Editing Cheongju (section)

==Cultural properties==
*'''Sangdangsanseong''' (Sangdang Mountain Fortress) lies on the slopes of Mt. Uam within the city limits.  The fortress is mainly a {{convert|3|to(-)|4|m|ft|adj=mid|abbr=off|-tall}} wall that stretches over {{convert|4.2|km|mi|1|abbr=off}} in circumference.  The present walls date to the 1716 restoration of the site.  Within the walls lies a small tourist village that has several restaurants.
*'''Cheongju National Museum''' also lies near Mt. Uam, and houses several exhibits of cultural artifacts from the nearby area.
*'''[[Heungdeoksa Temple Site]]''' is the home to the [[Cheongju Early Printing Museum|Early Printing Museum]], and is to be the site of the printing of [[Jikji]], the oldest existent book printed using movable metal type.  The museum itself contains exhibits related to the art of printing through the ages.
*'''Yongdusaji Cheoldanggan''' (The Iron Flagpole of the Yongdu Temple Site) is designated Korean National Treasure number 41, and is located near Lotte Department Store in downtown Cheongju.  Made of twenty iron cylinders, the flagpole stands {{convert|13.1|m|ft|1|abbr=off}} tall, and was formerly used to hang flags to honour the Buddha.
*'''National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art – Cheongju''' (MMCA Cheongju) which is scheduled to open in December 2018, will be the first museum in Korea to open its conservation center to the general public. Notably, MMCA Cheongju is being constructed within a renovated tobacco factory, which once played a major role in Korea's modern industry. The new building has been especially designed to use energy more efficiently and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As such, the new museum will be a high-profile example of a project combining elements of urban revitalization and historical preservation.
*'''Chojeonghaenggung''' (Chojeong Temporary Palace) is a temporary palace where [[Sejong the Great|King Sejong]] stayed for treatment of an eye disease. It is said that King Sejong completed the creation of Hangul here. This place was destroyed during the Joseon Dynasty, and restoration work began in December 2017, and construction was completed in December 2019. It opened in June 2020. Also, Chojeong Mineral Water produced near here is quite famous carbonated water. It is known that King Sejong also tried to treat an eye disease with carbonated water produced in Chojeong. Chojeonghaenggung is located in Naesu-eup, Cheongwon District.