Dangjin

Dangjin (당진) is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea.

It stands on the south shore of the Bay of Asan. Dangjin borders Incheon, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong by sea, and Seosan, Yesan, and Asan by land.

Understand

Dangjin is located along the west coast of South Korea.

Climate

According to the Korean Studies Institute - Electronic Exhibition of Local Culture, Dangjin is located on the northwest coast of South Chungcheong, and has an incremental climate characteristic between the northern and southern parts of the Korean Peninsula, and is more affected by the sea than in the central inland region. In particular, the North Korean line of bamboo passes through the Dangjin area and passes through the northern part of Cheonan. The temperature averages -0.8℃ in January and 23.6℃ in August, and the average annual temperature is 12.3℃. The annual temperature difference is about 25.9℃, showing typical continental climate characteristics. Wind is affected by rainy seasons and typhoons due to the southeast and southwest monsoon winds in summer, and the cold northwest monsoon is excellent in winter, so waves sometimes hit high on the coasts of Seokmun, Songsan, and Sinpyeong-myeon in the northwest. The average precipitation is 1,000.1 mm, slightly lower than the Korean Peninsula average. In the Dangjin area, summer is about 4 months, which is similar to winter.

Dangjin
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D       28     2 −4       0.1     4 −2       5.5     10 2       59     16 8       88     21 14       101     25 18       412     27 22       262     28 23       188     25 18       22     19 12       114     12 5       96     4 −1 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation+Snow totals in mm NOAA and Dangjin culture exhibition
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D       1.1     36 25       0     39 28       0.2     50 36       2.3     61 46       3.5     70 57       4     77 64       16     81 72       10     82 73       7.4     77 64       0.9     66 54       4.5     54 41       3.8     39 30 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation+Snow totals in inches

Get in

By bus

1 Dangjin Bus Terminal (당진버스터미널). People can use Dangjin Intercity Bus Terminal. This Terminal is located in the center of Dangjin. From Seoul, express buses take around 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach Dangjin. (updated Sep 2024)

Get around

By car

Dangjin does not have good bus service. So, It will be better to use car like taxi or car rental service.

By bus

Dangjin Bus's cycling time is long. But, car rental service is no available, Bus can be a good alternative plan.

See

• 1 Samseon Mountain Arboretum (삼선산수목원), 79 Samseonsan Arboretum-gil, ancient-myeon, ☏ +82 041-350-4187. It is a beautiful arboretum, an ecological learning center where you can enjoy nature and preserve and display various plant species. It is a good place to enjoy a walk while healing in nature, and it is a popular attraction for family visitors and nature lovers 
• 2 Gijisi Juldarigi Museum (기지시줄다리기박물관), 11, Anteulmosi-gil, Songak-eup. It is a traditional folk game museum and was established to inform and preserve the Korean-style tug-of-war handed down in the region. (updated Sep 2024)
• 3 Dangjin Hapdeok Irrigation Folk Museum (합덕수리민속박물관), 379-9, Deokpyeong-ro, Hapdeok-eup, ☏ +82 041-350-4931. It was built to commemorate Hapdeokje, one of the three major reservoirs of Joseon, and to allow residents and tourists to experience the value of Suri (water 利) and its past agricultural culture and the wisdom of their ancestors. (updated Sep 2024)

• 4 Hapdeok-cathedral (합덕성당), 22 Hapdeokseongdang 2-gil, Hapdeok-eup, ☏ +41-363-1061. (updated Oct 2024)
• 5 Waemok Village Beach (왜목마을 해수욕장), 844-4 Gyoro-ri, Seokmun-myeon, ☏ +82 041-354-1713. Waemok Village Beach is located at the northernmost part of the Taean Peninsula in Dangjin-si, and has a unique topography that extends long and thin while dividing the West Sea. As the coast of the extended part faces the east, it is the only place in Korea where you can see sunrise, sunset, and moonrise. And thanks to the sandy beach and the seashore rock, you can enjoy beaching and seashore rock fishing. (updated Oct 2024)

Mountain

• 6 Ami Mountain (아미산), Jukdong-ri, Myeoncheon-myeon (Cheonan IC → Gongju (30 km) → Buyeo (30 km) → Samsan-ri, Oesan-myeon), ☏ +82 041-932-2023. It is 349 meters high. Amisan Mountain means a beautiful mountain like a beauty's eyebrows, and it was also called Soyisan Mountain or Somisan Mountain in the past. It is the highest mountain in Dangjin-si, and forms a watershed between the north and south, and Dabulsan Mountain extends southwest from the top. (updated Oct 2024)

Temples

• 7 Yeongrangsa (영랑사), 142-52 Yeongrangsa Temple, Jingwan-ro, Daego-myeon, ☏ +82 041-353-8053. It is a quiet traditional temple in the arms of Yeongpasan Mountain (Samseonsan Mountain), which is said to block the waves of the West Sea. (updated Oct 2024)
• 8 Korean Buddhist Jogye Order Yeongtapsa Temple (대한불교조계종영탑사), 139-33, Seongha-ro, Myeoncheon-myeon, ☏ +82 041-356-3204. 06:00 - 21:00. The temple was built by Doseon Guksa, a Buddhist monk from Unified Silla during the Northern and Southern dynasties, in Sangwangsan Mountain, Myeoncheon-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do. (updated Oct 2024)
• 9 Anguk Temple Site (안국사지), 188 Wondanggol 1-gil. On the front of the Anguk Temple site, there is a stone embankment, and there are three main stones and foundations left in the site. On one side of the site, there is a small Ongdalsaem, and pieces of tile are scattered here and there behind it (updated Oct 2024)
• 10 Daehosa (대호사), 131-106 Daehosa, 44,000-year-old Daehoji-myeon, ☏ +82 041-353-1534. Daehosa also serves as the general office of the parish of Taegojong in Chungnam. Buddhist monks and believers are engaged in activities to spread the Buddha of mercy, such as donating rice for underprivileged neighbors to each village in Daehoji-myeon. (updated Oct 2024)

Do

• 1 Sapgyoho amusement park (삽교호놀이동산), 15 Sapgyocheon 3-gil, Sinpyeong-myeon, ☏ +82 041-363-4589. 10:00~21:50. 

• 2 Marine Theme Experience Center (해양테마체험관), Sapgyoho Hamsang Park, 79 Sapgyocheon 3-gil, Sinpyeong-myeon, ☏ +82 041-363-6960. 9:00-18:00. It is a facility that provides marine-related exhibitions and experiences. It is a space that provides various educational and fun experiences by utilizing Dangjin's marine resources and helps understand the marine environment and ecosystem 

Buy

• Myeoncheon-Dugyeonju(면천두견주) is a traditional liquor, a type of yakju passed down from the area of Myeoncheon-myeon and is a medicinal liquor under the liquor tax law. It is made of yeast, glutinous rice, non-glutinous rice, and azalea flowers. Azalea flowers are also called dugyeonhwa, and the name dugyeonju came from here. It is National Intangible Cultural Property No. 86-2.
• 1 Dangjin Traditional Market (당진전통시장), 99 Dangjin Market-gil, ☏ +82 041-357-8484. It is a medium-sized market in the form of a commercial housing building opened in 1974. (updated Oct 2024)
• 2 Observatory Fish Market (전망대종합어시장), 93 Sapgyocheon 3-gil, Sinpyeong-myeon (It is located at the front of the Sapgyoho tourist attraction.), ☏ +82 010-9483-5530. 09:00 - 24:00. It is the Sapgyoho Observatory Fish Market, a landmark of the Sapgyoho Tourist Site. (updated Oct 2024)

Eat

• 1 cheong-chun jogae pocha (청준조개포차), Room 301, 9 Sapgyocheon 2-gil, Sinpyeong-myeon (In Sapgyo). It is one of the most famous franchise shellfish restaurant. (updated Sep 2024)

Drink

• Myeoncheon-Dugyeonju(면천두견주) is a traditional liquor, a type of yakju passed down from the area of Myeoncheon-myeon and is a medicinal liquor under the liquor tax law. It is made of yeast, glutinous rice, non-glutinous rice, and azalea flowers. Azalea flowers are also called dugyeonhwa, and the name dugyeonju came from here. It is National Intangible Cultural Property No. 86-2.

Sleep

• 1 Dangjin Seohaerang 83 (당진 서해랑 83). It is a sort of Korean rental cottage like resort. It has an outdoor swimming pool. (updated Sep 2024)
• 2 Hotel Rocio (호텔 로씨오), 30-38, Hanjin Pogu-gil, Songak-eup, ☏ +82 041-355-3100. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 12:00. With a cafe and all 52 rooms with ocean views. You can see the blue west coast sea in front of you. (updated Oct 2024)
• 3 Just Sleep Hotel Dangjin Terminal Branch (저스트슬립호텔 당진터미널점), Room 801, 802, Room 168, Bamjeol-ro (- Dangjin Terminal 1 minute - Dangjin City Hall's 3 minute car), ☏ +82 0507-1360-7850. OTT services such as Netflix and Wave are available (updated Oct 2024)
• 4 Cubist Hotel (큐비스트호텔), 835-25 Cubist Hotel, Bukbu Industrial-ro, Songak-eup, ☏ +82 041-358-7707. It has various room structures and gives VIP ROOM a theme. (updated Oct 2024)