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Sonagi Village is a theme park created through the collaboration of Yangpyeong-gun and Kyung Hee University to honor the life and literary spirit of writer Hwang Sun-won. Among the works of Hwang Sun-won, who built a shining monument in Korean literature with 104 poems, 104 short stories, 1 novella, and 7 novels, the background of the beloved national novel 'Sonagi' is realistically recreated here. The site features the Hwang Sun-won Literature Hall, a space where visitors can glimpse the writer's life and literary world. The hall has three exhibition rooms displaying Hwang Sun-won's personal belongings and works, and outdoors there is Sonagi Square, where an artificial rain shower falls. There are also experience zones reproducing the settings of the novel 'Sonagi,' such as the Stepping Stones, Reed Dano Trail, Calf Field, and Wildflower Village. Especially notable is the Digital 'Sonagi' Walk immersive video experience hall, opened in 2021. It is the first literary museum in Korea to introduce immersive content, designed so visitors become the protagonists of 'Sonagi' and directly experience the story. Utilizing cutting-edge IT technology, it vividly realizes scenes from the novel, allowing visitors to experience the emotions and messages of Hwang Sun-won's literature through all five senses. Additional facilities include the Hometown Forest and the Forest of Sun and Moon themed around Hwang’s other novels, and the Love Stage for outdoor performances. Hwang Sun-won is renowned for his simple and refined style, diverse technical devices exemplifying the aesthetics of the novel, a humble yet intense humanistic spirit, and a deep love for traditional Korean life. His novels are especially noted for their lyrical beauty, regarded as one of the highest artistic achievements literature can pursue. While focusing on lyrical beauty can risk neglecting historical dimensions, Hwang's literature successfully overcomes this challenge.

서울에서 40분 거리인 해발 437km의 중미산 자연휴양림 내에 위치한 중미산천문대는 자연의 아름다움과 우주의 신비로운 경관이 가득한 곳이다. 공해가 없기 때문에 서울 인근에서 가장 많은 별을 볼 수 있는 곳 중의 하나이다.서울 하늘에서 볼 수 있는 별은 일등성 서너 개쯤이지만 중미산천문대에서는 3,000여개의 별을 볼 수 있다고 한다.

양평곤충박물관은 상설 및 기획 전시실, 포토존, 체험실 등으로 구성되어 있다. 전시실에는 국내외 각지에 서식하는 희귀 곤충표본 1,500여 점이 전시되어 있다. 특히 사슴벌레, 장수풍뎅이를 관찰하고, 흙 속에 있는 애벌레를 찾아 만져볼 수 있는 곤충체험실은 어린이들의 관심을 가장 많이 받는 곳이다.