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The Blue House & National Park Bukhansan Mountain

■ Hotel name/grade-InterContinental Seoul COEX/Number of 5-star rooms-656 additional facilities -Sauna Fitness Center Swimming Pool Restaurant -Restaurant Bakery Lounge Baryeon Chairman-Convention & Wedding

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- Room type & width for use - Classic King or Twin Room 37㎡ - Room type - Classic King or Twin standard  -Additional fee for 3 people -Extra bed -60.500 won

☞This product includes breakfast buffet - Breakfast fee: KRW-36.300 for adults / Free for those under 4 years of age

- Rate application period - until October 30, 2022 (Monday-Thursday rate)  - Friday. – Sunday  - Saturday. -

☞ 10% service charge and 10% tax will be added to room and breakfast.

★ Guest benefit for room use

- Fitness club, indoor swimmer

-1 parking lot

- Sauna, swimming pool, training pool, and free access for two people per room

▶ Subway information

- Approximately 10 minutes walk toward Megabox movie theater after entering COEX Mall, which is connected underground in the direction of Exit 5 of Samseong Station on Line 2

- Approximately 5 minutes walk toward the aquarium after entering COEX Mall, which is connected underground to Exit 7 of Bongeunsa Station on Line 9

■ Nearby tourist attractions

- Parnas Small City Airport Terminal COEX Department Store Casino Trade Tower Movie Theater Aquarium Bongeunsa Parna Tower

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▶ itinerary

★ Reservations are required for viewing the Blue House from 09:00 am to 10:30 am during the morning-Cheonghwadae viewing time.   ☞ Every Tuesday – Closed regularly

Cheong Wa Dae Reservation: https://www.reserve.opencheongwadae.kr/

★ P.M.-National Park to Bukhansan Mountain

Itinerary

a visit to the Blue House  Reservation in the morning (09:00-10:30 or 10:30-12:00)

1 Entrance to the Spring and Autumn Hall entrance

Completed in 1990, the Chunchugwan was designed to serve as a press conference room for the president and reporters.The name Chunchugwan originated from Chunchugwan and Yemun Chunchugwan, the government offices that used to record historical records during the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty, and was adopted to symbolize the spirit of today's free press.Chunchugwan has a traditional elegant look with earthenware on its gabled roof to match the surrounding landscape.

2. Green Garden

It is the most beautiful place in the precincts of the Blue House, with 120 kinds of trees and commemorative trees of previous presidents.During the Joseon Dynasty, it was used as a place to see the past of literature and dance as a sponsorship outside the Sinmu Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, and later as a garden, it was used as a site for livestock breeding and greenhouses.It was also used as an outdoor venue, and various events were held every spring, including Children's Day, Parents' Day, and Disabled People's Day.In addition, there is a Korean pine tree called Bansong, which symbolizes green support, which is about 150 years old and is 16m high.

3. Sangchunjae (Sangchunjae

It was used to introduce Korean housing styles to foreign VIPs visiting Cheong Wa Dae, to ceremonial events, and to hold informal meetings.Currently, there was Maehwasil ( 매관인), an annex to the government-general of the Joseon Dynasty during the Japanese colonial era, and it was renamed Sangchunsil (室)春) under President Syngman Rhee, and it was renovated into a wooden building with a natural slate roof in March 1978.Since then, it has been named Sangchunjae, and in April 1983, it was newly built as a traditional hanok-style house with a total floor area of 417.96㎡.

4. the official residence

The presidential residence where the president and his family live was built to distinguish between the president's public and private work spaces.The main building, a living space, and a detached house, a reception event space, are arranged, and in the front yard, a traditional Korean-style garden and a detached house are located.The gate is made of a three-door gate that fits the atmosphere of a traditional hanok.As a traditional wooden structure, it has an L-shaped roof with Korean blue roof tiles on top of the double eaves of the Paljak roof, a palace architectural style.

5. Water Palace Site

The current location of Cheong Wa Dae was sponsored by Gyeongbokgung Palace during the Joseon Dynasty.When Gyeongbokgung Palace was rebuilt in the 5th year of King Gojong's reign, buildings such as Yongmundang, Yongmudang, and Oungak were built, and past tests and martial arts competitions were held.The current Sugungteo site was the site of Sugung Palace, which protects the royal palace at that time. During the Japanese colonial period, the Japanese Government-General of Korea built an official residence for the governor at this Sugung site, and after liberation, it was also used as a residence for Lieutenant General Ha of the U.S. Military Government.After the establishment of the Korean government, the name was changed to the Gyeongmudae and Cheong Wa Dae, and it was used as the presidential office and official residence.After the main building of the Blue House was newly built in 1991, the building was demolished and restored as a water palace site in November 1993.

6. Main building

Located in the south-facing direction of Bukaksan Mountain, the main mountain of Seoul during the Joseon Dynasty, the main building is a central building used for the president's office and interviews with foreign guests.It was newly built on September 4, 1991 after it was argued that it was not desirable internally and externally to use the place where the governor-general of Joseon lived during the Japanese colonial period as the presidential office and official residence. Based on the traditional wooden structure and palace architecture, the hipped-and-gabled roof was erected, which is the most elegant and beautiful, and a total of 150,000 Korean blue roof tiles were added. Single-story detached houses were placed on the left and right sides of the main building on the second floor.

7. Guest House

It is a building that held large-scale meetings and official events for foreign state guests. It was also used as an official venue for folk performances and dinners to promote Korea when foreign presidents or prime ministers visited, or as a venue for large-scale meetings and banquets for more than 100 people.Construction began in January 1978 and was completed in December of that year, with 18 stone pillars supporting the entire building, and the interior is shaped with Mugunghwa, laurel, and Taegeuk patterns symbolizing Korea.There are the same halls on the first and second floors, and the first floor was used as a reception hall for foreign state guests, and the second floor was used as a venue for large-scale luncheon and dinner events.

8. The Chilgung

Chilgung Palace is located in the southwest of Cheong Wa Dae, where the ancestral tablets of the concubines who gave birth to the king during the Joseon Dynasty are enshrined. There are Yukseonggung Palace (Sukjong's concubine Choi), Jeogyeonggung Palace (Seojo's concubine Inbin Kim), Daebunggung Palace (Sukjong's concubine Jang), Yeonhogung Palace (Yeongbin Lee), Seonheegung Palace (Yeongbin Lee), Gyeongsanggung Palace and Chiljo's concubine. Since 1968, it has been banned from the public, but it has been reopened to the public since November 24, 2001.Since visitors were able to visit the Chilgung Palace, visitors used to watch the Chilgung Palace in connection with the existing Cheong Wa Dae viewing.

9. Mugunghwa Garden

Mugunghwa Garden is a civic rest park located on the site of the former Central Intelligence Agency's safe house in Gungjeong-dong.Originally, this place was banned from entering the Blue House, but it was created as a civic park after the road in front of the Blue House was opened in 1993.Various trees and wildflowers are planted along with the national flower Mugunghwa in the park, and there is a fountain on the opposite side, making it a resting place for tourists visiting Cheong Wa Dae and nearby residents.

▶ Mountain climbing in Bukhansan National Park after lunch

Introduction to Bukhansan Mountain

Bukhansan National Park is a natural park in the city center, which is rare in the world. It was designated as Korea's 15th national park to fully preserve beautiful natural scenery and cultural resources and provide pleasant exploration services. It occupies an area of about 76.922의 across Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, and is divided into Bukhansan Mountain in the south and Dobongsan Mountain in the north, centering on Uiryeong Pass.

Bukhansan National Park is mainly composed of granite intruded during the Mesozoic Era.The granite ground that makes up Bukhansan Mountain appears in various unknown forms such as Bornhardt, Thor, plate joints, vertical joints, tafoni, gnama, and grooves as weathering and erosion over time. Geologically, the granite ground has risen and eroded since the Paleozoic Era, and it was formed about 200 million years ago by the Daebo Mountain Movement in the middle of Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era.

Bukhansan National Park's representative geological attractions are located along ridges and valleys such as Insubong Peak, Samobawi Rock, and Gucheon Valley, providing various attractions and becoming the best outdoor geological education venue in the metropolitan area. Seoninbong Peak, Jaunbong Peak, Manjangbong Peak, Uiam Peak, and Obong Peak, created by huge granite, create a spectacular view as the representative peaks of Dobongsan Mountain.

As such, Bukhansan National Park has dozens of clear and clean valleys formed between major rocky peaks made of huge granite, creating harmony between mountains and water, and 1,300 species of animals and plants live in a beautiful natural environment. In addition, numerous historical and cultural relics, including Bukhansanseong Fortress, which has a history of 2,000 years since the Three Kingdoms Period, and about 100 temples and hermitages are located everywhere to provide various attractions, ecology, culture, and history learning places.

In addition, Bukhansan National Park plays an excellent role as a "green lung" for urban areas. It is also widely used as a natural resting place for 20 million residents in the metropolitan area, and it is an easy-to-access transportation system and a huge background city with an average of 8.65 million visitors (as of 2009), making it the "national park visited by the most visitors per unit area."

⚫ All services are free for foreign tourists at the Seoul Metropolitan City Climbing and Tourism Center.

In particular, when climbing Bukhansan Mountain in the national park, the Seoul Metropolitan City Hiking Tourist Center is actively used

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Exit 2 of Bukhansan Ui Station on the subway, turn left, and go straight 300m to the right

Seoul City Climbing Tourist Center on the 5th floor of the Lim Building (52, Samyang-ro 173-gil, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul)

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Here is the schedule of the National Park Bukhansan Fam Tour hosted by the Seoul Tourism Foundation.

August 19, 2022 (Fri) 09:30 - Arrive at the Seoul City Climbing Tourism Center

■ Family tour schedule

Changeover-Center Introduction-Vehicle boarding-Baekwoon Exploration Support Center-Yeongbong (mountain climbing)-Hasan-(vehicle boarding) Do shipping parking lot-Center arrival-Changeover-shower-meeting (meal)

Meeting with the Head of the Seoul Center for Mountaineering and Tourism   Introduction of the center after changing clothes

①It provides attractive information on hiking tours in Seoul through the operation of multilingual (English, Chinese, and Japanese) information services for foreign tourists. It also provides promotional materials such as Seoul Tourism Guidebook maps.

②It provides rental services for hiking items (climbing, hiking clothes, etc.) to foreign tourists who visit the hiking tourism center in downtown Seoul.

Reservation for rental service: https://www.millim.in/en/goods/view/WQZEK-6892

③You can use the rest lounge in the center to prepare before hiking, and you can also leave memories with friends, family, and acquaintances who visited the photo zone together.

④The Seoul City Mountaineering and Tourism Center provides a variety of convenience facilities and services. There was an explanation that changing rooms and shower facilities are available, and coin lockers are installed so that luggage can be stored.

⚫ Arrive at the pilot - board a large bus prepared by the Tourism Foundation and move to the pilot

After arriving at Doseonsa Temple, you will receive detailed information on Bukhansan Mountain from a professional mountaineer, and precautions for hiking, warm up with light exercise, and start hiking on Baegundae Trail!

⚫ The hiking trail to Yeongbong Peak is a hiking trail with round stones and rocks of different shapes, and water flows down from the valley right next to it, making it a great place to take a break on the hiking trail. It's a national park, so the hiking trails are well organized, so it's safe.Bukhansan Mountain does not have a dangerous section, so you can climb it with sneakers and tracking shoes

During the brief break after arriving at Harujae, I could hear a lot of information about mountain climbing from a professional mountaineer.

About an hour after departure, I arrived at Yeongbong.

Dobongsan Mountain and Obong, which can be seen to the north, also look great very close.

⚫ Professional mountaineer's explanation continues while looking everywhere. Bukhansan Mountain Yeongbong Spirit (604m) is the best peak where you can see Insubong Peak, a mecca for rock climbing in Korea. It is said that the memorial monument for mountaineers who died during the surrounding climb, including Insubong Peak, was erected toward Insubong Peak, meaning "a resting place for the souls of mountaineers." These monuments are said to have been relocated to Mudanggol near Doseonsa Temple and formed as a joint memorial park.The fastest way to climb Yeongbong Peak using the Baegundae course is to go down to Doseonsa Temple, and when you go down, you can go straight down without a break. After arriving at Doseonsa Temple, taking a large bus prepared by the Tourism Foundation, taking a shower at the B1 of the city's tourist center, returning hiking, hiking clothes, and bottoms, carrying a bag stored in a locker, moved to nearby places for lunch, and ate delicious food prepared for a meeting.