Jecheon

Jecheon (; ) is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The city is a major railway junction or a transportation mecca, served by the Jungang, Chungbuk and Taebaek Lines. Jecheon has scenic surroundings and several tourist spots like the Uirimji Reservoir, Cheongpung Lake and Cheongpung Cultural Properties complex. It is also the home of Semyung University.

The city's name derives from the Korean words ''je'' (, which means "dam") and ''cheon'' (, which means "river").

Location

Jecheon is located in the northern part of North Chungcheong Province bordering Mungyeong to the south, while Wonju and Yeongwol-gun, which are located in Gangwon Province, are to the north. It is well known for its mountains and lake environments. Jecheon is well known as the "healing city". A wide variety of traditional medical and herbal products and therapies are available, attracting people all over Korea to visit the city.

As Korea's overall inland mountainous area, the natural environment is well preserved, and the air is so clear and pleasant that most mountain villages do not lose. Since there are not many ruins or tourist facilities in the city, Uirimji, built during the Samhan period, is used as a representative tourist destination.

Herbs are famous as local specialties. In particular, Hwanggi is said to distribute 80% of the nation's distribution through local herbal markets.

Climate

Jecheon has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

It is so cold that it often snows in April, commonly called Jeberia. There are even times when it hits minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter. Along with Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, it is the coldest winter region in the region south of Gangwon State and Gyeonggi-do. When a cold wave warning is issued in a nearby area, it is common to issue a cold wave warning, and padding is a must-have for winter rather than a coat. This is because it is an inland region and a double basin of 300m above sea level consisting of high mountains easily exceeding 1,000m above sea level, such as Chiaksan, Sobaeksan, and Wolaksan. As a result, it is an area where the annual temperature difference is quite large, similar to Cheorwon-gun when it is really cold. According to the official observation, the lowest temperature ever recorded was -27.4 °C on January 4, 1981. Since the 2010s, -25.9 °C recorded on January 6, 2010 and February 3, 2012 was the lowest.

Tourism

Ten views in the city:
* Uirimji
* Bakdaljae
* Woraksan Mountain
* Cheongpoong cultural town, Hoban
* Geumsusan
* Yonghagugok
* Songgyegyegok
* Oksunbong
* Taksajeong
* Baeronseongji
* Solbat Park
* Deokjusansang Fortress
* Jecheon Hyanggyo
* Cheongpungho Lake Observatory

Twin towns – sister cities

Jecheon is twinned with:

* Hualien City, Taiwan
* Pasay, Philippines
* Qichun County, China
* Spokane, United States
* Zhangshu, China

Notable people from Jecheon

* Kim So-hui (), taekwondo practitioner
* Park Sang-ha (), volleyball player
* Jung Woong-in (), actor
* Lee Sang-kyu (), activist, labourer and politician
* Lee Byungryul (), poet, television writer, and prose writer
* Choi Geum-jin (), poet
* Uhm Jung-hwa (), singer, actress and dancer
* Hwiyoung (Real Name: ''Kim Young-kyun'', ), singer, dancer, actor and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boygroup SF9
* Microdot and Sanchez, rappers, brothers, grew up in Auckland City, New Zealand.
* Lim Sung-jin (), volleyball player

See also

* List of cities in South Korea
* People Power Party (South Korea)

References

External links

Jecheon city government home page

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Cities in North Chungcheong Province