Towangseong Waterfall

{{Short description|Waterfall on Gangwon Province, South Korea}}

{{Infobox waterfall

|image=토왕성 폭포.jpg

|location=Gangwon Province, South Korea

|name=Towangseong Waterfall

|photo_caption=Towangseong Waterfall in Seoraksan Mountain

|coordinates={{coord|38|9|15.0|N|128|29|41|E|type:waterbody_scale:50000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|height=320 m (1,049 ft)

|number_drops=1

|embedded={{Infobox Korean name

|hangul=토왕성폭포

|hanja=土王城瀑布

|rr=Towangseong Pokpo

|mr=T'owangsŏng P'okp'o

|child=yes

}}

}}

Towangseong Waterfall or Towangseongpokpo ({{Korean|hangul=토왕성폭포|lit=hearty earth fortress waterfall}}{{Citation |last=김 |first=경추 |title=토왕성폭포 (土旺城瀑布) |work=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0059197 |access-date=2024-06-17 |publisher=Academy of Korean Studies |language=ko}}) is a waterfall in Seoraksan, Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea.{{Cite web |last=Administration |first=Cultural Heritage |title=Towangseongpokpo Falls in Seoraksan Mountain - Heritage Search |url=https://english.cha.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=15&ccebAsno=00960000&sCcebCtcd=32&pageIndex=297®ion=&canAsset=&ccebPcd1=&searchWrd=&startNum=&endNum=&stCcebAsdt=&enCcebAsdt=&canceled=&ccebKdcd=&ccebCtcd= |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Cultural Heritage Administration - English Site |language=en}} The three-part waterfall has a top section of 150 m (492 ft), a middle section of 80 m (262 ft) and a bottom section of 90 m (295 ft). At a total combined length of 320 m (1,049 ft), it is the longest waterfall in South Korea.{{Cite web |title=The longest waterfall in Korea. The observatory is too far. - Review of Towangseong Falls, Sokcho, South Korea |url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g317129-d15357676-r634360350-Towangseong_Falls-Sokcho_Gangwon_do.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Tripadvisor |language=en}}

The water flows from the waterfall through two more waterfalls, until it eventually joins a stream called Ssangcheon ({{Korean|hangul=쌍천|hanja=雙川|labels=no}}).

An alternate name for the waterfall is Singwangpokpo ({{Korean|hangul=신광폭포|hanja=神光瀑布|labels=no}}). The "Towang" portion of the waterfall's name, meaning "hearty earth", comes from a belief that rock formations such as the ones found at the waterfall are only possible when there is much earth energy (as in the traditional five elements).