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Naju, Jeonnam's historical capital for 1,000 years before it moved to Gwangju, is well-known for its abundance of pears, pears, pears. Vying for designation as an "Innovative City", Naju also offers visitors a beautiful lakeside waterpark and several cultural festivals to enjoy.
Jungheung Gold Spa & Resort 중흥 골드스파 & 리조트
Naturaldyeing Culture Center 나주시 천연염색 문화관
It is the biggest facility relating to natural dyeing in Korea. There are temporary exhibit hall, record library and experience facility. It has been used for awaking our importance of tradition.
The Bannam ancient tombs 반남고분군
These historical tombs are from the Mahan period, they are earlier than tombs of the Baekje Dynasty. They are located in around the lower hill areas of Sinchon-Ri, Daean-Ri and Duksan-Ri in Naju. The Bannam area and nearby Jami Mountain was a local center during the Mahan period. These tombs show the unique burial style of the ancient society around the Youngsan River.
Geumseonggwan 금성관
Geumseonggwan is the Provincial Governor’s Residence and administration center. During the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, each provincial capital had such centers where local administrators and royal envoys met and worked.
The Naju Hyanggyo 나주향교
In the past, it was a school run by the local government and educated the residents in the Confucian classics. It is one of the best preserved Hyanggyo in the nation in terms of the scale and the formality. This is an important cultural asset, with representative architectural elements from the early Joseon period such as the Daeseong-Jeon.
Wansa Cheon 완사천
It is a well near the Naju city hall where Wanggeon, the first king of the Goryeo dynasty met his queen and prepared his army to attack the combined Shilla and Chinese forces.
Naju Image Theme Park 나주영상테마파크
It is the largest image theme park in Korea that made up 14 million m² area in Shingokri, Gongsan0myeon, Naju, Jeollanam-do. It has been produced folk village of the three kingdoms era and open set for drama filming place with background Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. It is offered for place you can experience history and culture about Korean. There are East Buyeo Castle, Jolbon-buyeo Castle and Shindan which is the table for god etc. Entrance time is 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. you can watch until 5:30 p.m. There are Naju Hyanggyo Daesungjun (the Confucian temple and school to teach local students in the Joseon Dynasty period) and Geumsung Mountain around Naju image theme park.
2 Comments
- Maria Lisak October 2, 2010 at 8:37 AM
- nana_kim October 18, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Is this here because Jungheung is part of Naju county? This is confusing to me. I thought Jungheung and Naju cities had nothing to do with each other.
Shouldn’t this be under “Jungheung”?
Jungheung Gold Spa & Resort 중흥 골드스파 & 리조트
•Address: 178 Usan-ri, Nampyoung-eup, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do
•Tel: 1688-5200
•Website: http://www.jhgoldresort.co.kr
Hi, Maria! Thanks for your comment!
Actually Jungheung is not a city name. It’s the Resort name, and the city with similar pronounciation is ‘Jangheung’. Jungheung Spa and Resort is located in Naju. So sorry for the confusion!