Gokseong County
Gokseong County is a county in Jeollanam-do, South Korea and the least densely populated subdivision of the province.
Attractions
- Taeansa Temple
- Neungpa Tower
- Seomjin River
- Dongli mountain valley
- Gok-song Haneulnari Village
- Gokseong Train Village
Transportation
Train
The Jeolla Line comes through Gokseong station, with KTX, ITX-Saemaeul, Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho train services. The Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho trains all stop on the way to Gokseong.Bus
Buses to Gwangju and Gurye County take 30 minutes and ones to Namwon take 1 hour. However, it is quite difficult to go to southern parts of Jeolla like Suncheon via bus.Car
There are 3 interchanges on the Honam Expressway. These interchanges are joined with other roads.Festival
- Gokseong World Rose Festival - Every May, the World Rose Festival is held in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do. In the train town of Gokseong Seomjin River, tourists can enjoy a variety of attractions and experience programs including a steam locomotive and a rail bike.
- Gokseong Shimcheong Children's Grand Festival - The town of Gokseong in Jeollanam-do hosts the annual Sim Cheong Festival in an attempt to celebrate Sim Cheong's filial piety and reinterpret the meaning of filial piety in modern society. Gokseong is considered to be the setting for Gwaneunsa yeongi seolhwa, which is known to be the original story on which The Tale of Sim Chong is based.
Sister cities
- Gangdong-gu, South Korea
- Geochang, South Korea
- Seo-gu, South Korea
- Uijeongbu, South Korea