1. How much of it is underwater? Is it ever fully visible? When is the best time to see it?

Petroglyphs of Bangudae have been sunken in the water due to the construction of Sayeon dam to supply industrial water in Ulsan since December of 1965. It is sunken for 9-10 months during a year while it is displayed for 2-3 months among 4 months from October to February, the dry season of the year.

2. How do I get there from Daejeon?

The Ulsan City runs a tour bus to the Bangudae site on 10a.m. every Sunday, but the tour includes other sites such as musesum in Ulsan as well. Arriving near the Bangudae site, you will be asked to walk for 20 minutes to reach the rock carving (the bus is too big to approach the site). But, the city official said that the walk path is quite good and one is likely to enjoy the walking. For those with difficulty in walking a long distance, there are telescopes near the bus stop. To take this tour bus, you have to make a reservation at 052 271 6633, but I am afraid that only Korean explanation is provided. You can take this tour bus at "Tae-hwa gang-byeon dun-chi" (the waterfront of the Taehwa-gang River) which can be reached by a 10-15 miniute taxi ride from the Ulsan Express Bus Terminal.

Or, I recommend you to visit http://www.ulju.ulsan.kr/english/ because there are good information on the Bangudae site, including how to get to the site. On the bottom left, you can find the "Bangudae" menu with the fish drawing.

3. Are there any other similar sites in Korea?

If you enter the words “petroglyph” or “amgakhwa” (petroglyph in Korean) in the search box on the top center of the main page of this website, you can find other petroglyph sites in Korea. The followings are some of the results:

a. Goryeong yangjeondong amgakhwa (Petroglyph in Yangjeon-dong, Goryeong)
Treasure No. 605
Address: 813 Janggi-ri Goryeong-eup Goryeong-gun Gyeongsangbuk-do

b. Daegongni amgakhwa (Petroglyph in Daegok-ri)
Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 163 (designated by Namwon-si)
Address: 401 Daegok-ri Daesan-myeon Namwon-si Jeollabuk-do

c. Yeongcheon boseongni amgakhwa (Petroglyph in Boseong-ri, Yeongcheon)
Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 286 (designated by Yeongcheon-si)
Address: 666-2 Boseong-ri Cheongtong-myeon Yeongcheon-si Gyeongsangbuk-do

d. Yeongil chilpori amgakhwagun (Petroglyph group in Chilpo-ri, Yeongil)
Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 249 (designated by Pohang-si)
Address: 201 Chilpo-ri Heunghae-eup Buk-gu Pohang-si Gyeongsangbuk-do

e. Yeongju gaheungni amgakhwa (Petroglyph in Gaheung-ri, Yeongju)
Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 248 (designated by Yeongju-si)
Address: 264-2 Gaheung-dong Yeongju-si Gyeongsangbuk-do

f.Gyeongju Ansimni amgakhwa (Petroglyph in Ansim-ri, Gyeongju)
Cultural Heritage Material No. 312 (designated by Gyeongju-si)
Address: 14 Ansim-ri Naenam-myeon Gyeongju-si Gyeongsangbuk-do

g. Gyeongju seokjangdong amgakhwa (Petroglyph in Seokjang-dong, Gyeongju)
Monument No. 98 (designated by Gyeongju-si)
Address: San 38-1 Seokjang-dong Gyeongju-si Gyeongsangbuk-do

h. Goryeong anhwari amgakhwa (Petroglyph in Anhwa-ri, Goryeong)
Monument No. 92 (designated by Goryeong-gun)
Address: San 1 Anhwa-ri Ssangnim-myeon Goryeong-gun Gyeongsangbuk-do