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Travel Attractions in Suwon and Seoul
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◆ Seoul

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace is the royal palace of Joseon Dynasty in Sejongro, Seoul, Korea. It was built in 1395, 4th year of King Taejo. Gyeongbokgung means ‘Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven’. It was destroyed by fire during Imjin War (Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598) but all of the palace buildings were later restored by the Heungseondaewongun during the region of King Gojong (1852-1919). Famous places in Palace is Gyeonghoeru Pavilion, Hyangwonjeong Pond and Geunjeongjeon. The government ministry district and main buildings of Gyeongbokgung Palace formed heart of the capital city of Seoul and represented the sovereignty of the Joseon Dynasty.

Operating hours:
September-October 09:00-18:00 (last admission 17:00), Closed on Tuesday (*Operating hours are subject to change depending on conditions or circumstances.)
Address: 161, Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
More information: http://www.royalpalace.go.kr/

N Seoul Tower

N Seoul Tower is one of the famous landmarks, night view and multi-cultural venues in Seoul. The top of the tower is almost 480 m and tower’s own height is 236.7 m. At the top of a building, visitors can see beautiful Seoul at a glance.

Operating hours:
* Sunday-Friday: 10:00-23:00, Saturday: 10:00-24:00
* Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
* Operating hours are subject to change depending on weather or business schedules.
Namsan Cable Car
* Operating hours: 10:00-23:00
* Hours may vary on the day before holidays and Friday and Saturday depending on situations.
Address: 105, Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
More information: seoultower.co.kr

Hangang Park

Hangang Park was built from 1982 to 1986, with the Hangang River Development Progect and in 2007 Hangang Renaissance Progect was launched to develop Hangang Park. Hangang Park is environmently friendly and energizing space. In Hangang Park, there is an abundance of sport facilities such as soccer fields, skateboarding and in-line skating parks, tennis courts, hiking/biking trails. Also water related sports like water skiing, yachting and boat yachting are available. Especially Hangang cruise is very famous and popular.

Famous places in Hangang Park:
Sebitseom, Banpo Bridge, Saetgang, 63 Building
More information about cruise: http://www.elandcruise.com

Lotte World Adventures

Lotte World is a popular recreation complex in Seoul. 7.3 million people visit this place each year. It was opened on July 12, 1989. It consists of the indoor theme park and outdoor amusement park (Magic Island). Large shopping malls, hotel, Korean folk museum and sports facilities are located in Lotte World. Lotte World Tower is very near here.

Operating hours:
Operating hours may vary on the day. Check operating hour at below homepage.
Address: 240 Olympic-ro Songpa-Gu, Seoul, Korea
More information:
http://adventure.lotteworld.com/kor/main/index.do

Lotte World Tower

Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in Korea soaring 555 m into the air with 123 stories. The tower symbolized the meeting of the modern with the traditional, nature and cutting edge technology, and the accomplishments of man. It contains everything that is necessary for modern urban living. The Lotte World Mall, a global fashion hub, also calls Lotte World Tower home, and visitors will also be able to shop at Korea's largest urban duty free store, Lotte Duty Free. Other features include the shopping mall Avenuel, Korea's best urban aquarium, a spectacular classical music hall, and Asia's largest multiplex.

Address:
05551, 300 Olympic-ro (Sincheon-dong), Songpa-gu, Seoul
More information:
https://www.lwt.co.kr/en/main/main.do

◆ Suwon

Korean Folk Village

Korean Folk Village introduces traditional culture of Joseon period through cultural classes experience, seasonal customs and village that built identically the past. Performances like nongak (farmer’s music), traditional wedding ceremony and special events by season. Visitors can enjoy Korean traditional rice cake, grilled dried Pollack, green onion pancake and dongdongju (traditional Korean liquor).

Operating hours:
[October] Weekdays 09:30-18:00 / Weekends 09:30-18:30
Address:
90 Minsokchon-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do
More information: http://www.koreanfolk.co.kr

Hwaseong Fortress

Hwaseong Fortress was designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1997. It was built from 1794 to 1796. It is a 5.52 km fortress from Suwon city of Paldal-gu to Jangan-gu and it is made up of 4~6 m walls. It was built by King Jeongjo of the Joseon dynasty to honour his father and realize strong royalist politics. It was designed by Jeong Yakyoung, a renowned leader of Silhak movement. Hwaseong Fortress has military, political and commercial functions. It has greatly influenced the development of Korean architecture, urban planning, landscaping and arts.

Address:
910, Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
More information: http://www.swcf.or.kr

Everland

Photo by http://www.everland.com

Everland is the largest theme park in South Korea. It is located at the Everland Resort in Yongin. It receives 7.3 million visitors annually and was ranked 6th in the world for amusement park attendance in 2014. Everland includes a zoo and water park (Caribbean Bay). It is operated by Samsung C&T Corpotation. Everland is famous for beautiful garden, zoo, festival and roller coaster. T Exprees, wooden roller coaster is the most famous roller coaster in Everland. It is the 6th longest wooden coaster in the world (1,779 m long).

Address:
Everland Resort, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
More information:
http://www.everland.com/web/everland/main.html

Participants from China should obtain an entry visa before coming to Korea. To obtain visa. please fill out the below file and submit it with abstract. Alternatively, apply for an individual visa at the visa site.

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▶ e-Visa (Individual)
Chinese people need a Visa to visit Korea. An electronic visa which can be applied and granted via the Visa Portal. However, applicants can apply for their e-visas for only certain status of stay. e-Visa is introduced to reduce inconvenience many visa applicants face, which caused by an in-person visit to a Korean diplomatic mission in their countries of residence.

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