[Korea] Paju Imjingak (Pyeonghwa Nuri Park)

 a peaceful natural resting place

Imjingak, located about 56km northwest of Seoul City Hall and 7km south of the Military Demarcation Line, is Korea's representative peace tourist destination where the tragedy of the Korean War remains. It is a place where you can learn the importance of peace by looking at the painful traces of war. Various war relics are scattered, and Pyeonghwa Nuri Park, which has an exhibition hall as well as a 30,000 pyeong lawn, is well known as a tourist attraction.

The Imjingak area was also a disastrous battlefield during the Korean War. There is the Imjin River Railway Bridge, which was blown up in the early stages of the war and remains to this day, and the Freedom Bridge, where the South Korean and U.N. forces, who were prisoners of communist forces, crossed in search of freedom. As Imjingak Pavilion was built for North Korean displaced people, it was designated as an Imjingak tourist destination. Currently, it has become a large-scale tourist destination of 140,000 pyeong with the construction of new facilities such as Pyeonghwa Nuri, Imjingak Pyeonghwa Gondola, the Korean War Abduction Memorial Hall, and children's play facilities.

* relics of war

1. Imjingak – A three-story building built in 1972 for displaced people, you can see the exposed Imjingang River railroad bridge, the Liberty Bridge, and civilian control areas at a glance when you climb the rooftop observatory.

2. Mangbaedan - A memorial altar where displaced people hold ancestral rites to their hometowns, it is a place to soothe the thoughts of Manghyang.

3. Bridge of freedom – a representative legacy of the Korean War, it is a wooden bridge named after 12,773 prisoners of the Korean and U.N. forces crossing in 1953 in search of freedom.

4. Steam locomotive at Jangdan Station on the Gyeongui Line – During the Korean War, a steam locomotive exposed at Jangdan Station while carrying military supplies caused a fierce battle between the U.S. and Chinese troops. After being designated and restored as a registered cultural property in 2004, it was moved from the Demilitarized Zone to Imjingak for display.

5. War Memorials and memorials - there are the Korean War Memorial, the U.S. Army Memorial, and the Aung San Memorial.

* Pyeonghwa Nuri Park

It is a nature-friendly space consisting of a large lawn hill of 30,000 pyeong and a floating outdoor performance hall, and was created to convert Imjingak, a symbol of division, into a symbol of reconciliation, co-prosperity, peace and unification. The representative place of Pyeonghwa Nuri is the Hill of Wind. With 3,000 colorful pinwheels spinning, it is a popular photo zone for families and lovers, dramas, and commercial filming sites.

* Exhibition halls and experience facilities

1. Imjingak Peace Gondola - It is the first and only gondola facility in Korea to enter the civilian control line area by connecting 850m between Camp Greaves, a civilian control line area across the Imjingang River.

2. The National Korean War Abduction Memorial Hall - Preserving and exhibiting records of abductions in wartime and the restoration of family honor.

3. Military Facilities Underground Bunker Exhibition Hall (BEAT 131) - An art experience space that reconstructs underground bunkers used as military facilities.

4. Pyeonghwa Land - A children's and family amusement park with Viking, mini-train, etc.

For Information and Information 031-953-4744

Home page http://tour.paju.go.kr

Address 177, Imjingak-ro, Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do

Holidays open all year round

Parking Present (2,100 units)

Handicapped Parking Information There is a parking lot for the disabled_A barrier-free convenience facility

Access to access road, no jaw, wheelchair access

Wheelchair rental available (5 units)

Access to the main entrance of the access road is not jawed, so wheelchair access is possible

Toilet for the disabled

Braille block There is a Braille block (main entrance~)Tourist Information Desk)_Convenient facilities for the visually impaired

Stroller rental available (2 units)