Sinchon

county of North Korea

Sinchon country (신천군) is a town in South Hwanghae province.

Not to be confused with Seoul/Seodaemun-Mapo .

Understand

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Get around

See

The Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities.
  • Chahyesa Buddhist temple. Famous temple founded in 1572 (updated Sep 2015)
  • 🌍 Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities. Sinchon is the site of a massacre of civilians which is blamed on the Americans by the North Korean government (Historians outside North Korea believe the massacre was propagated by both pro and anti communist vigilantes at the time). Expect a fairly one sided view of history. (updated Sep 2015)
Tomb of King Tongmyong
  • 🌍 Goguryeo Tombs. North Korea's first UNESCO world heritage site. These tombs include that of King Tongmyŏng, the founder of the Koguryo dynasty who died in 19 BCE. (updated Aug 2019)

Do

  • Visit the Sinch'ŏn and Kŭlloja hot springs.

Buy

  • 🌍 Sinchon Central Market. (updated Sep 2015)

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