Introducing Mokpo

The port city of Mokpo is located in the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. The name "Mokpo" is first found in the History of Kyoro. In 1439, over 20 years after King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty came to power, the Mokpo man-ho was constructed, and the first port was established on October 1st, 1897. Upon Korea's annexation by Japan in 1910, the city was given a new name, "Mokpo-bu" and received its current name, "Mokpo City", the year after the nation's independence from Japan. On October 1st, 1997, when Mokpo had its centennial as a port city, the city announced the second opening of the port. Mokpo has become famous as the hometown of President Kim Dae-jung, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

Attractions

The Mokpo Agriculture Museum – The area around the Mokpo Agriculture Museum is a park like area with a picnic/playground in the centre with mixed vegetation all surrounded by rice fields.

The National Maritime Museum – The National Maritime Museum, which was established in 1994, is Korea's one and only maritime museum dedicated to preserving and exhibiting Korea's advanced and long marine history, and to serving a role as a learning and recreational space for the traditional marine culture of Korea. It has five exhibition rooms that restore and exhibit recovered underwater remains, about 100 models and replicas, and replications of various marine vessels. The sea can be viewed through a glass wall and delivers the feeling of being on a coast.

The Namnong Memorial Hall – There are ceramic ware of China and Japan as well as two hundreds pieces of crockery and pottery from Silla to Joseon period. If you visit Namnong Memorial hall, you will learn values of Namnong and his relics in this area in the art history.

The Mokpo Cultural & Art Hall – It is not really a conventional museum but it is the leading building on the street as well as the main civic centre in Mokpo, boasting six exhibition rooms and a seven hundred seat concert hall.

The Mt. Yudal – It is where the long terrain of Noryeong Mountain Range makes its last emerge on the southern end of the Muan Peninsula. Mt. Yudal has been called Mt. Yeongdal as it was thought to be a rest area of spirits and looks upon the city of Mokpo and the sea of small islands at a glance to awaken the spiritual realm of the people. Also called 'The Open Valley of Honam’, Mt Yudal has five pavilions - Daehangnu, Dalseonggak, Yuseongak, etc - and has four Memorial, Faithful Spirit Tower.

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