Ganghwa Peace Observatory Audio Guide & Tour — Things to Do in Incheon, Korea

About

Ganghwa Peace Observatory opened in 2008 on Jejeokbong Peak, where civilian access was previously restricted, and was reborn as a symbolic place containing the desire for peaceful unification. It is an observatory where you can see North Korean land closest with the naked eye from just 2. 3km away, and many people visit to experience the reality of the division directly and use it as a place for history education.

Here, a song monument for the gagok 'Longing for Mt. Geumgang' by lyricist Han Sang-eok and composer Choi Young-seop from Ganghwa is erected, and there is Tong-iryeomwonso where you can leave a message comforting the pain of displaced people and praying for peace. Visitors can observe the daily lives of North Korean residents through telescopes.

After the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, broadcasts to the South and North were stopped, allowing you to view the North in a more peaceful atmosphere.

Stories you can hear here

5 stories · about 9 min

IntroEveryday Life in North Korea Visible Across the Waterway35 sec
SpotGanghwa Peace ObservatoryA View of Songaksan Through the Telescopesabout 2 min
StoryThe Peaceful Transformation of Jejeokbong Peak, Once Meant to Subdue the Enemyabout 3 min
StoryThe Loudspeakers that Stopped After the Inter-Korean Summitabout 2 min
StoryThe Name that Moved from Gimpo to Ganghwaabout 2 min

Preview

On the land just across the water, so close it feels like you could reach out and touch it, people are walking and tending their farms. Separated by only a narrow waterway, the everyday lives of residents in North Korea are visible to the naked eye. This observatory was built on Jejeokbong Peak, a name that means subduing the enemy. How did a spot with such a name become a place for envisioning peace?

Take a moment to focus your attention on the landscape across the quietly flowing river.

Keep listening in the app — stories play automatically by GPS as you get close.Keep listening in the app

Visitor info

Address: 797, Jeonmang-daero, Yangsa-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon
Hours: January, February, November, December 09:00~17:00 (Ticketing closes at 16:00); March, April, September, October 09:00~18:00 (Ticketing closes at 17:00); May, June, July, August 09:00~19:00 (Ticketing closes at 18:00)
Closed: Open all year round
Admission: Adults 2,500 KRW / Teenagers 1,700 KRW / Children 1,000 KRW