Namiseom

Namiseom or Nami Island is a half moon formed island placed in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea, formed because the land round it became inundated via the rising water of the North Han River because the end result of the construction of Cheongpyeong Dam in 1944. Its call originates from General Nami, who died on the age of 28 after being falsely accused of treason all through the reign of King Sejo, the 7th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. Although his grave changed into not determined, there had been a pile of stones wherein his body was purported to be buried.

It was believed that if someone took even one stone from there, it might carry misfortune to their house. An excursion company organized the grave with soil after which developed Namiseom into an entertainment park. Namiseom is positioned three.8 km from Gapyeong County, however belongs to Chuncheon in Gangwon Province. It is 430,000 square meters in area and approximately four km in diameter.