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Start
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Dumulmeori
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Semiwon
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Munho-ri patjuk
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Sonagi town
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Naroogge
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Bloomvista Hotel
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Yongmunsa Temple
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Shija Park
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Yangpyeong shinnae Seoul Hangover Soup
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Gudun Station track
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Finish
Dumulmeori, Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do is the place where Namhangang and Bukhangang meet together. The place name of “Yangsu-ri” was originated from it. It is crowded with many people since it is close to Seoul and has beautiful natural landscapes and delicious foods. In particular, a wet fog right before sunset is awesome in spring and fall. And it has been the famous filming site for a long time. 400 years old zelkova tree or wish tree in Dumulmeori is the best place for lovers. Now, here we go!
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Oh, you should use paid parking lot to visit here. So I will let you know free parking spot nearby. You would enter paid parking lot when you use navigation device. Don't drive to the place as the navigation says. Stop in front of 200 meters from the destination. Then you would pass by under the bridge as shown in the picture above. It is free public parking lot. And then you will meet the riverside with Semiwon after walking about 100 meters along the bridge.
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You can see a pontoon bridge to Semiwon after parking your car in free parking lot and walking about 100 meters.
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Semiwon is a beautiful garden with water and flowers. You can see it after passing the bridge on several scores of ships. I will let you know about it in the next writing. So, I will show you Dumulmeori at first.
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Lotus would be in full bloom in midsummer. It is fall, so most flowers and leaves have been fallen. But it is still picturesque.
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It is beautiful even though it is without a wet fog in early dawn. It is not hard to walk as the whole riverside is a flatland. There are cherry trees, willow trees and zelkova trees besides the river. You can find the distinctive season from each tree.
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This huge zelkova tree has often been shown in the media. It is 400 years old, and 26 meters high. You would be disappointed with a huge tree in common riverside if you expect the special tree in the media. But you would be satisfied with the beautiful scenery while just looking at flowing river sitting on the bench.
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You must have seen this scene. Man and woman are very loving toward each other. Or, they fall in hopeless love. You would think it is so beautiful around.
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It is picturesque everywhere. And you can find small wooden ships here and there in the river. In fact, it was the middle ferry which connected Ttukseom Island of Seoul and Mapo port from Jeongseon, Gangwon-do and Danyang, Chungcheongbuk-do, the upper stream of Namhangang. It was once the prosperous transport center. But the land route was created after Paldang Dam had been established, and surrounding area was designated to greenbelt. So it has not been used for a ferry since the government prohibited fishery and ship building.
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Even so, a boatman draws a ship in dawn sometimes for tourists. It is still beautiful without it.
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It is just picturesque, but it becomes more perfect when it is in the frame. The small island on the right side of the picture is called “snake island” because snakes gather in the island during a flood. It is so beautiful when a wet fog raises at dawn.
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The opposite side is also beautiful, of course. Even though you take a picture of anything, it becomes an artwork.
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I thought it is one tree from far distance, but they are two trees, in fact. They are called “wish trees”. There were zelkova trees named dodang halmae and dodang halbae in the past, so people made a wish in front of them. But only dodang halbae tree were left after dodang malmae tree had been submerged due to Paldang Dam construction. But one day, two zelkova trees became to grow although nobody planted it. People thought they are offspring of two trees, and have made a wish in front of them.
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This scenery can be a wonderful calender, huh? I think of a cup of strong coffee.
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Is it a chair only for lovers? They would never break up, I guess. :-)
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There are several pretty cafes nearby the trail. I bought a cup of coffee and then drank it in the riverside. Overlooking the river in the cafe would be great, too.
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It is so beautiful cafe with the low roof covered with yellow ginkgo leaves.
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There is a pretty garden named Semiwon nearby Dumulmeori. A lot of lovers visit cafe village in Munho-ri. You can watch filming in Seoul film studio nearby national highway in Geumnam-ri. It is easily accessible with public transportation since it is close to the capital area. Why don't you visit here on weekends holding a can coffee?
+Address: Yangsu-ri 704-7, Yangseo-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+Contact information: Yangpyeong Culture and Tourism-031-773-5101
