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Seogwipo Port
Seogwipo (; ) is the second-largest city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline in the southern part of Jeju Province, South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and 2002 FIFA World Cup host, it had a population of 192,566 as of the end of February, 2024. History Early history Hundreds of Seogwipo's oldest archeological artifacts were found in Saengsugwe Cave near Cheonjiyeon Waterfall on the south coast of Jeju. After an extensive excavation by a team of experts from Jeju National Museum in November 2010, hundred of Stone Age artifacts were unearthed. Another ancient location in Seogwipo is the village of Hamo. Artifacts found there during a 2005 excavation include pieces of earthenware and shell mounds from the Neolithic Age. In the beginning, Seogwipo was a part of Tamna, an ancient kingdom of Jeju. The kingdom traded with other nations across the Korean pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of South Korea
The largest cities of South Korea have an autonomous status equivalent to that of provinces. Seoul, the largest city and capital, is classified as a ''teukbyeolsi'' (List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, Special City), while the next six-largest cities are classified as ''gwangyeoksi'' (Metropolitan Cities). Smaller cities are classified as ''si'' ("cities") and are under provincial jurisdiction, at the same level as counties. City status Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urban area, urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. An English translation is available from the Korea Legislative Research Institute, but is out of date: Article 7 of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seongeup Folk Village
Seongeup Folk Village () is a traditional Korean folk village in , Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. It has been continually inhabited for around 600 years, since the 15th century, and is maintained to resemble its traditional pre-modern form. The entire village, as well as several individual buildings inside it, are National Folklore Cultural Heritages of South Korea. Two trees in it are Natural Monuments of South Korea. Description The village is an authentic () that dates to at latest the early Joseon period. It was the county office beginning in 1423, during the reign of Sejong the Great. It was continually used as an administrative center until 1914. It was once much larger than its current form, with reportedly around 1,500 households. It waned in influence by the 1930s. The village is filled with ''hanok'', traditional Korean buildings. There was a major fire in 1826, where around 80 buildings were destroyed, and there was another fire in 1948 during the Jeju upr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Amberjack
The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, ''Seriola quinqueradiata'', is a species of Amberjack, jack bony fish, fish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as ''shiyu'' () in China, ''bang'eo'' () in Korea, and ''buri'' () or ''hamachi'' () in Japan. Although it is frequently listed on menus as "yellowtail tuna", it is a fish of an entirely different family, the Carangidae, rather than the family Scombridae that includes tunas, mackerels, and bonitos. Description Japanese amberjack usually grows to around 1 meter in length, though some can reach 1.5 meters. They have a characteristic yellow band that runs horizontally along the length of the body, as well as a yellow tail, hence their name. Mojako.jpg, Juvenile Japanese amberjack Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.ART.197 - Seriola quinqueradiata Temminck and Schlegel - Kawahara Keiga - 1823 - 1829 - Siebold Collection - pencil drawing - water colour.jpeg, Japanese amberjack, painting by K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moseulpo Port
Moseulpo Port () is a port in Hamo-ri, Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. Description Its name is derived from the Korean word ''mosalgae'' (), meaning "port with sand". The waters around the port have long been reputed as good for fishing, with its Japanese amberjack () being particularly famous. Around the immediate vicinity of the port, there are numerous restaurants that specialize in the fish, and a festival themed around the fish is held around late November each year. In 1918, during the Japanese colonial period, it had a shipping route with Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ..., Japan. In 1971 it was designated a type 1 fishing port, and is now a national fishing port. It now maintains routes to Gapado, an island south of Jeju. Nearby is Hamo Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seongsan Ilchulbong
Seongsan Ilchulbong (), also called Sunrise Peak, is a volcano on eastern Jeju Island, in Seongsan-ri, Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. It is 182 meters high and has a volcanic crater at the top. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful tourist sites, it is famed for being the easternmost mountain on Jeju, and thus the best spot on the island to see the first sunrise of the year. Seongsan Ilchulbong is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Natural World Heritage Site, as part of the item Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes. Etymology "Seongsan" and "Ilchulbong" are two alternate names for the mountain that only in recent years have been joined together into a single name. "Seongsan" means "fortress mountain"; the mountain is said to resemble a Korean fortress. "Ilchulbong" means "sunrise peak". This latter name has reportedly been used since ancient times, and is derived from a belief that the mountain is one of the best places to view the sunrise on Jeju Island. The mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
