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This walking tour starts at Mangwongjeong, a royal pavilion; then takes visitors along the Hangang to Yanghwa Naruteo, one of the three major ferry points of the Joseon Dynasty and to the Jeoldusan Catholic Martyrs' Shrine; and then ends at the Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery, the final resting place of the 450 foreigners who loved this country so much.
Designated Seoul Monument No. 9, the site of Mangwonjeong is where the Mangwon Pavilion is located. The original pavilion was built by Prince Hyoryeong Daegun (1396 - 1486, elder brother of King Sejong) in 1424 and was highly cherished by Joseon's scholars. But it disappeared in the aftermath of a great flood in 1825. The pavilion site was excavated in 1987, and in July 1989, the present pavilion was constructed.
Hangang River Is the fourth-longest river on the peninsula (497.5 km) after the Amnok River, the Duman River and the Nakdong River and covers 26,219 square kilometers, accounting for 27% of South Korea. It can be said that the Han River gave birth to the capital Seoul, and continues to be the lifeline of tens of millions of Koreans.
Designated as Historic Site No. 399, it was a critical ferry point that connected the capital (Dosung) to Gimpo and Ganghwa. About 100 Jinbyeong (remnant troops) were positioned under the Byeoljang (military officials) in the late Joseon period, under the supervision of the Eoyeongcheong (capital guard units). It was also known as "Yanghwa Dapseol" because of its lush willows and incomparable scenery.
Designated as Historic Site No. 399 along with Yanghwanaru. Jamdubong is site of where the Byeongin Yangyo (Foreign Disturbance of 1866) occurred, a persecution of Roman Catholics led by Daewongun (Regent) Heungseon, the father of King Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty during which 10,000 Catholics were beheaded. In 1966, the Catholic Church turned the area surrounding Jamdubong into a park in addition to building the Jeoldusan Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine & Museum and a cathedral.
Located in the same building as Byeongin Persecution Hall within Jeoldusan Catholic Martyrs' Shine, Korean Catholic Martyrs' Museum houses and displays relics and documents of past Catholic martyrs.
Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery is the resting ground of 450 foreigners who loved Korea and wanted to be buried on Korean land. They include the wife of U.G. Underwood, who founded Yonsei University; Ernest Thomas Bethell, who was a journalist in the late years of the Empire of Korea; and Homer B. Hulbert, who strove for Korea’s independence through foreign exchanges and diplomatic activities.