Usuyeong Tourist Site
Tourist attraction at the site of the Great Battle of Myeongnyang
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Planning the visit
Usuyeong Tourist Site is stop 7 of 7 on the Folk Music Route.
You will find the stamp at the Information desk at the Usuyeong Tourist Site.
Admission is charged: Adults KRW 2,000 / Teenagers, Soldiers KRW 1,500 / Children KRW 1,000.
The two closest stamp points are Jindo National Gugak Center, 22 km away, and Mokpo Maritime Museum at 27 km. All three fit into one day.
Details
- Address
- 12, Gwangwangleisure-ro, Munnae-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
- Stamp zone
- Information desk at the Usuyeong Tourist Site
- Hours
- 09:00-18:00 (Closed every Monday)
- Admission
- Adults KRW 2,000 / Teenagers, Soldiers KRW 1,500 / Children KRW 1,000
- Phone
- 061-530-5541
- Coordinates
- 34.57077, 126.30660
What the campaign says about it
During the Joseon Dynasty, Japanese pirates and privateers often made landfall on the Jeolla-do and Gyeongsang-do Provinces. As such, the royal court set up a major naval camp presided over by the chief naval officer of the region in each Province. The Usuyeong was created in Jeolla-do, and the Jwasuyeong was created in Gyeongsang-do. Haenam served as the base for the Usuyeong. Today, the Usuyeong Tourist Site has been built on the old Usuyeong site to commemorate the Great Battle of Myeongnyang (Uldolmok) against the Japanese navy in 1597 CE (30th year of King Seonjo) led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin with only 13 vessels. Uldolmok, located between Haenam-gun and Jindo-gun, is a narrow and shallow channel with the fastest currents in Korea. It was called “Uldolmok” (meaning the “path of the sea that cries out loud”) because the sound of rapids crashing against the reef made it feel like the sea itself was crying out loud. Inside the Memorial Park of the Great Battle of Myeongnyang Battle is an exhibition hall in the shape of a Panokseon battleship to commemorate the Great Battle of Myeongnyang. Here, you can learn about Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the Great Battle of Myeongnyang, the Turtle Ship, various weapons, and the history of naval warfare around the world. Meanwhile, the nearby observatory gives you a panoramic view of Uldolmok, Jindogyo Bridge, and Jindo Tower. In front of Uldolmok, which continues to make its crying sounds to this day, you will find a statue of Yi Sun-sin in deep contemplation. Unlike most of the statues of Admiral Yi Sun-sin that depict the great general wearing battle armor, the Yi Sun-sin in this statue is wearing a coat and holding a map.
Quoted from the Visit Korean Heritage Campaign.
Getting there
Get off at the KTX Mokpo station → Take bus no. 1 at the Mokpo station bus stop → Get off at the Bus Terminal bus stop → Walk to the Mokpo Bus Terminal, then take an inter-city bus → Get off at Nokjin bus stop → Walk for 25 minutes
Photographs
Photographs supplied by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation.