Mangjubong Peak and Surroundings on Seonyudo Island, Gunsan

The 63 large and small islands off the coast of Gunsan — 16 inhabited and 47 uninhabited — are collectively known as the Gogunsan Archipelago. Seonyudo Island (formerly Gunsando Island), said to be named because its scenery was so beautiful that Taoist immortals came there to play, is the most beautiful island of the Gogunsan Archipelago. The sunset viewed from Mangjubong on Seonyudo Island, known as Seonyu Nakjo, turns both the sky and sea a deep red, forming the foremost and most renowned of the West Sea's spectacular sunsets, giving the site high value as a scenic spot. Mangjubong is said to take its name from a loyal subject who, unjustly exiled in the past, gazed north in longing for his king; from this peak six of the Eight Scenic Views of Seonyu can be admired. From Solseom Island, on rainy days a spectacular waterfall can be seen cascading down the rock face from the summit of Mangjubong, giving the site high value for preservation as a natural heritage. (The Six Views: Mangjubong; Seonyu Nakjo, the Seonyudo sunset; Samdo Gwibeom, in which the three islands of Apsanseom, Jusanseom and Jangguseom resemble sailing ships returning home; Myeongsasimni, the sandy beach of Seonyudo; Musan Sibibong, in which twelve islands resemble famous mountains of China; and Pyeongsa Nagan, in which a sandbar takes the shape of wild geese alighting on the ground.)

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Gunsan, Jeonbuk

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