Chungju Lake: Photos that don’t entirely suck

by Robert Koehler on August 7, 2006

Here are some of the photos I took at Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex and Chungju Lake. Enjoy.

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1 NathanB August 7, 2006 at 9:11 pm: Robert, I can’t see the pictures, although perhaps it is my overzealous firewall.
2 sanshinseon August 7, 2006 at 10:20 pm: I see ‘em fine. Tho they ‘open’ in the same window…
3 bbarrick August 8, 2006 at 1:03 am: Looks like you got some great sunshine. The pictures came out nice. The biggest problem with taking pictures in Seoul is the lack of good clear sunny days. Looks like a nice place to visit…am I right?
4 sewing August 8, 2006 at 9:03 am: Nice photos.

Sometimes, translating from Korean to English just doesn’t flow well; e.g., “North Chungcheong Province Tangible Cultural Property No. 20″: accurate, but so awkward!
5 michael August 8, 2006 at 9:14 am: The photos look good–those panorama shots are ace. I didn’t know where this place was so I googled it and came up with this:
http://www.chungju.chungbuk.kr/english/ –it’s a pretty good site in English considering the usual babelfish stuff you encounter.
6 NathanB August 8, 2006 at 9:29 am: Yes, nice photos: I find that I can see them today.
7 sanshinseon August 8, 2006 at 10:03 am: Real good photos — that’s SUCH a beautiful area;
turned out to be pretty good placement and use of
a dam, enhanced the area instead of degrading it.
Destroyed a lovely river-valley — but Korea has lots of those!
8 usinkorea August 8, 2006 at 3:02 pm: The cultural properties site is something most people should try to get to see once. I’ve never been on the lake, but the scenery is a very nice change of pace from the cities. And I am guessing one of the 3 big TV studios still has a set up beside the cultural properties complex. It was back in 2002. So you can walk around a traditional-styled village. It’s worth the drive.
9 dogbertt August 8, 2006 at 3:27 pm: Very nice shots, Robert. That’s one of my favorite places.
10 Nomad August 8, 2006 at 7:51 pm: That lake is supposedly great for bass fishing as well but someone told me that it’s illegal to fish there (but people still do). Great pics, Robert. Love the panoramic shots.
11 usinkorea August 8, 2006 at 8:35 pm: Is the television traditional village set still there?
12 Robert Koehler August 9, 2006 at 12:14 pm: Glad you like tha panoramic shots. Amazing what Photoshop can do nowadays.

Usinkorea—Yep, the set is still there.
13 usinkorea August 9, 2006 at 4:08 pm: Good. People should see it.

I’ll try uploading some photos and video I have from my trip there in 2002. I went to see the hyanggyo that is part of the cultural properties in the main complex area.