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Jeongseon 5-Day Market is a representative traditional market in Korea. It opens on days ending in 2 and 7, attracting not only local residents but also travelers from all over the country. Originally, it was a bustling rural market where locals mainly traded wild vegetables, agricultural products, and daily necessities. It flourished during the peak of the coal industry in Jeongseon but declined with the industry's downturn. The market was revived in 1999 with the Jeongseon Oiljang Tourist Train (now Jeongseon Arirang Train A-Train). The nostalgic rural market train trip stimulated travelers' emotions. The fact that it is the hometown of Jeongseon Arirang also contributed. Various performances and events further enliven the market. Especially, Jeongseon's unique local foods are enchanting. Examples include gondre rice with a slightly bitter aroma that whets the appetite, chewy susubu-kumi, and kotdeung chigi, which is delicious only when eaten with a slurping sound. Thanks to these, you can fully experience gourmet wellness. Seasonal specialties like gomchwi or chamnamul in spring, sweet corn in summer, and meoru in autumn are abundant, making the market perfect for agricultural product shopping. Visiting on oiljang or weekend market days (Saturdays) offers a richer market atmosphere. The permanent Jeongseon Arirang Market, open year-round, always overflows with the charm of Jeongseon's traditional market. The youth market Cheongarang Mall near the east gate is also worth a visit.

Samtan Art Mine is located on the site where Samcheok Tanza operated from 1964 to 2001. On this ground, traces of the old closed mine have been preserved while embracing the value of culture and art. Thus, the name contains both 'Art' and 'Mine.' The first place you encounter is the Samtan Art Center main building, which was formerly the office space, communal showers for miners, and the control room for the vertical shaft. It has been transformed into a residency room, the modern art museum CAM1, and Samtan Art Mine archives. Among them, the old miners' shower room and boot cleaning room have been converted into the Mine Gallery, creating a very special exhibition atmosphere. The Rail-by-Museum is also a source of pride for Samtan Art Mine. It is located in the building where the 53-meter hoist, used by miners to move underground, is the first thing visible from the outside. The building’s interior preserves the site as it was, allowing visitors to feel the atmosphere of old Samcheok Tanza most vividly. In the outdoor park, there is Restaurant 823L, converted from the mine's machine manufacturing factory, and the Primitive Art Museum located in the former central compressor room. The exquisite harmony of old mining and art seems to transcend time between the past and present.

강원랜드호텔은 최고의 서비스를 부담 없는 가격으로 즐길 수 있는 스탠다드룸에서부터 최고라 자부하는 프레지덴셜룸까지 다양한 스위트룸을 갖추고 있으며 고객에게 최상의 만족을 드리기 위해 정성을 다한 객실들로 꾸며져 있다. 넓은 객실과 고품위 인테리어, 탁 트인 조망과 최고급 서비스, 특1급 호텔이 드리는 격조 높은 휴식으로 삶의 품격까지 높여준다. 월드퓨전은 최고의 요리로 다양한 미각을 소개하는 즉석요리와 한식, 양식 등 100여 가지 메뉴를 갖춘 저녁 인터네셔널 뷔페 및 양식, 한식의 일품요리를 제공하는 가족형 전문 뷔페 레스토랑이다. 그랜드볼룸은 성공적인 국제 비즈니스를 위한 5개 국어 동시통역 시스템, 최첨단 컴퓨터 조명시설, 입체음향 시설, 이동식 무대 등을 갖추고 있다. 국제회의, 학술, 세미나, 결혼식, 각종 이벤트행사 등의 대규모 연회에 적합하며 최대 1,000석까지 수용 가능하며 3개의 연회장으로도 분리가 가능하다.

Jeongamsa, located in Gohan-eup, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, is an ancient temple founded by monk Jajang during the Three Kingdoms period. It can be found on the way to Hambak Mountain. Entering through the Iljumun gate, one encounters Yukhwajeongsa, Mokudang, and Beomjongnu in sequence, firmly standing on a retaining wall. Crossing Geungnakgyo, a bridge over a narrow waterway that is the habitat of the Korean trout (yeolmogeo), leads to Jeongmyeolgung and the Sumano Pagoda. The spatial arrangement was highly praised by author Yoo Hong-jun in . Especially when facing Jeongmyeolgung and the Sumano Pagoda towering on the hillside behind it, one can feel the truth of that praise. Jeongamsa Jeongmyeolgung is one of Korea’s five major Jeongmyeolbogung shrines. Monk Jajang placed the Buddha’s true relics in the Sumano Pagoda and built Jeongmyeolgung to worship them. For this reason, there is no Buddha statue inside the main hall. The Sumano Pagoda holds special value alongside Jeongmyeolgung. The Sumano Pagoda is a national treasure and a representative Buddhist cultural asset of Jeongseon. Visitors must hike for about 10 minutes up the mountain path to see it. It is a short meditative section. The approximately 9-meter-tall stone pagoda is not large but has an outstanding balanced shape, proudly displaying the neatness characteristic of stone pagodas. From in front of the Sumano Pagoda, you can look down at the Jeongamsa temple grounds below. Pausing to calm the mind as if in meditation, the temple landscape nestled warmly in the mountain offers a gift of peace to the heart.