He was treated by his mother who got the idea after watching a crane dipping an injured wing in the water to cure it.ĥ.
The spring’s fame spread on the back of a legend about a 7th-century soldier recovering from his wounds in the spring. Healing properties have been ascribed to the spring since for many centuries.Īccording to the ancient chronicle Donggugyeojiseungnam, Taejo of Joseon, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty bathed here in 1393 while looking for a site for his capital. Yuseong Hot Spring is the oldest to be developed in Korea and its soft waters contain potassium, calcium, sulphur, zinc, silicic acid, carbonic acid and even a trace amount of radium.
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The alkali Yuseong Hot Spring bubbles up from a depth of 200 metres at a temperature of between 27 and 56☌.Īt the public space, which is free to enter, there’s a pair of foot baths accommodating up to 80 people, as well as a cute little waterway. Something that might catch you off guard in Oncheon-dong’s built-up urban environment is the sight of an outdoor spa lined with Chinese fringetrees. Yuseong Hot Spring Source: Its Ymin / shutterstock Yuseong Hot Spring There are picturesque mountainscapes on all sides of Daejeon, where people go for days out.ĭaejeon O-World is three family attractions rolled into one, and Gyejoksan is a peak that you can climb on a barefoot trail through soft red clay. The venue, Expo Park is still here and connected to the rest of the city by the Expo Bridge, which is pretty in lights when the sun goes down.ĭaejeon’s reputation as a forward-thinking city is still underscored by a national science museum, and Sky Road, a pedestrian street in the old city centre sheltered by a mesmerising LED canopy.
A city of science and technology at a meeting point in South Korea’s road and rail networks, Daejeon was announced to the wider world in 1993 by an international exposition.Įxpo ’93 showed off Daejeon’s innovative side with ultra-modern pavilions, a maglev train and solar-powered vehicles.
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