Introduction>Local Characteristics
Origin of Arirang

Jeongseon Arirang Festival hosted in early October every year
Korean Traditional Opera Known as "Arirang Changguek" and Arirang School

 
Environment-friendly Agricultural and Forest Products

66% of the farming land in jeongseon is located in mountainous region featuring cool weather at the altitude of over 400m
Optimum farming conditions for specialty agricultural products thanks to wide temperature gap and high altitude
86% of the land is covered with mountain forest, delivering

 
Heaven-blessed Tourism Attractions

35 scenic sports and 29 cultural heritage sites.
Natural 4-season resorts blessed by Heaven
22 famous mountains standing over 1,000m and the source of the Han River

 

Development of Alpine Tourism Attractions

Casino open to Korean nationals, golf club(1,100m from the sea level), ski resort
Rail bike on decommissioned rail line

Rich Natural Resources

Limestone(reserve estimated at 10 billion ton), steel one (annual production estimated at 300,000 ton)

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