Hwaseong Geosites

  • Fossil Site of Dinosaur Eggs
    Fossil Site of Dinosaur Eggs
    659, Gongnyong-ro, Songsan-myeon
    More than 300 dinosaur egg fossils have been found in the Fossil Site of Dinosaur Eggs in Gojeong-ri geosite after the first discovery in 1999.

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  • Ueumdo
    Ueumdo
    28, Gongnyong-ro 939beon-gil
    Ueumdo was an island(Umseom) in the past, but it has been changed to land after the construction of the Sihwa seawall.

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  • Jeongokhang Bedded Tuff
    Jeongokhang Bedded Tuff
    40-1, Jihwa-ri, Songsan-myeon
    Jeongokhang Bedded Tuff geosite, located in Jeongok Port, belong to the Cretaceous pull-apart basin, called Tando Basin.
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  • Jebudo(Island)
    Jebudo(Island)
    190-223, Jebu-ri, Seosin-myeon
    The Jebudo geosite is Hwaseong's flagship tourist attraction known for its so-called "Miracle of Moses" where the sea divides.

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  • Baengmi-ri Coast
    Baengmi-ri Coast
    210-35, Baengmi-gil, Seosin-myeon
    The Baengmi-ri Coast Geosite is a place where visitors can enjoy the Earth's history from billions of years ago to the present along with its wide mudflats and the view of the Yellow Sea. Along the geotrail,

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  • Gungpyeonghang Port
    Gungpyeonghang Port
    1069-11, Gungpyeonghang-ro
    The Gungpyeonghang Port geosite is located near and in Gungpyeong Port, a tourist attraction representing the Hwaseong, and is famous for its beautiful sunset.

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  • Ippado(Island)
    Ippado(Island)
    24-15, Ippa-gil, Ujeong-eup
    Ippado geosite is composed of Paleozoic Devonian schist and quartzite, and is rich in typical large-scale folds and brittle deformation structures.

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  • Gukhwado(Island)
    Gukhwado(Island)
    8, Gukhwa-gil, Ujeong-eup
    Along the Gukhwado geotrail, you can observe a variety of geological structures (banded structure, open fold, isoclinal fold, recumbent fold, various small folds) formedd in light gray quartz schist and dark gray amphibole schist of the Paleozoic Devonian.

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  • Eoseom
    Eoseom
    Gopo-gil, Songsan-myeon
    Eoseom is located in Gopori, the southern part of Songsan-myeon. Eoseom, like Ueumdo, was an island in the past, but now it has been changed to land after the construction of the Sihwa seawall, and can be seen on foot.

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  • Ttakseom
    Ttakseom
    103, Jihwa-ri, Songsan-myeon
    Ttakseom geosite, located in the Songsan-myeon, Hwaseong-si is composed of Large-ttakseom and Small-ttakseom. Like Eoseom and Ueumdo,

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