Rice farming first began on the Korean peninsula in Yeoju-gun during the Bronze Age. Yeoju-gun is also the proud home to such great names in Korean history as King Sejong, King Hyojong, the Joseon scholar Mokeun Lee Saek, Woo-am Song Shi-yeol, Lee Gyu-bo, and eight Joseon queens.
Yeoju-gun was also the region where the fiercest battle of the early Righteous Army was fought and was also a strategic military point to kept out external influences.
Rich with history, there are 71 national and natural monuments in Yeoju dating from prehistoric times up until the present age. The South Han River, which runs straight through the city, has created a terrain with many hills and riverbeds - a terrain rich for farming high quality crops, including the famous Yeoju rice.
Yeoju provides the benefits of both worlds ? proximity to the capital, and rural living in the country. Come and see the eight great sites at Yeoju, the 21 st century backbone of the central districts.
The 8 Sites of Yeoju
1.ãê×ÍÙºñ£ (Silleuk Mojong) The sound of the bells ringing through Silleuk sa Temple
2.Ø©äÜåÛÔó (Maam Udeung) The lights of the fishing boats in the Maam River
3.ùÍÔ×ÙºæÕ (Hakdong Moyeon) The smoke wafting from hot rice across the river at Hakdong
4.æØ÷¨ÏýÛî (Return of the Coals) Boats returning on the river
5.åÇÓöÑæäÒ (Yangdo Nakan) A flock of wild geese landing on Yang island
6.ø¢â¿íþ×ù (Palsu Jangrim) The reflection of the dense Ohangni forest reflected in the waters of the river
7.ì£×ÕÔáÌ» (Yeereum Dugyeon) The crying of the dugyeon bird in Yeongneung and Nyeongneung
8.÷èÞÏΦéë (Pasa Gwawu) Downpour of summer rains passing over the Pasa fortress |
