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[Seonyudo Island]

  • There are 63 islands including uninhabited islands with fine view about 46km from Gunsan by boat. One of the islands, Seonyudo, has been well-known as the eight famous spots and the center of Gogunsan Islands. It is so beautiful that it has been said that Taoist hermits with supernatural powers had played there, where a 2,300,000 pyong wide international marine park is on progress now. It is linked to the islands such as Munyeodo, Jangjado, Daejangdo by beautiful bridges, so you can see the islands and the natives coming and going by bike or on foot. You can also appreciate the noted stones and the potted plants owned by a private person in Daejangdo. In addition, there are so many tourist attractions such as Mangjubong Peak and Myeongsasimni, the white sand beach as long as 4km, in Seonyudo Island, the lion-shaped rock and the old lady-shaped rock of Jangjado Island, Dongnimmun Rock of Bangchukdo Island, the fantastic rocks and stones of Myeongdo Island and Whengyeongdo Island, and the seagulls of Maldo Island.
    A jewel of Western Sea, Seonyudo Island, is the heart of Gogunsan Islands and a marine park gifted by nature, where you can experience scenic cruise boats, and its cycling tour route and the tracking route to Mangjubong Peak are popular with tourists. The northern side is linked to the south by toombolo, and a seaside dune is over there, the western side of which is Seonyudo Beach.
    Seonyudo Island has various tourist attractions such as beach, scenic beauty, folk-customs, and history as stated above, and Gogunsan Islands are well-known to sea fishing lovers' society. It is a blue belt where high-grade fishes such as banjofish, flatfish, seabases, and wicker lids live, and it is said that what they feel while fishing rod and line are weighed down with fish deserves permanent remembrance
  • Tourist attractions: Myeongsasimni, Mangju Waterfall, the wide geese coming down to sandy plain, Samdoguibeom, 12 peaks of Mt. Musan, sunset, Seonyu Bridge, Oryongmyo, Jangja Bridge, Jangja-do Botanical Stone Garden, Old Lady-Shaped Rock of Jangjado Island, Dongnimmun Rock.
 
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