Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum (경기도자박물관)

13.1Km 2019-03-19

727, Gyeongchung-daero, Gonjiam-eup, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-799-1500

The Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum in Gonjiam special culture zone is the former site where ceramics were produced for the royal households of the Joseon Dynasty for 400 years. The museum specializes in the study of traditional Korean ceramics such as Joseon white porcelain or baekja. It also manages excavation projects, conducts research, and educates the public about the cultural aspects of traditional ceramics.

The museum consists of two large exhibition rooms, a special exhibition room, a multi-purpose room, and other smaller rooms. Its auxiliary facilities include a large-scale outdoor sculpture park; kilns heated with firewood; a Korean-style garden; a tea ceremony performance room; and a shopping mall selling ceramics produced in Gwangju. The museum exhibits traditional ceramics from the Joseon Dynasty such as pure white porcelain, blue and white porcelain, white porcelain painted with under-glaze iron-brown, and punch'ong ware, that were all made throughout the Joseon Dynasty’s 500 years of history. The museum also displays works by modern artists, inheritors of Korea’s honorable ceramic tradition. And to fulfill its educational duties, the museum holds special exhibitions that focus on the culture and history of Korea’s traditional ceramics and offers visitors the opportunity to learn about and appreciate Korea’s traditional ceramics that are still being crafted, even today.

Kabojung 4th Wing (가보정 4관)

13.2Km 2024-02-06

103 Supung-ro, Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do
031-276-3880

Kabojung, established in the 1960s near Suwon Station, is recognized as the originator of Suwon galbi and has been operating for over sixty years. The family's secret recipe utilizes Indian madder, a medicinal plant, to eliminate any undesirable odors. And their sauce is enhanced with grated pineapple, imparting a sweet flavor to the beef. The signature dish is hanu yangnyeom galbi gui (grilled marinated Korean beef galbi), and the menu also features hanu galbi gui (grilled Korean beef galbi) and hanu chaekkeut deungsim gui (grilled Korean beef strip loin).

E-Mart - Bundang Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (이마트 분당)

13.2Km 2024-04-22

134, Buljeong-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Lotte Mart - Yeongtong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (롯데마트 영통점)

13.2Km 2024-04-22

1579, Bongyeong-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Olive Young - Migeum Station Sageori Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 미금역사거리점)

13.2Km 2024-06-27

1F, 168, Seongnam-daero, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do

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E-Mart - Suji Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (이마트 수지)

13.2Km 2024-04-22

203, Suji-ro, Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramic Park (광주 곤지암도자공원)

13.2Km 2021-10-23

727, Gyeongchung-daero, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-799-1500

Located in Sam-ri, Gwangju in Gyeonggi-do, Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramic Park is largely comprised of a historic site from the Old Stone Age Era. This site was where porcelain was made and sold to the royal palace during the Joseon period. The park spans an area of over 6,611 ㎡, consisting of a sculpture park, ceramic shopping mall, cultural hall, performance hall, the Old Stone Age experiential madang, Jungang Lake Square, and other facilities that all visitors can freely enjoy within the park.

Mosaic Park, built based on art works regarding ceramics, and Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum, exhibiting art pieces in sequential order, are the venues for various hands-on programs as well as food culture, outdoor, performances, events and other programs taking place all year round. The park features a multicultural complex that meets every need in tradition, culture, art, education, play, resting and others.

Yongin Beomnyunsa Temple (법륜사(용인 문수산))

13.3Km 2021-11-05

126, Nongchonpark-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-332-5703

Beomnyunsa Temple, located at the foot of Munsusan Mountain in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, consists of Geungnakbojeon Hall, Gwaneumjeon Hall, Samseonggak Hall, Beomjonggak Hall, and other buildings.

The sizable 430-square-meter Daeungjeon Hall was built in an open form of the Chinese character "亞" ("ah") in a Southern Buddhist style. The hall, made of indigenous red pine tree from Baekdusan Mountain, contains a 53-ton stone Buddha Statue (three times bigger in size than the statue in Seokguram Grotto) and a 33-ton stone Munsu Bohyeon Buddhist Saint Statue. On the left wall are 104 Sinjungnim (guardians of Buddhist law) as well as a Dongjin Boan Buddhist Saint Statue. There are also 1,250 Buddhist saint statues, symbolizing the devotion of Buddhist followers.

Olive Young - Bundang Migeum Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 분당미금역)

13.3Km 2024-04-19

165, Seongnam-daero, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Moda Outlet - Gonjiam Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (모다아울렛 곤지암점)

13.3Km 2024-04-18

907, Gyeongchung-daero, Chowol-eup, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do

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