กกกก Designated Historical Site No.189, Chungnyolsa is a shrine dedicated to the great war hero, General Im Kyong-op who lived during the reign of King Injo of the Choson Dynasty.
It was built in 1726, the 2nd year of the reign of King Yongjo. King Yongjo endowed the shrine with the name of Chungnyolsa and began sending government officials to conduct memorial services in Im Kyong-op's honour every spring and fall. In 1791, King Chongjo did a writing for a monument which was set at this shrine.
The shrine was declared a "sacred place" in 1978. The shrine contains the Chunggnyolsa monument, the Chungnyolsowonji and General Im's personal effects.
3.5 km from Chungnyolsa Shrine is the grave site of General Im Kyong-op which was designated Ch'ungch'ongbuk- do Monument No.67.

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Division	Adults	Military/Students	Children
Individuals	160	70	70
Group Rates	110	50	50

Excellent express bus

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Transport Type	From (Term./Sta.)	To	Operating hours	Running Frequency	Trip Duration
Tongseoul	Ch'ungju	06:10-21:10	10/day	1h	5,300
Seoul	Ch'ungju	06:30-20:30	14/day	2h	5,300

Express bus

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Transport Type	From (Term./Sta.)	To	Operating hours	Running Frequency	Trip Duration
Tongseoul	Ch'ungju	06:30-20:20	20 mins.	1h	3,700
Seoul	Ch'ungju	06:30-20:30	30 mins.	2h	3,700

Road Guide

• Seoul - Ilchuk I.C - (21km) - Changhowon - (34km) - Ch'ungju
  
• Seoul - Umsong I.C - (13.5km) - Umsong - (26km) - Ch'ungju

Chungju City Bus Office: 82-441-42-0038, 82-441-42-5708

Tourist hotel

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Name	Tel.	Rate / day
Ch'ungju Imperial Pastel	82-441-43-8181 82-441-848-0470 82-441-848-1188	48,400-162,200 47,000-300,000 35,000-36,300

Ordinary hotel

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Name	Tel.	Rate / day
Chungang Saehan Ch'ungju Milimjang	82-441-847-2151 82-441-44-7111 82-441-44-4455 82-441-845-5537	22,500 22,500 18,200 18,200

Yogwans

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Name	Tel.	Rate / day
Yujongjang Taehajang Solinjang Hwangsiljang Gwibinjang Yumyongpark Hallapark	82-441-847-8874 82-441-43-9309 82-441-42-9393 82-441-44-7761 82-441-43-2788 82-441-845-2345 82-441- 848-0287	16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000

Open
Mar. - Oct. (09:00-18:00), Nov. - Feb. (09:00-17:00)

Convenience facilities
restaurants, western style restaurants, Japanese style restaurants,
coffee shops, shops, parking lot(near the entrance, 700-car capacity)

Cutural property

1. Standing Iron Maitreya of Tanhosa Temple (Treasure No. 512),
2. 3-Story Stone Pagoda of Tanhosa Temple (Local Cultural Property No.69)

Folk festival
Uruk Festival (October, Chungju)

Local products
Ch'ungju apples, Ssogari fish, Napsok crafts, marble crafts

Nearby tourist spots
T'ankumdae (2 km), Ch'ungjuho Lake (11 km), and Suanbo Hot Spring(20 km)

Hiking trails

1. Ch'ungnyolsa Shrine - Suanbo Hot Spring - Songgye Valley - Mt. Woraksan -
   Choryonggwanmun Gate (80km, 3 hrs. by bus)
2. Ch'ungryolsa Shrine - T'angumdae - Ch'ungjusansong Fortress - Suanbo Hot Spring -
   8 Scenic Spots of Tanyang - Kosu Cave (100km, 3 hrs.)
3. Ch'ungnholsa Shrine - Suanbo Hot Spring - Songgye Valley - Mt. Wolaksan -
   Choryonggwanmun Gate (80km, 3hrs. by bus)

Name	Type	Tel.
Sangjujip Shiktang(Restaurant) Nolbu Possam Hyondai Buffet Chungwon Garden Kajok Shiktang(Restaurant) Unjong Shiktang(Restaurant)	Korean Restaurants Korean Restaurants Others Korean Restaurants Chinese Restaurants Korean Restaurants	82-431-56-7928 82-431-67-4821 82-431-272-9200-2 82-431-66-0554 82-431-211-1324 82-431-847-2820