Me and my two sisters took a trip to Damyang County, South Jeolla Province. Bamboo Park, Sosweawon Garden, Slow City Changpyeong, Kwangju Lake...

Metasequoia Road is one of the Damyang region¡¯s most scenic spots and actually is regarded as one of the most beautiful roads in Korea. The road, which stretches for 8.5km, is lined with metasequoia trees, which can get up to 20m tall. It is one of the most popular driving routes in Korea, however, some people prefer to bicycle along this route and appreciate its beauty at a more leisurely pace. These elegant trees make you feel like you are driving through an ancient forest, and they provide welcome shade even on the hottest days.

Sosweawon or Sosaewon is a typical Korean garden of the middle Joseon Dynasty. This garden harmonizes with nature in characteristic traditional Korean style. Clean waters in the valley flow below the wall and fall through the small cataract into the lake. This place can be said to be a cultivating house of scholar spirit in that many Confucian scholars discussed academic subjects and wrote their works here.

Changpyeong, an area famous for its bamboo trees, is a village called Samjicheon, which was designated as a ¡°Slow City¡± in 2008. Prior to its designation, Samjicheon, a small village with little over 500 residents, was easily overlooked by tourists visiting the Damyang area. This charming rural village contains well-preserved traditional hanok houses and 3.6km of stonewalls that meander around the town.

Bamboo Park (Jungnogwon garden) contains a spectacular dense bamboo forest that covers an area of approximately 160,000§³. The garden, which opened in May 2003, has various walking paths (around 2.2km in length) that wind their way through the bamboo forest.