 Gwangju Travel & Hotel Guide, South Korea
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Gwangju, South Korea
Author: Steve46814 (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
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Introducing Gwangju
Gwangju Travel Guide is written to provide useful information to budget travellers. The tourist attractions of Gwangju are all listed here, each with a brief description. Future updates will eventually expand the information to one page for each sight listed.
About Gwangju
Gwangju is the 6th largest city in South Korea. It is a metropolitan city under direct control of the central government. The city is located on the southern part of the Korean peninsula. It has a population of 1.4 million people and an area of 501 sq km.
Gwangju was founded in 57 BC and has acted as a regional political and economic centre. In modern times, however, the city only began to enjoy rapid economic development once the railroad was built to link it to Seoul. Among the industries that flourished in Gwangju include rice milling, breweries and textile manufacturing.
Guide to Gwangju Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Gwangju that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites.
More on Gwangju
Gwangju has a history to uprising against the ruling power. During the Japanese rule in 1929, mass demonstrations by the students against the Japanese rule turned into a major nationwide uprising.
It was also in Gwangju that a civil demonstration took place in 1980 against the military government of Chun Doo-hwan, which resulted in the killing of hundreds by the military, including the firing of automatic weapons on unarmed demonstrators.
Budget Travel to Gwangju
Most budget travelers arrive here by bus from Seoul. Alternatively, the KTX high-speed train covers the distance between Seoul and Gwangju in just 3 hours, and costs ₩39,000. There are also more economical local trains making the same journey for a longer time.
Budget Travel within Gwangju
The main forms of transportation in Gwangju are the buses and taxis. The city also has a single subway line, which is not the most practical, but quite cheap, at just ₩1,000 per ride to any location. Presently a second subway line is under construction, and will form a loop around the city center.
Photos of Gwangju
Gwangju Democracy Bell
Author: Steve46814 (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
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Places of Interest in Gwangju
- Gwangju National Museum
Museum housing treasures of the Chinese Yuan Dynasty that was recovered from a sunken ship.
- Geumnamno and Chungmuro Streets
Pedestrianized streets in downtown Gwangju with much nightlife.
- 5:18 Memorial Parks
Parks commemorating the Gwangju civilian massacre of 1980.
- Mudeungsan Mountain
Mountain retreat for Gwangju residents.
- Jeungsim-sa Temple
Buddhist temple on Mudeungsan.
- Damyang
Center for bamboo cultivation near Gwangju.
- Namwon
Ancient birthplace of Chunhyang, heroine of Korean literature.
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