Geomnyongso Spring, Taebaek

Geomnyongso Spring and its surrounding valley, at the foot of Geumdaebong Peak in Changjuk-dong, Taebaek, have a distinctive and beautiful landscape with rare flora and fauna. "Geomnyong" refers to an imugi, a legendary serpent said to become a dragon after living for a long time. According to local legend, an imugi that was about to become a dragon came down to the village and ate cattle, so the villagers filled the pond with earth; the scratch marks on the rocks here are said to have been made by the imugi's claws. Geomnyongso is a cold spring where about 2,000 tonnes of groundwater a day well up through limestone bedrock; water at a constant 9°C all year round forms a stepped waterfall more than 20 m high. Below the falls, the bedrock has been hollowed to a depth of 1-1.5 m and a width of 1-2 m, and the water flowing through it looks like a writhing dragon. The spring is known as the source of the Hangang River.

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Taebaek, Gangwon

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