๐ฐ๐ท Andong is a city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province. The Nakdong River flows through the city. Andong is a market centre for the surrounding agricultural areas. Andong has developed rapidly, and is a tourism and cultural centre. Andong is known as a centre of culture and folk traditions. The surrounding area maintains many types of traditions and the Andong Folk Festival is held in mid October every year. One of the most famous aspects of these cultural festivities are the Andong masks. Andong National University, specialising in education and Korean folklore, has grown rapidly since the 1970s. Other tertiary institutions include Andong Science College and Catholic Sangji College.
Andong is divided into 1 eup, 13 myeon and 10 dong.
1Tourist Industry The Hahoe Folk Village is perhaps the most notable folk village in South Korea. This village is listed by the South Korean government with UNESCO as a World Heritage site with Yangdong Folk Village in 2010.
Andong is also a home of Confucian studies and academies during the Joseon Dynasty. The notable examples of seowon, or Confucian academy are Dosan Seowon that enshrines Yi Hwang, Byeongsan Seowon for Yu Seong-ryong, Imcheon Seowon for Kim Seong-il, Gosan Seowon, Hwacheon Seowon and others. Other notable visitor destinations are Sisadan, Jirye Artists' Colony, Bongjeongsa temple and Andong Icheondong Seokbulsang aka Jebiwon Stone Buddha.
Andong also has Andong Dam. In the area where Andong Dam is located, there is a monument to the Andong Samil Movement to honor the March 1st Movement. In addition, there are Wonmom theme parks and Unbu parks.
1Andong has a population of over 168,581 people. Andong also forms the centre of the wider Gyeongsangbuk-do Province which has a population of over 2,700,328 people.
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๐ช๐ธ Benalmรกdena 36.595
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