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Haeundae

Kwanganli

Haeundae
Korea's most popular beach

There's plenty of shopping on and around beach.  Along the boardwalk, carts are set up selling fried potatoes, steamed silkworms, dried squid and assorted sea critters. An army of adjumas comb the sands selling everthing from coffee to sea shell trinkets.

Haeundae is often the setting for class, company, or club meetings.  You will often see circles of people singing, drinking, and/or playing games.  The center photo below was taken during an epic battle for a ball between two very determined young women.  It lasted more than 5 minutes and ended only after a draw was declared.

During the summer, Haeundae gets incredibly crowded, but when these pictures were taken(early spring), there was plenty of room to build a sand castle, feed the pigeons, do some fishing, take a stroll along the beach, and tease the chilly tide. A few public restroom facilities are available, but as the first picture shows, some prefer to use the everpresent sandbox option.

 

Kwanganli Regarded as more of the 'young generation' beach, Kwanganli isn't particularly clean or scenic (the horizon is filled with industrial machinery and a bridge under construction), but there is plenty of beach activity and great people watching. 

A variety of food and beverage is available right on the beach - everthing from red wine to cotton candy to meatsicles.  Just beyond the northeastern end of the beach is Sea Paradise, a popular amusement park and home to the famed 'Viking'.  Small rowboats can be rented - just keep an eye out for wind surfers and the occasional jet skier.