Samcheok Haesindang Park (삼척 해신당공원)

Published 2008-09-19 Updated 2021-07-23 View 93787

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Gangwon-do Samcheok-si, Samcheok Haesindang Park (삼척 해신당공원) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Haesindang Park is home to the the nation’s largest aquarium museum, which exhibits folk materials that shows the lifestyle of fishermen of the East Sea, an arboretum and a park that displays some sexual art sculptures. In addition, there is an interesting bronze statue that tells about a legend of a nearby village.

* Legend of Aebawi and Haesindang
There once lived a young maid who was engaged. One day, the maid took her husband’s boat out to sea to harvest seaweed. Her husband dropped her off at a site that was at a distance from the beach. After promising to pick her up later, he returned to the beach to do his work. However, the weather turned bad as strong winds and pummeing waves begun. The husband failed to rescue his wife on time and she ultimately drowned. Since then, the villagers were unable to catch any fishes and some claimed that it wasbecause of the dead maid. To soothe the spirit of the dead maid, the villagers made several wooden carvings and held religious ceremonies. Later, fishes were gradually seen appearing and the villagers were able to fish and live comfortably again. Therefore, the place where the maid died was named Aebawi Rock and the building where the religious ceremony is held twice a year was named Haesindang. The ceremony is still honored today as a traditional folk event.

Telephone

+82-33-572-4429

Homepage

www.samcheok.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Detailed Information

Admission Fees
Adults: 3,000 won / Group: 2,000 won
Teenagers: 2,000 won / Group: 1,500 won
Children & Senior citizens: 1,500 won / Group: 1,000 won

* Senior citizens (ages 65 & older): Proof required

Parking Fees
Free