Jinbu-myeon () is a myeon (township) in Pyeongchang county of Gangwon-do

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. The myeon is located in northern central part of the county. The total area of Bongpyeong-myeon is 331.14 square kilometers,평창군 [대관령면] 홈페이지 방문을 환영합니다.
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History

Jinbu is a small rural township located within the

Odaesan National Park Odaesan National Park ( ko, 오대산국립공원, 五臺山國立公園) is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It was first designated as the 11th national park in 1975. The park is named after the mountain Odaesan Odaesan ...

and has been a place of solitude, serenity,

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

and quaintness since royal times. Just nearby is

Woljeongsa Woljeongsa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, located on the eastern slopes of Odaesan in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Woljeongsa was founded in 643 by the Silla monk Jajang. History The Origin of ...

, a temple complex built in 643 by Jajang, a monk from

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms ...

and activates as head temple of the

Jogye Order The Jogye Order, officially the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한불교조계종, 大韓佛敎曹溪宗), is the representative order of traditional Korean Buddhism with roots that date back 1200 years to the Later Silla National Master Do ...

Places of interest

* Sangwonsa *

Gariwangsan Gariwangsan is a mountain between the counties of Jeongseon and Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, in South Korea. It has an elevation of .An 2003, p.16. A skiing area hosted skiing events for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County. See also * ...

Odaesan Odaesan, also known as Mount Odae-san or Mount Odae (), is a major cluster of mountains and national park in eastern Gangwon Province, South Korea, standing at the junction of Gangneung City, Pyeongchang County and Hongcheon County. It stands ...

References

Pyeongchang County Towns and townships in Gangwon Province, South Korea {{SouthKorea-geo-stub