Overview
Daecheongho Lake is where you can have Christmas in April with a white blossom snow falling on a warm spring day. There is the longest cherry blossom walkway in Korea (26.6km), Hoeinseon Cherry Blossom Walkway. It is one of the ‘beautiful cherry blossom walkways selected by the Korea National Arboretum’ and a renowned drive where decks for pedestrians have been installed recently for people to enjoy the cherry blossoms even more. Daecheongho Lake of Dong-gu also features about 4km of a silver grass healing forest trail where people can enjoy the view of silver grass beautiful enough to be selected as one of the ‘best agricultural travel courses in October’ and there are also great cafes and restaurants for date night for lovers and families at Romance Street of Baekgol Fortress, which is referred to as the Aegean Sea of the inner peninsula. The exotic views of Daecheongho Lake Natural Waterside Park, Farm Experience Village, and Chansaem Village offer various sceneries.
Daecheongho Lake is an artificial lake made by blocking the water stream of Geumgang with Daecheong Dam. ‘Daecheongho Lake’ is the third largest lake in Korea. Daecheongho Lake features reservoir water of 1.59 billion tons which greatly reduces damage from floods in Geumgang basin while also supplying agricultural water to Cheongju District, Geumgang Downstream District, and Mangyeong District. This lake also supplies electricity, drinking water, and industrial water to most of Chungcheong-do Province including Daejeon, Cheongju, and Gongju. Iit is a beneficial lake that serves as the lifeline for the central region of Korea.
The joys and sorrows of residents who had to abandon their farmlands handed down for generations due to construction of Dacheong Dam at Daecheongho Lake which move the hearts of the people. We shall not forget that many people are enjoying the benefits through their sacrifice.
Daecheongho Lake is 'Attractions of Dong-gu’ featuring a harmony between clean Geumgang Stream and the numerous islands reminds us of Hallyeo National Marine Park. Cheongnamdae is the vacation home for the president located behind Daecheongho Lake. The reason that this place became famous late despite the outstanding view of Daecheongho Lake was due to the security of Cheongnamdae.
It’s not just people that come to visit this place for its outstanding view and clean natural environment. Daecheong Dam is home to resident birds. Many migratory birds come and make their nests when seasons change. White herons come during summer and you can see them flying low above the water at the floodgate of Daecheong Dam or upstream and catching food. In 1997, the ‘Chinese merganser’, which was designated as a natural monument, appeared at the lake after being discovered at Cherowon in 1993. Daecheongho Lake is that clear and clean.
Tour Tips
Use Okcheon Road from Panam-dong of Dong-gu to head towards Okcheon at the straight or left turn signals before you reach the Secheon Recreation Area and you can enter the road to Dacheongho Lake once you enter this road. There is mountain to the left and Dacheongho Lake to the right, which is excellent as a cool driving tour. There is a great sight as yellow forsythias and cherry blossoms blossom over the streets in spring. You can tour in the sequence of “Mireuk Inn-Gwangdong Shrine-Chansaemjeong-Chansaem Village’ and head over to Daedeok-gu to tour in sequence the ‘Daecheong Dam-Water Culture Center-Daecheong Dam Observatory-Hyeonamsa Temple’.
Dacheongho Lake Eco Park is an ecological experience and learning site and resting space for citizens where people can learn the importance of environment conservation and the natural ecosystem of Dacheongho Lake including the fish, insects, animals, and plants living near Daecheongho Lake. Also, it is located along the Daecheongho Lake drive, which is renowned for its natural beauty and it is excellent as a 1 day ecological tour with Sikjangsan Mountain, Secheon Park, Jik-dong Green Experience Village, and Daecheong Dam. Escape the complex and polluted city to feel the precious value of the natural environment, the scents of the old farm lifestyle, traces of hometowns for adults, and the comfort of nature at Dacheongho Lake Eco Park.
This is Daejeon Monument No. 41 located at 135-2 Masan-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon. Mireuk Inn was an inn that provided food and accommodation for free to travelers traveling between Samnam and Seoul. It was established by Hwang Yoon Bo, who retired to Hoedeok after opposing the coronation of King U during the late Goryeo Period, and has since been managed by the Hoedeok Hwang Family. According to the Augmented Survey of the Geography of Korea, there was one station house and seven inns in the Daejeon region. The station house is Jeonmin Station, which was located at Jeonmin-dong, Yuseong-gu, five inns at Hoedeok and two inns at Jinjam but the Mireuk Inn is the only place with a known location. Mireuk Inn especially was the first private institution to perform the function of social welfare so it is the historic root of welfare promoted by Daejeon.
Location
#618-136, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon