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Since ancient times, Cheongju was called Juseong (舟城) because its terrain was said to resemble a boat floating on the Musimcheon River. The Cheongju Yongdusa site’s iron flagpole standing in Nammullo 2-ga in the heart of Cheongju is said to be a mast erected to stabilize that boat. Central Park, located in the city center of Cheongju, serves as a resting place for citizens and contains the ancient ginkgo tree named Apgak-su, the Chungcheong Province Byeongmajeoldosa Pavilion (Yeongmun), and Mangseonru. The Byeongmajeoldosa Pavilion is a two-story wooden pavilion with a front of three kan and side of two kan, featuring an Ikkong-style octagonal roof, designated as a tangible cultural property. In front of it stands the 1,000-year-old ginkgo tree Apgak-su and several monuments commemorating figures such as Jo Heon and Young-gyu Dae-sa, including memorial tablets by Han Bong-su, Park Chun-mu, and the Seowon Hyangyak tablet. Central Park serves as a place of rest for citizens at the heart of Cheongju city and hosts various music concerts and presentations for the public. The park has many historic remains including the 1,000-year-old ginkgo tree Apgak-su (Chungbuk monument), the wooden two-story Byeongmajeoldosa Pavilion Yeongmun (Chungbuk tangible cultural property), the Joheon Jeonjang Gijeokbi (Chungbuk tangible cultural property), and the Cheokhwabi (Chungbuk monument). The ginkgo tree in Central Park is named Apgak-su (鴨脚樹) because its leaves resemble duck feet. There is a legend about this ginkgo tree: during the end of the Goryeo period under King Gongyang, Yun Yi and Lee Cho falsely told Ming China that Yi Seong-gye’s faction planned to invade Ming along with King Gongyang. Due to this, people such as Lee Saek, Jung Ji, Lee Seung-in, and Kwon Geun were imprisoned and interrogated at Cheongju prison, but a sudden heavy rain caused flooding inside the fortress. Prisoners survived by climbing a nearby tree, which is said to be this Apgak-su.

Cheongju's representative traditional market where you can purchase agricultural products directly produced in rural areas as well as various manufactured goods. There is also a dawn market (also known as Dokkaebi Market) where agricultural products produced directly by farmers are traded. It began as Cheongju market by Musimcheon embankment during the Joseon Dynasty and has been called Yukgeori Market since 1973. It covers an area of 30,000 pyeong with about 1,600 stores and around 4,000 workers. Five-day markets are held on the 2nd and 7th of each month. It is regarded as an excellent example among traditional markets nationwide and serves as a model for merchants in other regions.