Address: Munsan-ri, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea
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[TVZONE] Yeongwol Cheongryeongpo which cherishes the sorrow of King Danjong
Cheongryeongpo is located at Gwangcheon-ri, Nam-myon Yeongwol-gun Gangwon Province, in the upstream of the Namhan River. Seo River, a tributary to the Namhan River winds Cheongryeongpo and its 3 sides are surrounded by the rivers and one side is precipitous. Yukyuk Bong(,or peak), also called Mt. Dosan rose up in the steep wall of rock. The place is a topography hard to get access to, as if were an island.
On the short-term throne, the king who had been little and powerless was dethroned and sent into exile to this Cheongryeongpo, Yeongwol, backwoods by his uncle Suyangdaegun who later became King Sejo. In Cheongryeongpo, the island which is not a island and which people come to on a small ship, how lonely and scared a little king was. The bleakness makes the corner of persons visiting this place forlorn.
Seogang River, the river flowing along the scenic spots
Seogang River is named after the water flowing along the west side of Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province in the upper streamof the Namhangang River. Around the river, there are a lot of scenic spots. This video introduces the Seogang River rising from Gyebangsan Mountain, located at Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province flowing along the waterway until the confluence of joining the Donggang River. The water route along the Seogang River boasts of the beautifully scenery.