Jangheung
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| Jangheung 장흥 |
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| — County — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| - Hangul | 장흥군 | ||
| - Hanja | 長興郡 | ||
| - Revised Romanization | Jangheung-gun | ||
| - McCune-Reischauer | Changhŭng-gun | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Honam | ||
| Administrative divisions | 3 eup, 7 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 617.96 km2 (238.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 53,392 | ||
| - Density | 86/km2 (222.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Dialect | Jeolla | ||
Jangheung County (Jangheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
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[edit] Slow city
Jangheung was designated as the first region of slow city not only in South Korea but also in whole Asia with other local Korean regions in December 2007.
[edit] Spot for filming
Festival (1996) was filmed in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek.[1] The film brings to the viewer very traditional aspects of Korean culture, shot amid the beautiful natural scenery of the surrounding countryside.
[edit] 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.[2]
[edit] Symbols
- Bird : Dove
- Flower : Azalea
- Tree : Camellia
[edit] 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. [3] Its reputation is consistent with current trends toward organically-raised produce, accounting for the mushroom's fame throughout Korea.[4]
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.[5]
[edit] Sister Cities
Haiyan, China- Dongjak-gu, Seoul South Korea since 1997
- Yeongdo-gu, Busan, South Korea[6]
- Bundang, South Korea
[edit] See also
- Cittaslow(Slow city)
- List of Korea-related topics
[edit] References
- ^ Southern point of Namdo - Spring is coming into barley fields 남도의 끝자락… 보리밭 사잇길로 봄이 온다 헤럴드경제 2008.01.18 http://www.heraldbiz.com/SITE/data/html_dir/2008/01/18/200801180011.asp
- ^ The blooming eulalia in Jangheung 장흥 천관산에 억새 활짝 Seoul Shinmun 2007-09-12 http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070912011005
- ^ County official page
- ^ The place of pyogo mushroom표고버섯의 고장 정남진 연합뉴스 2007.12.05
- ^ Jangheung officially acknowledged best region for eco-friendly farming 장흥군, 친환경농업 전국최고 공식인정 Yeonhap news 2006.12.18 (kor) http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LPOD&mid=etc&oid=098&aid=0000194033
- ^ http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/(kor) 자매결연도시
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 34°41′04″N 126°54′27″E / 34.6844444544°N 126.90750001°E
