Gangwon is fun for everyone, not just the BTS Army


Is this the world's most famous bus stop? The BTS Army thinks so. – Photos: GISELE SOO/The Star

One of the best places to celebrate nature is in Gangwon-do, a former province in South Korea that is now recognised as a state.

Located on the northeastern part of the country and surrounded by mountains, Gangwon is actually in the Korean Demilitarised Zone or the DMZ, where the border of the South and North Korea lies.

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