Jangheung County is a county

Administrative divisions of South Korea

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 in South Jeolla Province, South Korea

South Korea

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Slow city

In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.

Spot for filming

Festival (1996) was filmed in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life...

. The film brings to the viewer very traditional aspects of Korean culture, shot amid the beautiful natural scenery of the surrounding countryside.

Eulalia

Jangheung's Cheonkwan Mt. is famous for its beautiful scenery featuring eulalias. The plants reach full height around mid-September and continue to keep their beauty into October.

Special products

The county is famous for its production of the pyogo mushroom(표고버섯). This renowned mushroom is raised without chemical treatment and is cultivated on uncontaminated land. Its reputation is consistent with current trends toward organically-raised produce, accounting for the mushroom's fame throughout Korea.

From strawberries to herbs, eco-friendly cultivation methods are used county-wide to raise crops used in Korean medicine. Jangheung county received an official award in 2006 for growing the region's best high-quality crops.

Climate

Sister cities

Haiyan

Haiyan

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, China

China

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 Dongjak-gu

Dongjak-gu

Dongjak-gu is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, located on the Han River which borders the district to the north...

, Seoul

Seoul

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 South Korea

South Korea

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 since 1997 Yeongdo-gu

Yeongdo-gu

Yeongdo-gu is a gu in Busan, South Korea. The gu itself is limited to Yeong-do located on the south edge of central Busan...

, Busan

Busan

Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...

, South Korea

South Korea

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 Bundang

Bundang

Bundang is the southernmost district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In addition to being the most populous part of the city, it also has the status of being one of the wealthiest regions in Gyeonggi Province...

, South Korea

South Korea

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External links

• County government home page