Cheongdo County

rightCheongdo Bullfighting Festival

Cheongdo County is a county of 47,000 people in North Gyeongsang. It is a key transportation hub for highways, railways, and national roads.

Understand

It is the origin of the Yeongnam Alps, and the center of the Yeongnam region adjacent to 7 cities and counties in Daegu, Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Gyeongbuk.

Climate

Much like the rest of Korea, Cheongdo has four distinct seasons. Summers in Cheongdo can be extremely hot.

Winters can be rather cold, reaching -15 °C on occasion. Furthermore, the air is extremely dry during the winter time.

Autumn and spring are rather mild, no extreme weather conditions for either. However, during spring, typically in April, the air quality is very poor. It is very common to see locals protecting themselves with face masks against the "yellow dust."

Get in

It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railway and the Daegu-Busan Expressway.

Get around

See

• Cheongdo Memorial Park of Saemaeul Undong
• Seonamseowon Confucian Academy
• Songamjeongsa House
• Unmunsa Temple
• Unmunsan National Recreational Forest
• Cheongdo Museum(청도박물관)
• Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium
• Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park
• Cheongdo Wine Tunnel
• Comedy Cheolgabang Theater
• Korea Comedy Town

Do

• Cheongdo Rail Bike
• Persimmon (Bansi) Festival
• Lantern Festival
• Every year Cheongdo is host to an international bullfighting festival.

Sleep

• Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park Auto-camping Site
• Cheongdo Bicycle Park Camping Site