Seoul, the capital, is located in the middle of the Korean peninsula, not far from the west coast, and the Han River flows through the city center. The population of Seoul is about120,000, accounting for about 1/4 of the national population. It is the political, economic and cultural center of South Korea, with rows of high-rise buildings standing behind elegant and quiet ancient palaces. It is both a modern metropolis and an ancient cultural city with a long history. There are many historical sites, cultural attractions, modern buildings, theme parks and other tourist attractions in the urban area and its surrounding areas.

The main tourist attractions are:

1. Gyeongbokgung Palace

Located atNo. Sejong Road 1 in Zhonglu District. Li Chenggui established the Korean dynasty in 1395. The first main palace he built covered an area of126,000 square meters (about 3.3 square meters), with more than 200 halls and pavilions, forming a magnificent style. 1952 was destroyed by the Nong Pu rebellion, and the surviving buildings are Qin Zheng Hall and two-story building. The former holds the ceremony of the king's accession to the throne and the ceremonial ceremony of civil and military officials, and the latter is used as a hotel.

2. Changdeok Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace

Located at Wolong Cave 1 in Zhonglu District. Built in 1405, as a detached palace of the Korean dynasty, it was completely destroyed during the Japanese rebellion in Renchen. After the reconstruction of the main palace in 1609, it has been the best-maintained building in the Forbidden City in North Korea for 300 years, maintaining the old style of the DPRK. Its main entrance, Dunhua Gate, is a wooden building, which was not fortunately burned down. It stands proudly and has extraordinary bearing. The nearby Evergreen Palace is the third ancient palace in South Korea. The existing buildings include Honghuamen and Zhengming Palace, which was another palace of the fourth generation owner of the Korean dynasty, King Sejong.

3. Zongmiao

Located atNo. Jing Xun Cave 1 in Zhonglu District, it is a world cultural heritage dedicated to the gods of kings and princesses of the Korean dynasty. The ancestral temple and Gyeongbokgung Palace were built at the same time, with the main hall and Yongning Hall in the vast hinterland, and a memorial hall to display the relics of the former king. It is also a leisure area for Seoul citizens to take a walk and enjoy the cool, and there is also an overpass leading to Evergreen Palace. On the first Sunday of May every year, elegant music is played in a solemn atmosphere and ancestral ceremonies are held.

4. Korea Life Insurance Building 63

Located in Ruyi Island Cave in Yongdengpu District. It has 60 floors above ground and 3 floors underground, with a height of 264 meters. It is called the tallest building in Korea and a symbol of Seoul. The whole building is made of double reflective glass, which shines like a golden pagoda in the sun. Take the high-speed elevator up and down, board the observation deck, overlooking 1988 Olympic Park and Gimpo Airport. There is an aquarium 63 on the first floor of the basement, which can watch 400 kinds of fish with more than 20,000 tails. It is ten times larger than the screen of a general cinema? QuotIMAX Cinema dines in the restaurant on the top floor, enjoying the intoxicating night scene and enjoying unparalleled romantic interest.

5. Chonglimen (Nantianmen)

Located in Nandamen Road, Central District. Built in 1398, it is the gate of the capital Hanyang (Seoul). It is the most typical existing Korean dynasty building. The original city wall is connected. 1908, the city wall was demolished, leaving only the stone Chongli Gate. The middle is arched, and two wooden pavilions stand on it. In tall buildings and mansions, they are dignified and arrogant.

6. Seoul Gymnasium

Located in Silkworm Cave 10 in Songpo District, it is the main venue of 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, including two gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools and baseball fields, especially the open-air stadium. It was praised for its curvy design. Visitors can visit it. There is also an exhibition hall showing gold, silver, bronze and Olympic uniforms.

7. Lotte World

Located at 40- 1 Silkworm Cave, Song Cheng District. Lotte World is the largest indoor entertainment center in the world. Besides Lotte World Adventure Park and Magic Island on the Lake, there are also folk museums, hotels, cinemas, indoor swimming pools, indoor skating rinks, bowling alleys, membership sports clubs, department stores, supermarkets and shopping centers. It is a super-large entertainment city integrating entertainment and culture.

(2) Suburbs and surrounding areas of Seoul

1. Shui Yuan

From Seoul Railway Station, you can take the national railway 1 line to Shui Yuan Station, or take a bus from Seoul East Station for 50 minutes. Shui Yuan is the seat of Gyeonggi Province Hall (provincial government) with a population of 760,000, and many cultural relics have been preserved. The stone wall built around the city is 5.5 kilometers long, with four magnificent doors, seven arched doors, an elegant pavilion for visiting flowers, and a bird's-eye view of Xijiang terrace in the urban area. The beauty of architecture and scenery complement each other.

2. Incheon

Take the National Railway 1 line from Seoul Railway Station to DongIncheon Station, and take the Shuiren Line from Shui Yuan to Song Dao Station. Incheon is the second largest port city in Korea, where there are many tourist attractions, such as Moon Island Cultural Street, and many sculptures are erected. If you take a cruise, you can enjoy the beautiful sunset and the islands dotted around the sea.

3. Panmunjom (a village in central and western Korea)

It is the place where 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement was signed. Nationals can only visit Linjinge, but foreigners can't visit it privately. It must be organized by travel agencies, set up a 2-kilometer-wide unarmed isolation zone centered on the armistice line, and build a military armistice conference room in the middle. Besides, people can deeply appreciate the preciousness of peace and unity.

4. Jianghua Island

Starting from Xincun Station, it takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to arrive. This is the origin of the myth of Wang Jian, the ancestor of the Korean nation. There are many historical sites here, such as the city wall built to resist the invasion of Mongolian troops and the fortress built at the end of the Korean dynasty to deal with the threat of foreign forces.

The Deng Chuan Temple in the south of the city fully demonstrates the architectural style of the Korean era.

5. Longren Everland

Located in front of Pugu, Longren County, Gyeonggi Province. In Longren Natural Agriculture Park, there is a newly-built comprehensive theme park, Everland. In the amusement world, there are more than 40 kinds of amusement facilities besides the nature wildlife park. Especially in the Caribbean Bay Paradise, visitors can surf in the artificial waves.

6. Seoul Grand Park

Located at Moxidong Mountain 159- 1 in Guo Chuan, Gyeonggi Province. There are three wildlife parks, a greenhouse botanical garden with more than 1 166 species and about 19667 species, a modern amusement park, Seoul East Park and the National Museum of Modern Art, etc.

7. Korean Folk Village

It is located in Rory 107, Qixingyi Prefecture, Longren County, Gyeonggi Province, with a total area of about 230,000 square meters. There are various farmhouses, houses, temples, markets, two kinds of (noble) houses and official halls on display here. There are 15 demonstration performances of bamboo weaving technology, wood working technology and traditional Chinese medicine treatment in the art workshop and Chinese medicine pharmacy, and traditional wedding ceremony, farmhouse music and rope walking will be staged every day. Here you can personally experience the cultural atmosphere of Korean daily life.

8. Seoul racecourse

Injection hole in Guo Chuan, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Racecourse is located between Qingxi Mountain and Guanyue Mountain. The natural landscape is beautiful, and the modern racecourse from 1 floor to the 6th floor underground can accommodate more than 40,000 horse fans. Large-scale activities of general activities and special activities will be held every Saturday and Sunday. Polo tickets, like those in Japan, are divided into winning streak, single winning streak and multiple winning streak. The open night show from the end of July to the beginning of September made the horse fans even crazier.

(3) Busan

Busan is the largest port in South Korea, located in the southeast corner of South Korea, and the second largest city in South Korea with a population of about 4 million. It takes 4 hours 10 minutes to take the newborn train from Seoul. It takes about 5 hours and 20 minutes to take the expressway from Seoul. It takes about 1 hour to fly from Seoul to Busan.

The main tourist attractions in Busan and its surrounding areas are:

1.Beomeosa Temple

Founded in 678 AD, it is the headquarters of Zen Buddhism. The original 36 large-scale temples were unfortunately destroyed in the Japanese rebellion in Renchen. However, in 17 17, the extinction table of daxiong hall was exquisite and gorgeous, which was a masterpiece of Korean dynasty architecture. Other existing buildings include 7 temples, 2 attics, 3 giant doors, 1 1 clean temples and 3-story stone pagodas.

2. Longtoushan Park

When you climb Longtou Mountain, you can overlook the streets in the bustling area of Busan and the adjacent seashore. When the weather is fine, you can see Tsushima Island in the distance. There is a bronze statue of General Li Shunchen, the hero of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation, in the park.120m-high Busan Tower is the landscape of the whole city.

3. Li Xian Ocean National Park

It takes about 3 hours and 45 minutes from Busan Coast Ferry Station (Pudong Subway Station) to Lishui.

From the leisure island at the western end of Busan to Lishui in the whole south, there is a winding coast with beautiful scenery. Many small islands and cliffs form natural barriers, so it is best to watch them by boat. Tourists travel from Busan to Lishui by flying wing ship "Angel", which is faster than land. On the way, they passed by Zhongwu and Lishui, where there are rich historical sites. Quot Crane Island is famous for its 3000 Pu. You can get off at Jinshan in the South China Sea.

If you want to visit the beautiful scenery of Jochey Island-Sea King Kong, you only need to take a boat to Changchengpu in Busan (about 1 hour), and then take a yacht from Changchengpu.

4. Tongdu Temple

The interior of this famous temple dedicated to Buddha relics is painted with exquisite patterns and murals. In 646 AD, it was founded by a benevolent Tibetan master who brought back the Buddha relic from the Tang Dynasty in China. It is one of the three major fame and fortune in Korea. It was burned during the Japanese rebellion in Nonchen, and then it was rebuilt twice in 160 1 and 164 1. Because it only worships Buddhist cultural relics, there are no Buddha statues, but there are various drums, cloud disks, wooden fish and Brahma bells in Brahma Pavilion. In addition, there are 35 buildings and works of art, such as the beautifully decorated Daxiong Hall, Buermen Hall and the stone relief of Daguangming Hall preserved for 1300 years.

5. Unified battalion

It takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes by boat from Busan, and about 2 hours from Busan West Bus Station. When the Japanese army launched a rebellion in Nanking, General Li Shunchen, the hero of national salvation, took Tong Ying as his stronghold and confronted General Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese army. To commemorate the great achievements of the general, a large-scale soldier washing hall and a martyrs' shrine dedicated to the general's memorial tablet were built in 1603. There is a bronze statue of General Li in the park at the end of the port, which is also a good place to enjoy the seascape of the port and the island.

(4) Gyeongju

Gyeongju is the capital of Silla Dynasty and the cradle of ancient Korean civilization. It is a quiet city with a population of 280,000. Where there are mountains and valleys, there are tombs, stone pagodas, Buddha statues and temple relics; Instead of going to the museum to explore ancient times, only visiting the ancient capital of Gyeongju is equivalent to exploring the remains of ancient splendid culture. What about Gyeongju? Quot is called a museum without walls.

From Seoul to Gyeongju, it takes about 4 hours to take the Beijing-Fuzhou line, the Central Line Xinsheng train or the expressway.

Main tourist attractions in Gyeongju:

1. Gufen Park

It's about 5 minutes' walk from Gyeongju Railway Station. In addition to Tianma Tomb (more than 2,000 funerary objects/kloc-0), the park is centered on seven huge Silla tombs, surrounded by 23 ancient tombs and surrounded by stone walls, covering an area of more than 38,000 square meters.

2. Stargazing platform

It is 5 minutes' walk from Qingzhou Railway Station and Gufen Park. At the beginning of the 7th century, Wang Jian was composed of 366 stones. It is speculated that at that time, astronomical meteorology was observed by the light reflected from the bottom water mirror and window, and national events and crops were judged by the stars.

3. Qingzhou Folk Craft Village

It takes 10 minutes to drive from the Buddhist temple and 15 minutes to drive from Pumen Lake. Located on the road from the Buddhist Temple to Pumen Lake, there are 18 handicraft workshops, which make lacquerware, Silla pottery, Buddha paintings, embroidery, metal handicrafts, paper handicrafts, bamboo weaving and so on. Visitors can not only visit the manufacturing process of handicrafts, but also buy their favorite works as gifts on the spot.

4. Yan Yachi

It takes about 15 minutes to walk from Gyeongju Railway Station. In 674 AD, Wu Wen, King of Silla, built the Wild Goose Duck Pond to entertain state guests to commemorate the reunification of the Three Kingdoms. Now, there are only one quarter of the gardens around the Linhai Temple and Lianchi.

5. Five mausoleums

It takes about 20 minutes to take a taxi from Gyeongju Railway Station. The tombs of Park He Ju and Wang Hao, the legendary ancestors of Silla Dynasty, and the tombs of the second, third and fifth generations are juxtaposed here. The pine forest here is dense and silent. From different angles, the number and shape of tombs seem to have changed.

6. Buddhist temple

It's 30 minutes' walk from Gyeongju Railway Station. As a world cultural heritage, this Buddhist temple was built in 535 AD. In its heyday, the scope of temples expanded to about 65,438+00 times that of existing temples. Unfortunately, it was burned in the Japanese rebellion in Nonchen, and then it was restored and rebuilt, that is, the present building, only the stone part really remained intact, which can also show the prosperity of Silla culture.

7. Jialing

It takes only 10 minutes to drive from the Buddhist temple. It is the only complete tomb in the unified Silla era. From the morphological point of view, it can be inferred that it is the tomb of the King of the Yuan Dynasty at the end of the 8th century. Between the pine forests, there are statues of soldiers, literati and two pairs of stone lions that look like Persians. There are also 12 stone statues of half animals and half people on the mud platform of the ancient tomb behind them.

8. Seck Guram

It takes about 20 minutes by bus from the Buddhist temple bus station. Together with the Buddhist temple, it was declared as a world cultural heritage. In 75 1 year, it was built by then prime minister Jin Dacheng in memory of his parents. It is an affiliated building of the Stone Buddha Temple. At present, there are no temples, only the man-made grottoes discovered in Houshan in 1909 and the masterpiece Ni Gu Mei in the history of Buddhist art are preserved.

9. Nanshan

It is located at the southern end of Gyeongju, with a height of 468 meters. There were more than 100 temples in Silla era, which shows the prosperity of Buddhist culture at that time. Today, there are only 55 temple ruins, 59 stone buddhas and 38 stone pagodas. If tourists don't have enough time to travel around Nanshan, they might as well take a bus to the foot of Nanshan to visit the Hundred Miles Three Stone Buddha and experience the cultural atmosphere of Silla era.

It takes about 3 hours to get to Anton from Gyeongju by train. There are leisure places and masquerade performances where ancient capital atmosphere and modern civilization coexist.