockups and miniature tombs are on display with their cross sections exposed. Here, one can view all kinds of Baekje tombs including stone mounds of the Hanseong Era as well as those discovered in Buyeo.

A total of seven ancient tombs from the Baekje era make up the Ancient Tombs in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo. The identities of the grave occupants are still unknown but they are presumed to be part of the royal family. One tomb in particular, Junghachong, has an arched ceiling just like that of the royal tomb of King Muryeong, differentiating it from the remaining tombs that have ceilings in the shape of squares or hexagons.

Royal Tomb of King Muryeong

The Royal Tombs in Songsan-ri are widely known as the Royal Tombs of Baekje or the Tomb of King Muryeong. They are located on the upper southeast ridgeline of a small hill (75m high), standing in the south of the Geumgang River and extending to a southeast direction. The Songsan-ri Tombs and Royal Tomb of King Muryeong (reign 462-523) contains representative relics of the Baekje period (234~678). The Songsan-ri Tombs contain the graves of kings from the period when Baekje’s capital was Gongju, and it is believed to contain 10 such graves. Only seven graves have been discovered so far.

Pocheon Hantan River Sky Bridge

It is a unique type of footpath bridge that connects the ecological landscape complex (completed on Dec. 2019) and the theme park (completed on Dec. 2019) that is cut off by the Pocheon Hantan River Gorge.It is 200m long and is designed to pass 1,500 adults (80kg) at the same time. You can see 50m above the ground. It is a major walking course in which you can see the columnar joints and unexplored views of the Pocheon Hantan River in connection with the Pocheon Hantan River.