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Cheongdo County (''Cheongdo-gun'') is a

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North Gyeongsang North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...

Province,

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. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway. The seat of government is located in the center of the county, in Hwayang-eup. In the

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period, Cheongdo may have been the site of the small polity of Ieso-guk. It was later absorbed into

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, and gained its current name of "Cheongdo" in 940. The county's nine subdivisions were established in 1919. The county government moved to its current location in 1961. In 1966, the

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began in Sindo 1-ri, Cheongdo-eup. Every year Cheongdo is host to an international

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festival. The slogan for Cheongdo is "Singgreen Cheongdo."

Administrative divisions

Cheongdo is divided into two ''eup'' and seven ''myeon'', as below. These in turn are divided into 212 ''ri'', and 668 natural villages (''jayeon burak''). Map of Chengdo, South Korea

Twin towns – sister cities

Cheongdo is

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with: *

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* Nenjiang, China

Festivals

* Bullfighting Festival * Persimmon (Bansi) Festival * Lantern Festival

Culture

Museums

* Cheongdo Museum

Monuments

* Cheongdo Memorial Park of Saemaeul Undong

Parks

* Unmunsan National Recreational Forest

experiences

* Seonamseowon Confucian Academy * Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park Auto-camping Site * Cheongdo Bicycle Park Camping Site * Cheongdo Rail Bike * Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park * Comedy Cheolgabang Theater * Korea Comedy Town

Other important spots

* Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium * Cheongdo Wine Tunnel * Cheongdo Provence

Architecture

Historical

* Songamjeongsa House * Unmunsa Temple

Foreigners

As Cheongdo is a small town, with a population that is just over 50,000, there is not a high number of foreigners. However, there are a few foreigners that are living there as English teachers through th
EPIK Program
Unfortunately, it is very rare to come across a local Cheongdo resident that speaks English. Learning basic Korean is an essential for living in Cheongdo.

Climate & Weather

Much like the rest of Korea, Cheongdo has four distinct seasons. Summers in Cheongdo can be extremely hot as Cheongdo is only 30 minutes away from Daegu by train. Daegu is known to be one of the hottest cities in South Korea, due to the surrounding mountains that trap all the heat. Winters can be rather cold, reaching -15 degrees Celsius on occasion. Furthermore, the air is extremely dry during the winter time. Both Autumn and Spring are rather mild, no

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conditions for either. However, during Spring, typically in April, the air quality is very poor. It is very common to see locals protecting themselves with face masks against the " yellow dust."

References

External links

County government website
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