The Eight Views (or Vistas) of Danyang (
Hangeul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's Revised Romanization of Korean, standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system f ...
: 단양팔경,
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
: 丹陽八景) are the selected natural scenes of
Danyang County
Danyang County (''Danyang-gun'') is in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Symbols
*County tree: Yew tree
*County bird: Magpie
*County flower: Royal Azalea
Geography
The geographical terrain is 83.7% mountainous and 11.2% cultivable. It is ...
,
Chungcheongbuk-do
North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the s ...
in
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
.
General
The Eight Views (or Vistas) of Danyang are the selected natural scenes of
Danyang County
Danyang County (''Danyang-gun'') is in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Symbols
*County tree: Yew tree
*County bird: Magpie
*County flower: Royal Azalea
Geography
The geographical terrain is 83.7% mountainous and 11.2% cultivable. It is ...
,
Chungcheongbuk-do
North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the s ...
in
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
. They are mainly famous rocks and peaks of this mountainous region.
* Dodam Sambong (3 Peak Island -
Hangeul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's Revised Romanization of Korean, standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system f ...
: 도담삼봉,
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
: 島潭三峰)
* Seokmun (Stone Gate - Hangeul:석문, Hanja:石門)
* Gudambong (Hanja:亀潭峰)
* Oksunbong (Hanja:玉筍峰)
* Sangseonam (Hanja:上仙岩)
* Jungseonam (Hanja:中仙岩)
* Haseonam (Hanja:下仙岩)
* Sainam (Hanja:舎人岩)
Among these sights the best known is Dodam Sambong (3 Peak Island), representing the typical love triangle of ancient Korea: a husband, his wife and his mistress. The biggest peak, about 20 feet high with a pavilion on top, in the middle represents the husband, while the first smaller peak on one side of the husband is the wife. On the other side the smallest peak is the mistress. According to legend, the wife was not able to give birth to a son, so the husband found a mistress to produce a son. The wife was upset, which is why the wife peak is farther from the husband than the mistress. If you look at the wife from a specific angle and use a bit of imagination, you will see that the wife was so angry that she turned away from the husband.
Danyang County is in the area of the
Namhan River
Namhan River (Namhan-gang, South Han River) is a major river of South Korea, the 2nd-longest. It is a tributary of the Han River. It is famous for clean and clear water, especially in its upper reaches and tributaries, and serves as a source of ...
, upstream south of the
Han River where
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
is located. It is said to be in the middle of the route on which the Chinese culture in ancient days reached the southern area of Korean and ultimately Japan.
Traveling in the Eight Views of Danyang Area
(in Japanese)
See also
* Eight Views
The Eight Views (in ; ja, 八景, hakkei and Korean: ) is an East Asian term used to allude to the most beautiful or otherwise significant scenes of a certain area. It is a term often used in East Asia. Historically, various series of eight views ...
* Eight Views of Korea
The Eight Views of Korea are a collection of the beautiful scenery of Korea, that are known today and that have been defined in the past.
They were defined after the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang of the Song Dynasty of China.
General
The Eight Views o ...
References
External links
Eight Views of Danyan County
(Danyang County’s official web site in English)
{{coord missing, South Korea
Geography of North Chungcheong Province
Arts in Korea
Tourist attractions in South Korea
Tourist attractions in North Chungcheong Province
Danyang County