Gokseong County () is a county in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea and the least densely populated subdivision of the province.
Attractions Taeansa TempleCin Woo Lee "Simply stunning: 33 incredible Korean temples" CNN Go. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12 Neungpa Tower Seomjin River Dongli mountain valley Gok-song Haneulnari Village (a farming-themed village) Gokseong Train Village (site of historical steam engine train where folks can take a ride on an old fashioned train)
Transportation Train The Jeolla Line comes through Gokseong station, with KTX, ITX-Saemaeul, Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho train services. The Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho trains all stop on the way to Gokseong.
Bus Buses to Gwangju and Gurye County take 30 minutes and ones to Namwon take 1 hour. However, it is quite difficult to go to southern parts of Jeolla like Suncheon via bus.
Car There are 3 interchanges on the Honam Expressway. These interchanges are joined with other roads.
Festival Gokseong World Rose Festival - Every May, the World Rose Festival is held in Gokseong, Jeonnam-Gwangju. In the train town of Gokseong Seomjin River, tourists can enjoy a variety of attractions and experience programs including a steam locomotive and a rail bike. Gokseong Shimcheong Children's Grand Festival () (2021–) - The town of Gokseong in Jeonnam-Gwangju hosts the annual Sim Cheong Festival () (2001–2020) in an attempt to celebrate Sim Cheong's filial piety and reinterpret the meaning of filial piety in modern society. Gokseong is considered to be the setting for Gwaneunsa yeongi seolhwa, which is known to be the original story on which The Tale of Sim Chong is based.
Sister cities Gokseong County is twinned domestically with:
Gangdong-gu, South Korea (1996) Geochang, South Korea (1998) Seo-gu, South Korea (2000) Uijeongbu, South Korea (2010) And internationally with:
Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States
References
External links County government home page (in English) County government home page (in Korean)