Daeseung Falls in South Korea
South Korea - Daegu - Incheon - Jeju - Seoul - Daejeon
Features of Daeseung Falls in South Korea
- Daeseung Falls in South Korea is located at Hangye 3-ri, Buk-myeon, Inje-gun in Gangwon-do Province.
- There is a large rock across from the Daeseung Falls where in Chinese characters 'Gucheoneunha' is carved.
- The stream of the waterfall is 88 meters long.
- If you pass to the left of Jangsudae ticket booth, go past the Sajung Falls and climb up a steep and rocky path, you will reach an observatory area.
- From here you can view the breathtaking scenery of Daeseung Falls.
- There is an iron ladder along the path leading to the observatory area.
- Walk on the right walkway for 5 minutes to the Daseungryeong and you will find a narrow path that leads right up to the waterfall.
- Many visitors come to this path because of its magnificent surroundings and water streams.
- According to the legend, once upon a time there lived a person called Daeseung who was alone after his parents died when he was young and lived by selling mushrooms.
- One day when he was ploughing with his body tied to a rope hung under the rock pillar of the waterfall, he heard his mother's voice calling for him.
- When he climbed up to the top of the cliff, he found a large centipede instead cutting the rope.
- After the name of the man from the myth, the waterfall came to be known as Daeseung because of the mother's voice that saved her son's life.
- You can take a bus bound for Yangyang from the Inje Intercity Bus Terminal and get off at Jangsudae bus stop after a 30 minutes' ride.
- Or you can conveniently take a cab to Jangsdae from the Inje Intercity Bus Terminal, it takes 20 - 25 minutes to reach.
