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Namwon Tourist Complex is a comprehensive tourist site gathering all symbols and recreational facilities associated with Namwon. The complex includes the Chunhyang Theme Park and Chunhyang Culture and Arts Center related to the Chunhyangjeon story, as well as cultural facilities such as the National Folk Gugak Center and Namwon Local Museum. Especially, the Chunhyang Theme Park, designed with five chapters following the Chunhyangjeon story, is a place loved by people of all ages. The movie set of director Im Kwon-taek's Chunhyangjeon is also located here. From Dansimjeong, you can overlook not only the tourist complex but also the entire city. Additionally, there are restaurants and cafes selling various traditional foods, lodging facilities, and the recreational facility Namwon Land. Nearby Namwon Tourist Complex, there are many attractions such as Gwanghallu, Seonwonsa, Gyoryongsanseong, Honbul Literature Museum, and Baekjangam.

Gwanghallu Garden is the garden of Gwanghallu, created in the early Joseon period in Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do. Near Namwon Station in the city, there is Gwanghallu where Chunhyang and Lee Doryeong met, and the garden containing this pavilion is collectively called Gwanghallu Garden. To the north of the garden stands Mount Gyoryongsan, and to the south is Geumam Peak, known as a treasure like gold, with distant views of Jirisan Mountain. Gwanghallu Garden is Korea’s top garden pavilion expressing a profound cosmic view where Gwanghallu, symbolizing the Moon Palace by the pond symbolizing the Milky Way, and Samsin Mountain, the earthly paradise, harmonize. It is one of Korea’s four great pavilions along with Gyeonghoeru, Chokseokru, and Bubyeokru. Inside Gwanghallu Garden are Gwanghallu, Ojakgyo Bridge, Wanwoljung Pavilion, Yeongjugak Pavilion, Chunhyanggwan, Chunhyang Shrine, and Wolmae House, along with accessory facilities such as crafts shops and cafes. Lotus flowers symbolizing the earthly paradise are planted in the pond, and on this pond stands Ojakgyo, the love bridge where Gyeonuu and Jiknyeo, separated by the Milky Way, meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. This stone bridge has four rainbow-shaped holes that allow water flow between both sides and is the most representative bridge of Korean gardens. Chunhyang Shrine holds a portrait of Chunhyang painted by artist Kim Eun-ho. Every year on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, the Dano Festival is held here. ◎ Travel info to experience the charm of Hallyu: This site recreates the palace of the heavenly Jade Emperor from legend and is Korea’s representative traditional garden pavilion. It has been a filming location for various dramas such as , , and , and is the setting of the classic Korean novel , making Gwanghallu Garden a historic narrative backdrop. It is highly recommended to stroll across Gwanghallu, one of the four great pavilions of Korea, and the love bridge, Ojakgyo.

Namwon Hwangsan Great Battle Monument Site is where a victory monument was once erected to commemorate Yi Seong-gye's achievement of defeating the Japanese invaders at Hwangsan. The Japanese, trapped at the mouth of the Geum River, stationed here while planning to escape by sea. The Goryeo army appointed Yi Seong-gye as the supreme commander and fought fiercely. Yi Seong-gye first shot an arrow that knocked off Ajibaldo's helmet, followed by a second arrow by Iduran that struck his head. The Goryeo forces then completely annihilated the disorganized Japanese who had lost their leader. During the reign of King Seonjo, a victory monument was erected by royal order with inscriptions by Kim Gwiyoung and calligraphy by Song In, but it was destroyed by the Japanese during the colonial period. After liberation, the old monument was restored and in 1972, Shin Seokho wrote new inscriptions in Hangul for a renewed monument. This site strongly evokes the spirit of history bravely forged by our ancestors resisting Japanese invasions. On the right stands the Hwangsan Great Battle Monument, with Pabigak behind it. Inside Pabigak is a monument damaged as a trace of atrocities committed by the Japanese.

Baraebong (1,165m) in the western part of Jirisan has been known since the 1990s as one of the best places in Korea to enjoy azaleas. The azaleas at Baraebong are related to the mutton sheep ranch established by the Livestock Technology Institute, where sheep grazed on plants other than azaleas, allowing the current azalea colonies to form. This area was once restricted, but as mountaineers and photographers introduced its beauty, it gained attention. Azaleas spread more than 4 km from the Baraebong summit down to the west, with the densest growth within a 1.5 km section near Pallangchi. The azaleas start blooming in late April each year and reach their peak around mid-May, though the full bloom period can vary depending on weather conditions.