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Chonju Travel Guide: 27 reviews and 70 photos

JEONJU!!! the center of the world!!!!! - Chonju

tile from a temple floor

Jeonju or Chonju is an amazing city. It has a vibrant nightlife, the food is amazing and there is never a shortage of things to do. It prides itself on it's food (Jeonju Bib bim bap) culture and tradition. There are shrines and parks and temples and all sorts of historical sights in and around the city. Within half an hours bus ride you can be away from the city and in the mountains. There are many amazing temples and parks really close to jeonju that get a trickle of visitors. KumSanSa being one of my favourites. I came to Jeonju to teach english and have discoverd a place where I could live for a long time.

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In a nutshell:City of tradition, culture and good food

Last visit to Chonju: Jan 2003
Intro Updated Apr 27, 2005
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JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Things to Do (33)

This festival is quite a young festival but it seems to be growing in popularity by year. There are hundreds of movies... more travel advice

JEONJU INTERNATIONAL SORI (sound) FESTIVAL - Chonju

JEONJU INTERNATIONAL SORI (sound)... Things to Do (33)

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NonSan's Kwan chok temple Things to Do (33)

Kwanchoksa boasts Korea's largest stone buddha. construction began in 968AD and was finished some 38 years later. The... more travel advice

Happy New Year Things to Do (33)

This gate is all that remains of the origional wall that surrounded Jeonju during the Chosun dynasty. There are various... more travel advice

Restaurants (2)
See All regular korean food all herbed up!
Off The Beaten Path (2)
See All JungSu Temple
Transportation (3)
See All Airport shuttle from Incheon to Jeonju

Nightlife (5)
See All listen to some good live jazz
Shopping (1)
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Hotels (1)
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bazza201 Nov 8, 2010 at 5:18 PM

The Nude Beach bus is actually on Sunyedo which is part of a small group of islands of the west coast accessible by ferry from Iksan--very cool place--spent a wild and wacky weekend there with my buddies from Jeong Eup
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elitandooter Jul 16, 2007 at 3:43 AM

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! Been there a million times with Christian, and wow do these pics bring back memories.... It's a sight I have yet to see in North America....
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jburron Jan 29, 2006 at 9:04 AM

Man, your pics and tips are good...very cool Nude Beach pic! JB
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joddy Nov 17, 2005 at 6:49 AM

wow...it is amazing ....I love Korea.....Jeon ju, too....because my home town is Jeon Ju. Enjoy yourself~~~
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ferdnbean May 22, 2005 at 8:22 PM

Happy Birthday, Christian. I hope to vist S. Korea again in the next few years. Now I just need to learn how to speak Korean! The people there are wonderful! Wayne
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lkdahl Jan 19, 2005 at 10:54 PM

Interesting page on Chonju. If my memories serve me right I believe I was adopted from an orphange in or outside this city. However, the orphange burned down many years ago. Nice to see some places I might have walk in or through.
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jckim Dec 10, 2004 at 6:54 AM

It's great info tips and pics Christian!! how about Jeon ju? I'v been long time ago.... waiting more tpis! goodtime!! kim
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awayhome Jan 16, 2004 at 9:18 PM

Great page!! wish to visit there sometime=)))
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dsantosh Aug 27, 2003 at 12:18 AM

Nice coverage of the destination...useful tips and information
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j_laurent Aug 6, 2003 at 2:07 AM

Excellent page, very informative! Great job! :-)