Full of historical interest Kaesong

Kaesong has 500 yrs of history with a place of historic interest. To reach nearest area in North Korea it takes only 70km, one and half hours from Seoul area.

Please be enjoy many kinds of historical relics and picturesque place such as sunjukgyo,goryosunggyunkwan,and Barkyeon waterfall.

Kaesong Tour’s meaning

Kaesong Tour aims to travel most historical picturesque place and sites. This will make our nations to exchange between south and North Korea and to find points for unification. We are also cooperation with to Kaesong public corporation to active nation’s reconciliation and cooperation.

Summary of Kaesong – (The opening of Kaesongsi) 

Kaesong located in the provinces north of Hwanghae, and it’s the seat of government of ancient Korean state Goryeo With lots of culture.

A truce line lets between north side paju and yeoncheon, and Han River on opposite side and be situated between Gimpo and Incheon (Gangwha).

Until year 2002 it was a combined city for Kaesong, Panmungun, Gaepoonggun, and Jangpungun. As made of Kaesong industry Zone, recently these areas have been separated to Kaesongshi, Gaepunggun and Jangpungun.

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Kaesongnamdaemun

Kaesongnamdaemun located in center and south side of gyesung.  Built from end of goryo dynasty to beginning of the chosun dynasty but it was destroyed when Korea has 6.25 wars so it has been rebuilt and completed in 1954.

Nowadays Namdamun is representing as detail, decorated gate with technique which takes over goryo dynasty building construction. and also inside of Kaesong namdaemun

Contains 14tone of Bell called "yeonboksajong"which was moved from yeonboksa(temple)

Sunjukgyo

Sunjukgyo is a stone bridge width 2.54, High 6.67m, before it was called “sunjigyo” ( kind land of bridge) after story of loyalist jeong mong ju who was killed from foreigner, his bloodstain was stay on and fine bamboo grows in that spot. So it made this bridge called “sunjukgyou”

(From letter of “sun-juk-gyo” middle letter juk means Bamboo.)

Bakyeon waterfall

Bakyeon waterfall is one of most famous waterfall in choseon dynasty. Include guryoung waterfall (Mt. kumgang), daesung waterfall (Mt.seorak) we call these water falls most beautiful waterfalls in Korea. A Bakyeon waterfall flows 37 feet and 1.5m in width. Between mt.cheonma and mt.seongger it is scenic masterpieces that water winds through the rocks and all around is like a one great screen with fabulous view. Up side of waterfalls shaped gourd dipper, and it contains circumference 120m “Bakyeon” pond and “gomodam”pond in the bottom part.