Healing while feeling the energy of Wolchulsan | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Dokcheon Restaurant, the original house of galnaktang and nakji yeonpotang, has been operating in Dokcheon, Yeongam-gun since 1970. It has been featured in various media and received the Local Food Award in January 1995. It was selected as a gourmet and stylish restaurant by Sports Seoul and as a delicious restaurant by the Korean Traditional Food Preservation Council, which led to receiving the Traditional Culture Master Award in October 1996. Another point of pride is its insistence on using only native seasonings and aging various side dishes and salted seafood at home, providing customers with exceptional freshness and taste.

왕인박사유적지는 구림마을의 동쪽 문필봉 기슭에 자리 잡고 있으며 왕인이 새롭게 조명되면서 그의 자취를 복원해 놓은 곳이다. 왕인묘(사당) ·내삼문(內三門) ·외삼문 ·문산재(文山齋) ·양사재(養士齋) ·전시관 ·왕인상 ·책굴 등으로 이루어져 있다. 이 중 왕인묘(약 82.5㎡)에는 영정과 위패가 봉안되어 해마다 제사를 지낸다. 문산재와 양사재는 왕인이 공부하고 후진을 양성하였다는 곳이다.

Wolchulsan Gichan Land is a water playground created using the clear valley water of Wolchulsan, located in Yeongam-eup for easy access. It offers various convenience facilities like a regular pool and is a representative summer vacation tourist destination in Jeollanam-do where visitors can enjoy water play while viewing Wolchulsan. The outdoor pools at Gichan Land have different depths of 0.5m, 0.7m, 0.9m, 1.1m, and 1.5m. There is also an indoor water playground available for use at an additional cost. Visitors can walk along the Gichan Deulgil shaded by trees after playing outside, and food preparation is allowed, giving a feeling like playing in a valley. For an extra fee, visitors can use the terraces and pavilions lined up along the valley water, or if the terrace fee is burdensome, they can just bring a mat and settle in the nearby tree shade. Inside Wolchulsan Gichan Land, besides the water park, there are nearby cultural facilities such as the Gayageum Sanjo Memorial Hall, Nangsan Kim Jun-yeon Teacher Memorial Hall, Gayageum Theme Park, and guesthouse (Gichanjae).

Yeongam Hyanggyo was first built in the 2nd year of King Sejong of Joseon (1420). It was reconstructed after being burned down during the Japanese invasions of Korea and again in a fire in 1918, but suffered destruction once more during the Korean War when it was completely burned down. The current buildings were rebuilt with Daeseongjeon in 1951, dormitories for students called Dongjae and Seojae in 1963, and Myeongnyundang in 1969, with the rest of the buildings constructed in order thereafter. The structure shows a unique layout with educational and ritual spaces arranged side by side to the east and west. Myeongnyundang, the lecture hall where students gather to study, is built on a scale of 4 kan in front and 2 kan on the side. Daeseongjeon, which enshrines the spirit tablets of Confucius and sages from China and Korea, is simply decorated. In addition, there is Naesammun separating the two spaces and a rectangular pond.