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North Chungcheong Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Asia : East Asia : South Korea : North Chungcheong
North Chungcheong (충청 북도, 忠清北道 Chungcheongbuk-do), abbreviated Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea.
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Cities
Other destinations
- Danyang — lakeside resort surrounded by three national parks
- Guinsa — the remote, utopian headquarters of the Cheontae sect of Buddhism
- Suanbo — hot spring and ski resort
Understand
North Chungcheong is South Korea's only land-locked province and is largely mountaineous.
Talk
Get in
By train
The Jungang line from Seoul's Chongnyangni station serves Jecheon and Danyang. The Chungbuk line from Bongyang (near Jecheon) to Jochiwon, on the main Seoul-Busan Line, passes through the province lengthwise, stopping at both Cheongju and Chungju along the way.
Get around
See
Itineraries
Do
Eat
Somewhat surprisingly for a landlocked province, one of the more famous Chungcheong dishes is chueotang (추어탕), a spicy, hearty stew made from minced loach (mudfish), potatoes, mushrooms, rice cakes and anything else lying around.
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
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