Sinchon Voyage Tips and guide

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Sinchon country (신천군) is a town in South Hwanghae province.

38°21′22″N 125°28′48″E

Map of Sinchon

• Chahyesa Buddhist temple. Famous temple founded in 1572 (updated Sep 2015)
• 38.3547125.48751 Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities. Sinchon is the site of a massacre of civilians which is blamed on the Americans by the North Korean government (Historians outside North Korea believe the massacre was propagated by both pro and anti communist vigilantes at the time). Expect a fairly one sided view of history. (updated Sep 2015)

• 38.44908125.5088172 Goguryeo Tombs. North Korea's first UNESCO world heritage site. These tombs include that of King Tongmyŏng, the founder of the Koguryo dynasty who died in 19 BCE. (updated Aug 2019)

• Visit the Sinch'ŏn and Kŭlloja hot springs.

• 38.36125.48351 Sinchon Central Market. (updated Sep 2015)