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Sokcho later became a mineral transfer port in 1937. When the Korean peninsula was divided into two countries following World War II, Sokcho was placed under North Korean control, before being captured by the South Korean army on August 18, 1951. [2] [3] Since the Korean Armistice Agreement (1953), it has been a part of South Korea. [4] [5]
Tourism in South Korea and its industry caters to both foreign and domestic tourists. [1] [2] In 2023, 11.0 million foreign tourists visited South Korea, making it the 20th most visited country in the world. [3] Most non-Korean tourists come from East Asia and North America, such as Taiwan and the United States.
The Seorak Cultural Festival is a local cultural festival annually held every end of October in Sokcho city, Gangwon Province, South Korea. [1] Sokco is a tourism city surrounded by Mt. Seoraksan National Park and the Sea of Japan (East Sea), so many of the cultural events there are mostly related to the environment and local specialties such as squid.
For South Korea, tourism has been important since the 1962 Five Year Development Plan. This designated a key economic development sector and a 'patriotic industry' (Hunter, 153). Historically nationalistic or patriotic perspectives have driven for the development of tourism in South Korea.
1961: The Tourism Promotion Law is enacted. 1962: The International Tourism Corporation (ITC) is established to promote South Korea’s tourism industry through the management of major hotels, taxis and the Korea Travel Bureau, as well as by training human resources to support the travel trade. 1968: The number of foreign visitors passes 100,000.
Sometimes called the "ocean train", it was one of the industrial-era train renovations and part of Korail's Tourism Development initiative in the mid-2000s to change existing coal industry railway lines, where service had declined, into tour lines. [7] [8] Sea Train arriving at Jeongdongjin station with Sun Cruise Resort & Yacht in background.
Ulsanbawi (Korean: 울산바위) or Ulsan Rock is a rock with six peaks. It is situated in Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea.Ulsanbawi is one of the primary attractions of Seoraksan, along with Heundeulbawi, Biryeong waterfall (비룡폭포), and Yukdam waterfall (육담 폭포).
VisitKorea.or.kr is a South Korean tourism website by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). It was established in 2008 and by 2023 offered tourist information in 8 languages, with an annual average of 15 million visitors. Its languages are English, Japanese, simplified and traditional Chinese, Spanish, German, French, and Russian. [1] [2]
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