[Harumanbo] Beautiful Scenery and Great Restaurants... Gangjeongbo Green Trail

Gangjeongbo Green Road, located in Daegu Metropolitan City, opened in December 2011. It consists of mountain paths, rice paddy paths, field paths, village paths, and riverside embankment paths along the Nakdong River, and includes Dalseong Wetland and Gangjeongbo, the 6th scenic spot among the 12 Nakdong River Ecological Landscape Bases selected by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

This trail allows visitors to experience historical sites such as Yuksinsa, Taegojung, Dogokjae, Dalseong Samgahen, and Hamokjeong, which are designated as treasures, folk materials, and tangible cultural properties of Daegu City. It is also the site of the Yuksinsa Tourism Development Project and the Nakdong River Restoration Project.

The panoramic trail starts from Gangjeongbo, ascending Jukgoksan Mountain and leading to Yuksinsa. The riverside space of the Nakdong River and the surrounding forest paths harmonize to create a beautiful landscape. Especially, the mountain path of Moambong and the mountain path leading to Yuksinsa offer excellent views.

The cherry blossom paths along the riverside embankment and the crape myrtle path at Yuksinsa attract visitors during the blooming season. There are restaurants known as the origin of Maeuntang (spicy fish stew) and eateries specializing in eel dishes, making it a perfect gourmet exploration route.

Dalseong Hamokjeong was built in 1604 (the 37th year of King Seonjo) by Nakpo (洛浦) Lee Jongmun (李宗文), a militia leader during the Imjin War. The pavilion name Hamokjeong was given by King Injo, who stayed here before ascending the throne, and as a result of this connection, he personally wrote the name for Lee Jongmun’s eldest son, Lee Ji-young. Also, while it was customary for commoners’ houses not to have attached rafters called Buyeon (附椽) above the main rafters, by King Injo’s order, Buyeon was installed. The name ‘Hamok’ is derived from a passage in the preface to Dengwang Pavilion written by Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty: "The setting sun flies in formation with the lonely ibis, and the autumn water shares the same color as the distant sky." This pavilion, used as a sarangchae (men’s quarters), has a scale of 4 kan (bays) in the front and 2 kan on the side, with one additional kan on the right side extended forward as a nu (veranda) and one room added at the back, forming a pavilion-shaped floor plan.

Dalseong Samgahen is a Joseon Dynasty house located in Pahoe Village, which borders Myogol Village, where descendants of Chungjeonggong Park Paengnyeon of the Suncheon Park clan settled and lived, separated by a low mountain.