Located in Bangha-ri, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon city, Nami island originally was not an island but currently is an island of Bukhan river, which was made by water¡¯s being filled due to the construction of Cheongpyeong dam.
The circumference is 6 km and the width is 130,000 pyeong, and since in the center of the island, the green of around 80,000 pyeong was created, and since there stand chestnut trees and poplars like folding screens, around the island, it is the best for walking. If you enter the island along the road stretching from the ferry of Nami island, you can see the grave of General Nam I from which the name of this island originated.
General Nam I passed the military service examination at 17 years old, and in the 13th year of King Sejo of Joseon dynasty, he suppressed the rebellion of Lee, Si-Ae so that he became a meritorious retainer, and at 27 years old, he became the minister of the Ministry of War, but after King Sejo died and King Yejong ascended to the throne, he was accused of a traitor, so he died young at 28 years old. One piece of poem that is often heard to us, ¡°If a man cannot suppress the nation at 20 years old, who will be a heroic man afterwards.¡±, is transmitted as the poem of General Nam I. In Nami island, since there is a widely-spreading green, and the forest with chestnut trees, gingko trees, maples, and pine trees, etc. grow, and various play equipments, lodging facilities, zoo, botanical garden, and even the amusement park are perfectly created, it has the aspect as a comprehensive resort.
As a place that keeps the beauty and artistic effect of four-season nature, Nami island is loved as a rest space from which romance is given to the youth, memory is given to sweeties, and warm heart is fully given to the family and employees. In particular, since it was widely known as a place where TV drama, ¡°Winter Sonata¡± of 2002, was photographed, it became a famous noted place for tourism, which many tourists from the Southeast Asian area such as Hongkong visit.