๐ฐ๐ท Gangneung is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of Gangwon-do. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a very popular area for watching the sun rise, and Gyeongpo Beach. There is an ROKAF airbase south of downtown Gangneung that formerly doubled as a civil airport.
History Gangneung was the home of the Yemaek people in ancient times and became the land of Wiman Joseon in 129 BC. In 128 BC, Nam Ryeo, the army officer of Yaekam, punished Wujang of Wiman Korea and became the territory of the Han dynasty. In the 14th year of Goguryeo Muchheon (313), it entered Goguryeo territory.
In 639, Silla occupied this place and ruled it as a 'Sogyeong' (์๊ฒฝ). In 658, King Moo-yeong abolished the Sogyeong and made an arsenal to send the todok, because it was adjacent to Malgal. In 757, it was renamed Sungju and restored it in 776.
It was renamed Myungju again during the Goryeo period, and it was under the jurisdiction the north of Chuncheon in the 14th year of Sungjong (995). It separated the Hamgyeong-do from the Gangeung and called it Gangneung-do, but it has always been the centre of administration and military. At the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty, it called to Hwadangdo and Wonchundo and rename Gangneung by the name of Gangwon Province in the 5th year of King Sejong (1423).
Some areas have been incorporated into Yangyang since 1945, and Gangneung City was established in 1995 as the areas of Gangneung and Myeongju merged.
Geography Gangneung is located to the east of the Taebaek Mountains, which is the considered the 'waist' of the Korean peninsula. To the East is the Sea of Japan, and to the west are the inner side of Hongcheon County, the Pyeongchang County's Jinbu-myeon and the Daegwallyeong-myeon respectively. The southern side is connected to Donghae City and the Jeongseon County's critical side. The north side is adjacent to Yangyang County Hyunbuk-myeon and Hyunnam-myeon.
The total area of Gangneung City is about 1,040.4ย kmยฒ (401.7ย sqย mi) as of the end of 2015, which accounts for 6.2% of Gangwon Province's 16,873ย kmยฒ (6,515ย sqย mi). 80.4% of the area of Gangneung, 837.36ย kmยฒ (323.31ย sqย mi), is forestland.
Sunrise Sunrises, especially the first in the New Year, are important in traditional Korean culture. The Jeongdongjin and Gyeongpo beaches in Gangneung are popular places to enjoy a sunrise.
Gyeongpodae Area Gangneung is considered special due to its access to both a lake and the sea. Gyeongpodae is a pavilion overlooking a Gyeongpo lake. It is said that one can see the moon five times when at Gyeongpodae. One sees the moon once in the sky, once reflected in the lake, once reflected in the sea, once reflected in the drinking glass, and once more in the eyes of a lover. The site of Gyeongpodae is known for its location east of the centre of the city.
Inside the Gyeongpodae pavilion, built with 28 pillars, is the Gyeongpodaebu, a poem by Yul Gok. Gyeongpodaebu describes the movement of the heavens and the moon. The best view of the moon is on the 15th of the lunar month.
The nearby Gyeongpo Beach has a sandy beach and a line of fresh seafood restaurants, with its proximity to Seoul making it a popular summer destination.
Beach In addition to the Jungdongjin beach where Sandglass, a TV series was taken, there are 18 beaches such as Anmok beach, Gyeongpo beach, Gangmun beach.
Jungdongjin Jeongdongjin Beach is about 250 meters long and is famous for its beautiful sunrise scenery. In particular, the sunrise seen from the top of Goseong Mountain is known to be the most beautiful.
Heritage There are a total of 128 cultural properties in Gangneung. Among them, there are 34 State-designated heritage and 58 Province-designated heritage.
National Treasure No. 51, a gate to an official inn, is in Gangneung. This gate is the front gate of the Gangneung official inn built in the Goryeo Dynasty. It is the oldest gate in the Goryeo Dynasty and is the only cultural property designated as a national treasure among the buildings in Gangwon-do.
Ojukheon is the birthplace of Shin Saimdang and Yulgok Lee. It was designated as Treasure No. 165 by being recognised as one of the oldest architecture in the Korea and being a rare example of preserving the shape of the house of the Joseon Dynasty.
Gangneung Guseongsa site, which was founded by Burma in the 13th year of King Munsung of Silla(851), has been designated as Korea's Historic Site No.448. Inside the temple, treasures are designated as Treasures No. 85, Treasures No. 86, There is a stone Buddhist image designated as No. 38.
Gangneung has a population of over 213,658 people. Gangneung also forms one of the centres of the wider Gangwon Province which has a population of over 1,564,615 people.
To set up a UBI Lab for Gangneung see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork
Gangneung is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Gastronomy see: https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gangneung has links with:
๐ช๐ธ Algemesรญ, Spain ๐บ๐ธ Chattanooga, USA, since 2003 ๐ฏ๐ต Chichibu, Japan ๐ฐ๐ท Gangseo, South Korea ๐ต๐ญ Indang, Philippines ๐ท๐บ Irkutsk, Russia ๐จ๐ณ Jiaxing, China ๐จ๐ณ Mangshi, China ๐ฐ๐ฟ Oskemen, KazakhstanUNESCO Creative Cities for Gastronomy include: ๐น๐ท Afyonkarasihar ๐ฎ๐น Alba ๐ต๐ช Arequipa ๐ฐ๐ญ Battambang ๐ง๐ท Belรฉm ๐ง๐ท Belo Horizonte ๐ฆ๐บ Bendigo ๐ฎ๐น Bergamo ๐ณ๐ด Bergen ๐จ๐ด Buenaventura ๐ช๐ธ Burgos ๐จ๐ณ Chaozhou ๐จ๐ณ Chengdu ๐ง๐ด Cochabamba ๐ช๐ธ Dรฉnia ๐ฒ๐ฝ Ensenada ๐ง๐ท Florianรณpolis ๐จ๐ญ Fribourg ๐ฐ๐ท Gangneung ๐น๐ท Gaziantep ๐น๐ท Hatay ๐ฌ๐ท Heraklion ๐ฟ๐ฆ Hermanus ๐ฎ๐ณ Hyderabad ๐ต๐ญ Iloilo City ๐ฐ๐ท Jeonju ๐ฒ๐ด Macao ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mรฉrida ๐จ๐ฒ Nkongsamba ๐ธ๐ช รstersund ๐ฟ๐ฆ Overstrand Hermanus ๐ต๐ฆ Panama City ๐ง๐ท Paraty ๐ฎ๐น Parma ๐น๐ญ Phuket ๐จ๐ด Popayรกn ๐ช๐จ Portoviejo ๐ฎ๐ท Rasht ๐บ๐ธ San Antonio ๐จ๐ณ Shunde ๐ฏ๐ต Tsuruoka ๐บ๐ธ Tucson ๐จ๐ณ Yangzhou ๐ฑ๐ง Zahlรฉ
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