Shinan

About Shinan

Korea's all-purple island, an 'I Purple You' favorite for ARMY

A Jeollanam-do county of more than 1,000 islands off Korea's southwest coast, reached by car from Mokpo over the Cheonsa Bridge chain. Its headline draw is Purple Island, where the villages, bridges, and roofs of Banwol and Bakji are painted purple, with an 'I Purple You' photo zone that turned it into a pilgrimage for BTS fans.

• ·Purple Island (Banwol and Bakji), villages, bridges, and roofs painted purple, with the 'I Purple You' photo zone
• ·Cheonsa Bridge, a 7.22km sea crossing opened April 2019, the first in Korea to combine cable-stayed and suspension spans in one structure
• ·1004 Island Bonsai Garden on Aphae-do, a county garden of bonsai, wildflowers, greenhouses, and forest-bathing trails
• ·Kim Whanki House on Anjwa-do, birthplace of abstract painter Kim Whanki (1913-1974), National Folklore Cultural Heritage since 2007
• ·Amtae-do Camellia Perm Mural, a 2019 photo-stop mural painted ahead of the Cheonsa Bridge opening
• ·Self-drive island chain (Aphae, Amtae, Anjwa, Jaeun), no realistic public transport between stops