Gangjin
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Gangjin County is a county
in South Jeolla Province, South Korea
. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup
.
It is a noted area for the production of traditional Korean celadon
. Additionally, it is the birthplace of Korean poet Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik
, famous for his work in the 1930s and 1940s in the Jeolla
dialect
.
The county bird is the magpie
. The county flower is the camellia
, and the county tree is the ginkgo. There are also two mascots, Gang and Jin, who represent fire and water, respectively, and who appear throughout the county on signs and sidewalks.
A small portion of Wolchulsan
National Park is located in Gangjin County.
There is a monument to 17th-century Dutch
explorer Hendrick Hamel
, the first westerner to experience and write about Korea
's Joseon Dynasty
era. Hamel and his men were shipwrecked on Jeju island
, and they remained captives in Korea for 13 years.
Administrative divisions of South Korea
||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...
in South Jeolla Province, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup
Gangjin-eup
Gangjin-eup is an administrative division of Gangjin county, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. As with much of Gangjin county, Gangjin-eup is largely agricultural and known for its rice, tomato, and persimmon harvests....
.
It is a noted area for the production of traditional Korean celadon
Celadon
Celadon is a term for ceramics denoting both a type of glaze and a ware of a specific color, also called celadon. This type of ware was invented in ancient China, such as in the Zhejiang province...
. Additionally, it is the birthplace of Korean poet Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik
Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik
Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik was a Korean writer from Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, in present-day South Korea. He participated in the Korean independence movement as a teenager, was jailed for six months in Daegu, and lived in Japan from 1920-1923...
, famous for his work in the 1930s and 1940s in the Jeolla
Jeolla
Jeolla was a province in southwestern Korea, one of the historical Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. It consisted of the modern South Korean provinces of North Jeolla, South Jeolla and the Special City of Gwangju as well as Jeju Island...
dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
.
The county bird is the magpie
Magpie
Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...
. The county flower is the camellia
Camellia
Camellia, the camellias, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalaya east to Korea and Indonesia. There are 100–250 described species, with some controversy over the exact number...
, and the county tree is the ginkgo. There are also two mascots, Gang and Jin, who represent fire and water, respectively, and who appear throughout the county on signs and sidewalks.
A small portion of Wolchulsan
Wolchulsan
Wolchulsan is a mountain located in South Jeolla province, South Korea, and spans both Gangjin and Yeongam counties. At its peak, Cheonhwangbong, it rises to 808.7 meters, making it the highest point in Gangjin County....
National Park is located in Gangjin County.
There is a monument to 17th-century Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
explorer Hendrick Hamel
Hendrick Hamel
Hendrick Hamel was the first Westerner to write and experience first-hand in the Joseon Dynasty era in Korea . He later wrote "Hamel's Journal and a Description of the Kingdom of Korea, 1653-1666", published after his return to the Netherlands.Hendrick Hamel was born and died in Gorinchem...
, the first westerner to experience and write about Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
's Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
era. Hamel and his men were shipwrecked on Jeju island
Jeju-do
Jeju-do is the only special autonomous province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946...
, and they remained captives in Korea for 13 years.
Other Places of Interest
- Gangjinman Bay, in MaryangMaryangMaryang is located in Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, South Korea. It is one of ten myeon in Gangjin county, and it is notable for commercial and recreational fishing.Maryang was designated a myeon on April 1, 1989...
-myeon. - Geumgok Temple (금곡사), in Gangjin-eupGangjin-eupGangjin-eup is an administrative division of Gangjin county, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. As with much of Gangjin county, Gangjin-eup is largely agricultural and known for its rice, tomato, and persimmon harvests....
. - Baekryeon Temple (백련사), in Doam-myeon.
- Mt. Su-in (수인산), 561 meters, in Byeongyeong-myeon.
- BoeunsanBoeunsanBoeunsan is the name of a mountain in Gangjin county, Jeollanam-do province, South Korea. Its highest point is at Udubong , 439 meters.Boeunsan is north of Gangjin-eup in Gangjin county, and runs parallel to National Route 2....
(보은산), 439 meters, in Gangjin-eupGangjin-eupGangjin-eup is an administrative division of Gangjin county, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. As with much of Gangjin county, Gangjin-eup is largely agricultural and known for its rice, tomato, and persimmon harvests....