Tongyeong Yi Sun-sin Park통영 이순신공원

At a glance

In August 1592 Admiral Yi Sun-sin's Joseon fleet won a decisive battle against the Japanese navy in these waters, securing supply routes and breaking the invaders' spirit during the Imjin War. This park on the shore near the Dongho Port breakwater was built to remember the Battle of Hansando. A 17.3 m bronze statue of the admiral stands near the pavilion at its center, facing the sea where his 'crane wing' formation once closed on the enemy. Around it are a memorial tower to sailors lost off Tongyeong, a waterfront deck path, a hydrangea walk, a barrier-free trail, lawns and a children's playground, with Mangilbong peak rising behind.

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1. KKdayTongyeong day tour from BusanAn English-guided day tour from Busan with the Hallyeosudo cable car, a Skyline Luge ride, Jungang Market, Dongpirang Village and Yi Sun-sin Park.Book

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  Follow the waterfront deck path for open views across Tongyeong's harbor toward the sea of the Hansando battle.

Nearby

Dongpirang VillageA hillside village above Tongyeong's Gangguan harbor whose walls and alleys have been covered in murals since 2007.Tongyeong Cable Car (Hallyeosudo View Cable Car)An 8-seat gondola up Mt. Mireuksan in Tongyeong, about 9 minutes over 1,975 m, with views across the islands of the Hallyeosudo waterway.Skyline Luge TongyeongKorea's first luge park: a chairlift ride up Tongyeong's hillside, then four gravity tracks back down with the islands of the south coast in view.Geoje Panorama Cable CarA 1.56 km cable car from Hakdong Pass to the top of Mt. Nojasan, with a 360-degree view over the islands of Geoje's coast.