Anyang () is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
Province, South Korea. With a population of approximately 600,000, it is the 20th largest city in South Korea. It is a
satellite city
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of
Seoul
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and located approximately south of
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
, and north of Suwon. It is connected to Seoul via the
Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang (Soonchunhyang Univ ...
and
Line 4. The City motto of Anyang is "Livable city, Proud citizens". City symbols are a grape mascot named 'Podong-i',
Forsythia (flower),
Ginkgo
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(tree), and
eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, j ...
s.
Geography
Anyang is divided into two-halves for administrative purposes: the Manan district to the west and Dongan district to the east. The Manan district is an old and original downtown area centered on Anyang Station. It is dominated by a shopping area with outdoor markets, known as "ilbeonga" (first street). The Dongan district is a new, wealthy suburb of
Pyeongchon. The tallest building in Anyang is the
Acro Tower, which was completed in April 2007. It is a twin-tower office building in the Dongan district, across the street fro
Anyang City Hall Anyang is a convenient transportation center between Seoul and other major cities across the country.
Anyang spans . Forest and fields constitute , urban development constitutes , dry fields constitute , rice paddies constitutes , and other land use constitutes .
Anyang is surrounded by mountains on all four sides. These mountains are
Gwanak Mountain and
Samsung Mountain to the north,
Suri Mountain to the southwest, and
Cheongye Mountain and
Morak Mountain to the other sides. There are eight streams and rivers in Anyang, with a length of .
The main river is
Anyang River (one of the four main tributaries of the
Han River in Seoul), which is long. It has a basin area of , fed by 21 tributaries. The center of the overall elliptical basin topography is low and flat. The river runs through the center of Anyang city and is a common place for people to walk, jog, or ride bikes.
The river flows through seven cities in
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
. This, however, has caused major issues with pollution. River banks are often covered with parking lots or athletic fields, combined with poor sewerage systems in the upper reaches of the river. As a result, the Anyang Stream Watershed Management Committee for Water Quality Improvement had been established to address some of these issues.
Between 1974 and 1977, Samduck paper and Samyoung hardboard factories poured
industrial waste into the Suam and Samseong Rivers (two of the tributaries of Anyang River), causing the rivers to become toxic. This pollution was serious, and local residents dug pools to collect the industrial waste, producing a large, damp paper slab at the base of the pools. Local elder women citizens cut out the paper slabs into blocks that were sold back to Samduck; the remaining residues from the drying process were kept and used as fire fuel by the residents during winter. The "owner of Samduck recently donated his factory ground to the city as a gesture of compensation to the citizens of Anyang". In November 2008, the site reopened as a city park.
Climate
Anyang is very cold and dry in winter and hot and humid in summer. However, Anyang is cooler than Seoul in summer. The average annual temperature is 12.3c, while the average rainfall is 1,344mm. Around two-thirds of Anyang's rainfall occurs during monsoon season between June and August.
History
The name Anyang originates from Anyang mall which was established by
Wang Geon
Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943), also known as Taejo Wang Geon (; ), was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Taejo ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Thre ...
, the First Emperor of the
Goryeo dynasty. In the fourth year of
Hyōgong, king of Silla (900), Wang Geon, a general of
Gung Ye
Gung Ye ( – 24 July 918, r. July 901 – 24 July 918) was the king of the short-lived state of Taebong (901–918), one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. Although he was a member of the Silla royal family, he became a victim of the power s ...
, was passing through
Samsung Mountain to quell the rebellion in the
Gumju (Siheung) and
Gwaju (Gwacheon) areas. During their travels, the troops met an old Buddhist priest named
Neungjung, and while listening to the priest, Wang Geon had the idea of building a temple at the location. Anyang itself is a Buddhist term signifying a heavenly land where unimaginable joy and freedom overflow.
As with most towns and cities in South Korea, Anyang has experienced tremendous urban growth during the past few decades. Anyang was severely battered by warfare during the Korean War. Ten years after it ended, the area's population was still largely rural and its landscape agricultural. It was well known for its grape growing. Anyang was given city status in 1973 and has grown to become the 15th most populated city in the country. It is also becoming a commuter city for many workers in Seoul because of its close proximity.
Modern history
*1963: A ferry sank near
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
drowning 37 children and 12 adults, the majority of whom were school children from Anyang who were returning from a picnic.
*1964: Three people were killed and 100 injured in an explosion of artillery duds in an Anyang workshop.
*1973: Anyang is granted city status.
*1977: A flood devastates the Seoul region killing 335, including 148 in Anyang and adjacent areas.
Anyang Technical College opens.
*1991: Police forced their way into Anyang Prison Hospital to retrieve the body of Labour Leader Park Chang-soo who they believed had committed suicide by leaping from a window. It took nine hours to get past the 1,500 protesters who were protecting the body in the belief that he had been murdered and that the police were trying to consist a cover-up.
*1995: Former South Korean president
Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan (; or ; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 198 ...
was placed in Anyang Prison as he was to be indicted on charges stemming from a 1979 mutiny.
*1997: Chun Doo-hwan is freed from Anyang Prison.
*2001: Anyang City officials tell
Komachi Japan they will not accept seventeen Komachi exchange students due to distorted content of Japanese text books on the Korean War.
*2007: In September, 23 Korean hostages, held captive by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, are freed and upon their arrival are taken to Sam Anyang Hospital. Hye-jin Lee, 11, and her friend Ye-seul Woo, 8, went missing on Christmas Day in Anyang. Lee's body was found on a mountain in
Suwon 77 days after the children went missing.
*2013: The 12th Anyang Citizens Festival was held in Pyeongchon Central Park. This festival celebrated Anyang's 40th anniversary as a city.
Demographics
Like most cities in South Korea, the population is made up almost entirely of ethnic Koreans. In 1968, the population was about 50,000
and in 2004 the population was around 600,000.
In 2007, there were 624,197 South Koreans resident in Anyang (311,702 males and 312,495 females), and 6,491 non-South Koreans (3,148 males and 3,343 females). Non-South Koreans were Chinese (4,706), Vietnamese (315), Americans (283), Filipinos (168), Japanese (147), British (21), and others including Israelis (771).
Administration
![Anyang-map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Anyang-map.png)
Administrative divisions
Anyang has 2 administrative wards:
*
Manan-gu
Manan-gu is a district of the city of Anyang in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Manan-gu is divided into the following "''dong''"s.
*Anyang 1 to 9 Dong
*Seoksu 1 to 3 Dong
*Bakdal 1 to 2 Dong
See also
*Anyang, Gyeonggi
A ...
(made up of three areas) - households: 100,900
*
Dongan-gu
Dongan-gu is a district of the city of Anyang in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Dongan-gu is divided into the following "'' dong''"s.
*Bisan-dong (Divided in turn into Bisan 1 to 3 Dong, Buheung-dong and Daran-dong)
*Gwanyan ...
(made up of four areas) - households: 125,600
Subdivisions
The city is divided into 31 further subsidiary districts ('dong')
subdivisions of cities and counties in South Korea.
*Figures based on resident registration figures made available by local government offices.
City plans
In early 2010, previous Anyang mayor, Phil-woon Lee announced plans to build a 100-storey city hall. It was thought that it could house a hotel, cinemas, shopping complexes and other facilities. However, the plans garnered negative responses from both central government and local residents, as several other local governments recently built new city hall at great tax payer expense.
Other recent major redevelopment plans have taken down several buildings in Anyang, particularly the Manan Gu area's run down apartment buildings on highly valued land within walking distance of
Anyang Station
Anyang Station is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Anyang 1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, South Korea. The station's sole exit offers access to Enter-6 Mall, which occupies the same building. Travel time from Anyang Stat ...
.
Jobs and industry
Many workers from Seoul are residents in Anyang, commuting daily between Anyang and Seoul. There are 1,194 companies based in Anyang City.
An area encompassing a 3 km section from
Myunghak Station to
Indeogwon Station to
Kwanak-ro was appointed as '
Anyang Venture Valley
Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively.
It had a ...
' in November 2001 as a part of an effort to support venture companies. There are currently 6,300 people working in 238 company and venture company facilities including
Anyang K-Center and
Manan Venture Center,
Pyongchon IT Venture Center,
Kumkang Venturetel and
Delta Venture Center.
Arts
Anyang City Hall has a project named 'Anyang Art City 21 Project' which aims to create "a beautiful city, an art city and a well-being city by adding virtuosity to the exterior of city buildings and harmonizing the city sight with natural environment".
Anyang also has the country's only
Singing Road, which is made from grooves cut into the ground, which driven over causes a
tactile
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* Tactile, related to the sense of touch
* Haptics (disambiguation)
* Tactile (device), a text-to-braille translation device
See also
* Tangibility, in law
* Somatosensory system, where sensations are processed
* CD96
CD ...
vibration
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and audible rumbling transmitted through the wheels into the
car body. Drivers can hear the tune of "
Mary Had a Little Lamb
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Background
The nursery rhyme was ...
", and the road is intended to help motorists stay alert and awake.
Notable people
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Cha Seung-won (actor)
*
Heo Chan-mi
Huh Chan-mi (; born April 6, 1992), is a South Korean singer. Huh made her debut in 2010 as a member of a South Korean co-ed group Coed School. She was also a member of Coed School's female unit F-ve Dolls from 2011 until her departure from th ...
(singer)
*
Han Hee-jun
Han Hee-jun (Hangul: 한희준; April 20, 1989) is a Korean-American singer from Flushing, Queens, New York, who finished in ninth place on the eleventh season of ''American Idol.'' He signed with Polaris Entertainment in 2012. In 2013, he fin ...
(singer)
*
Ji Chang-wook
Ji Chang-wook (born 5 July 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer. He rose to fame for playing the lead role of Dong-hae in daily drama series ''Smile Again'' (2010–2011), and had notable lead roles in television series such as '' Warrior B ...
(actor)
*
Kim Hongjoong (singer, member of
Ateez)
*
Kim Jennie (singer, member of
Blackpink
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)
*
Kim Jong-kook
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(singer)
*
Kim Min-gyu (singer, member of
Seventeen)
*
Kim Seok-jin
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(singer, member of
BTS
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)
*
Kim Se-jeong
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(singer, member of
Gugudan
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)
- Originally from
Gimje
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History
The Gimje area is located on the "great plains" of Korea and has been cultivated since ancient times.
Nations of early date ascended in the year 200. The Baekje Kingd ...
,
Jeollabuk-do
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*
Kim Yeon-ji
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(singer)
*
Kim Yong-jun (singer)
*
Kim Yu-bin (singer)
*
Kim young-bin (singer, member of
SF9
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)
*
Lee Hyun-woo (actor)
*
Park Gyu-ri
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Life and career 1988–2002: Early life and career beginnings
Par ...
(singer)
*
Park Han-byul
Park Han-byul, (born November 17, 1984) is a South Korean actress and model.
Career
As a student at Anyang Art High School, Park posted photographs of herself on the internet, becoming an online celebrity due to her close physical resemblanc ...
(actress and model)
*
Park Jeong-hwa
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Biography
Park Jeong-hwa was born on May 8, 1995, in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. She was a ...
(singer, member of
EXID
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)
*
Park So-yeon (singer, member of
T-ara
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) - Originally from
Andong,
Gyeongsangbuk-do
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*
Rain
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(singer, actor and producer)
*
Ryu Deok-hwan
Ryu Deok-hwan (; born June 12, 1987) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Ryu Deok-hwan began his career as a child actor on stage at age 6. Among his early Korean drama, TV drama appearances was a role on the popular ''Lifetime in the Country'' whi ...
(actor)
*
U-Kwon
Kim Yu-kwon (Hangul: 김유권, born April 9, 1992), better known by the stage name U-Kwon (Hangul: 유권), is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist and dancer in Block B; he is also a member of the sub-unit Bastarz along with P.O and B-B ...
(singer, member of
Block B
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,
Bastarz
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and
T2u
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Kim Yu-kwon (Hangul: 김유권, born ...
) - Originally from
Suwon,
Gyeonggi-do
*
Seven
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7 or seven may also refer to:
* AD 7, the seventh year of the AD era
* 7 BC, the seventh year before the AD era
* The month of
July
Music Artists
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(singer)
*
Yang Seung-ho
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(singer)
*
Yong Jun-hyung
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(singer)
*
Gong Seung-yeon
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(actress) - Originally from
Seoul
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*
Chae Soo-bin
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(stage/TV/film actress)
*
Olltii
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The third season of Show Me the Money (SMTM3), which ai ...
(rapper)
*
Yang Se-jong
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(actor)
*
Woo Do-hwan
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He is best known for his roles in the television dramas ''Save Me (South Korean TV series), Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog (TV series), Mad Dog'' (2017), ''Tempted (TV series), Tempted'' (2 ...
(actor)
*
Choi Jiung (singer, member of
P1Harmony, actor) - Originally from
Seoul
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Media
Anyang has 17 weekly newspaper publishers, one television program provider and one general broadcaster. The city also has 23 book publishers. South Korea's largest motion-picture studio is located in Anyang. In 2011 a film about Anyang won the Korean Feature Competition, at the Jeonju Intl. Film Festival. Titled "Anyang, Paradise City" and directed by Chan-Kyung Park, it is a story portraying the past and present of Anyang City "with a mix of documentary and fiction".
Education
As of 2007 Anyang has 84 kindergartens (6,685 students), 40 elementary schools (48,639), 24 middle schools (29,084), 22 high schools (31,259), two junior colleges (17,638), three universities (13,634) and one school for the disabled (244). The universities include
Anyang University,
Seonggyeol University, and
Gyeongin Education University, while the colleges are
Daelim College and
Anyang Technical College.
Gyeongin National University of Education
Gyeongin National University of Education (GINUE) ( 경인교육대학교) is a teacher training institution for future public elementary school teachers in South Korea. It was founded on May 23, 1946 under the name of Gaeseong School of Educatio ...
is also nearby in the mountains.
In addition there were 1,026 private educational institutions listed in 2008 with 97,289 students in attendance. These are predominantly after school academies where students go to get additional study or complete homework in a variety of subject areas such as English or Maths. The main area for these institutes is 'academy street', known locally as
'hagwon ga', which is located a few kilometres directly to the south of Anyang Central Park in Dongan Gu.
Anyang has eight public libraries (Pyeongchon library, Suksoo library, Kwanak library, Bakdal library, Manan library, Hogye library, Bisan library, Children library, and Gwanyang library).
Many people use it, and due to its different 'Closed days', people use it variously. Bisan library and Gwanyang library was built up recently; Bisan in 2010, Gwanyang in 2016.
Sports
Anyang is home to the
HL Anyang
HL Anyang () is a professional ice hockey team based in Anyang in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is one of the founding and current members of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH). Formed in 1994, it is the oldest professional ice hockey team in Sout ...
ice hockey team which play in the
Asia League Ice Hockey. They won their first Asian hockey league title in 2010 and were the first South Korean team to do so. Anyang is also home to the
Anyang KGC
The Anyang Korea Ginseng Corporation ( ko, 안양 KGC인삼공사), or Anyang KGC, is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League, based at Anyang Arena in the city of Anyang. The club has won three KBL championship titles, ...
basketball team, playing in the
Korean Basketball League. They won the league for the first time in 2012. Anyang founded its own professional football team in 2013,
FC Anyang, who plays in the
K League 2
The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the K League 1.
Hi ...
. The team replaces
FC Seoul who were based in Anyang and were known as the
Anyang LG Cheetahs before being relocated to Seoul in 2004 for commercial reasons. FC Anyang are a citizen team, funded by the city council along with sponsorship money from principal sponsor,
Kookmin Bank
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History
The current KB ...
. All three teams play at the
Anyang Stadium
Anyang Sports Complex ( ko, 안양종합운동장) is a group of sports facilities in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. The complex consists of the Anyang Stadium (which sometimes has temporary purple seats for football matches), Anyang Indoor Arena, ...
complex.
Sporting facilities in Anyang include the Anyang sporting complex (which features a stadium for athletics and football, an indoor ice rink, a basketball stadium, and an open air and indoor swimming pool). The main stadium was built in 1986 and seats 18,216 people. Anyang also has an inline roller skating stadium which hosted the 2006 World Roller Speed Skating Championships, and an inline skate rink in
Pyeongchon at Anyang Central Park. There are also numerous council-run outdoor basketball courts and football fields in the city of Anyang, along with those on school land.
Notable people
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An Ba-ul
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(judoka)
*
Cha Min-kyu
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Cha participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 500 metres race. He set the Olympic record for the even ...
(speed skater)
*
Hwang Dae-heon
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He represented South Korea in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter ...
(short track speed skater)
*
Kim Ha-nul (figure skater)
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Kim Kuk-young
Kim Kuk-young ( or ; born 19 April 1991) is a South Korean track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres. He set a national record in the men's 100-meter sprint at the 2015 Summer Universiade )
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(track & field sprinter)
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Kim Min-seok (speed skater)
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Oh In-pyo (footballer)
Attractions and tourism
There are many museums, parks and ancient remains in Anyang, although due to its location and relatively low profile Anyang City does not attract many international tourists. The majority of visitors to Anyang's attractions are either domestic travelers or local residents. The main hotels in Anyang are
Samwon Plaza Tourist Hotel,
Sogno Hotel,
Koam Tourist Hotel, the
Anyang Blue Monte Resort & Youth Hostel all located in
Manan Gu, and
Central Tourist Hotel in
Dongan Gu.
The
Anyang History Museum is located in
Galsan-dong,
Dongan-Gu
Dongan-gu is a district of the city of Anyang in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Dongan-gu is divided into the following "'' dong''"s.
*Bisan-dong (Divided in turn into Bisan 1 to 3 Dong, Buheung-dong and Daran-dong)
*Gwanyan ...
, with the major theme of the museum being the displaying of the history and culture of the Anyang area. A site featuring the banner poles from a Joongcho temple is located in Manan Gu. They are the only banner poles in Korea from the period 827AD, and are so unique that they are designated national treasure no. 4. Anyang also hosts the collected writings of
Toegye Lee Hwang (1501–1570), which were written to teach his follower
Kwon Ho-Mun how to write (national treasure no. 548). Anyang also possesses dozens of nationally recognised 'tangible assets' including Manan Bridge, and the Maaejong rock engraving of a bell from the end of the
Silla Dynasty
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of Ko ...
. In addition, Anyang contains the tombstone of
Park Suh, a civil servant in the middle
Joseon period, as well as dolmens in
Pyeongchon, a stone chambered grave in
Bisan dong, and a letter engraved in stone by
Ji Woon Yong at
Sammak Temple.
City festival
Anyang hosts four festivals to coincide with the four seasons. The Spring festival begins at the end of May and is focussed around
Anyang River. It is made up of a series of performances and "ecological experiences" alongside the river. The Summer festival takes place at the end of August at
Pyeongchon Central Park and
Byeongmokan Citizen Park. It involves a festival of wind instruments with contests, invitation performances and a parade. The Fall festival is at the beginning of October and takes place at
Pyeongchon Central Park. It is a celebration of life in Anyang with a citizens festival featuring plays, food and markets. The Winter festival occurs from December to February and is focused around the indoor skating rink at the Anyang sports complex. The main features are ice hockey, short track ice skating and figure skating exhibitions.
City life
Anyang has 15 traditional markets and 4 shopping districts which include 3 department stores and 9 other large scale stores.
Lotte Mart
Lotte Mart is a South Korean hypermarket that sells a variety of groceries, clothing, toys, electronics, and other goods, with headquarters in South Korea. Lotte Mart is a division of the Lotte Co., Ltd. which sells food and shopping services ...
and
Lotte Cinema
Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. ( Hangeul: 롯데쇼핑㈜롯데시네마) is a chain of movie theatres in South Korea. Lotte Cinema is multiplex place in South Korea. Lotte Cinema was established in 1999.
As of January 2018, 112 facilities in Korea are ...
are located next to Anyang Station. Anyang First Street is across the road from Anyang Station, and is the location of a number of restaurants, shopping, and nightlife venues.
There are four movie theaters in Anyang and thirty nine movie theater screens. The
CJ CGV
CJ CGV ( Hangeul: CJ CGV (씨제이 씨지브이)㈜) is the largest multiplex cinema chain in South Korea and also has branches in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Turkey, Vietnam, and the United States. The fifth largest multiplex theater company in ...
theater is located near Anyang Station and Pyeongchon Station, DMC theater is located in
New Core Outlet, and Cinus theater is located near
Indeogwan. Other theaters is named Kinex 10.
There are 7,617 listed restaurants in the Anyang area, along with 62 bath houses, 278 barbers, and 1,026 beauty shops.
Anyang's nightlife is not comparable to Seoul. People are more inclined to focusing on mountain views and river environments.
Parks
As of 2007 there were 97 listed parks in Anyang covering an area of 1,347 square metres.
The main parks in Anyang are
Anyang Art Park,
Anyang Central Park
Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively.
It had a ...
, Jayu Park (Freedom Park) which is south of Hagwon-ga and contains tennis courts and statues of important figures in the Korean independence movement, the Pyeongchon Art Hall, the Children's Traffic Park, Hakwoon Park, Hogye Park, Byongmokan Civic Park, Seoksu Sports Park, and the Changbakgol water reservoir sports park. Anyang Central Park is situated between
Pyeonchon Station and
Beomgye Station, and contains a series of fountains that flow around the centre of the park with modern art sculptures alongside as part of the Anyang Art Project. It also contains an outdoor stage which holds aerobic classes, tennis courts, a playground, a croquet lawn and various other areas for sport. During the weekend the street dividing the park is closed for a flea market.
Crime
In 2007 there were 16,311 reported cases of crime in Anyang. There were 13,771 arrests made during the same year. In 2008, there were 20,854 crimes. The following year, there were 16,990 crimes. However, the recent installation of new CCTV has led to the crime rate decreasing.
Pollution
In 2013, Anyang (along with Busan) was listed as one of the most polluted cities (in terms of air pollution) in the world's largest economies, with nearly 70 micrograms of particulate matter of less than 10 micron size per cubic meter.
From 2016 to now, the construction of
GS cogeneration
Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) is the use of a heat engine or power station to generate electricity and useful heat at the same time.
Cogeneration is a more efficient use of fuel or heat, because otherwise- wasted heat from elec ...
system lead to many conflicts between GS and the residents living near
Pyeongchon-Dong. Many people believe that the power plant increases air pollution, which is already a heavy issue in Korea.
Facilities
Housing
A huge redevelopment is proposed for the Manan Gu area, beginning in late 2010, with the focus on urban renewal. The proposal would see the building of approximately 24,000 apartment units built over an area of 1,776,000 m
2 and see the destruction and redevelopment of the area around
Anyang Station
Anyang Station is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Anyang 1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, South Korea. The station's sole exit offers access to Enter-6 Mall, which occupies the same building. Travel time from Anyang Stat ...
.
The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
, in conjunction with the Anyang Public Art Project 2010, has had its students working on concept plans and designs for the redevelopment of the Hogye Apartments in Dongan Gu.
Hospitals
Anyang has many medical facilities, including four general hospitals (
Metro Hospital
Metro Group of Hospitals is an Indian hospital network with 10 NABH and 4 NABL accredited hospitals operational across India. With 2,500 beds, the hospital network is the largest tertiary care provider in the region.
Founder
The hospital sys ...
,
Sam Anyang Hospital,
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital and
Hansung Hospital), five hospitals, 331 clinics, 191 dental clinics, 141 oriental medical hospitals, two health centres and two long-term care hospitals.
Transportation
Anyang is well served by bus, subway and rail services. The intercity bus terminal is located directly opposite
Anyang Station
Anyang Station is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Anyang 1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, South Korea. The station's sole exit offers access to Enter-6 Mall, which occupies the same building. Travel time from Anyang Stat ...
which was first opened in January 1905. It was rebuilt into a large, modern building, which reopened in December 2001 and is adjacent to
Lotte Department Store
Lotte Department Store () is a Korean retail company established in 1979, and headquartered in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Lotte Department Store offers retail consumer goods and services and is one out of 8 business units of Lotte ...
. It takes approximately 40 minutes on line one from Anyang to
Seoul Station
Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
Services
KTX
Seoul Station is the terminus of most ...
. There are six other stations in Anyang: Myeonghak, Gwanak and Seoksu, and Beomgye, Pyeongchon and Indeogwon, the first three on line one and the latter three on line four.
Railroad
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Korail
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Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang (Soonchunhyang Univ ...
;;
Seoksu —
Gwanak
Gwanak District (Gwanak-gu) is an administrative subdivision (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang of Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak-gu, bordering Anyang, consists of the cr ...
—
Anyang —
Myeonghak
;*
Seoul Subway Line 4
Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 4 (dubbed ''The Blue Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul National Capital Area. The central section in Seoul City is operated by ...
;;
Indeogwon —
Pyeongchon —
Beomgye
;*
Gyeongbu Line
The Gyeongbu Line (''Gyeongbuseon'') is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest ones in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu ...
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Yongsan
Yongsan District (, ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.
Yongsan has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of , and is divided into 19 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Yongsan is located in central Seoul ...
) ←
Anyang Station
Anyang Station is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Anyang 1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, South Korea. The station's sole exit offers access to Enter-6 Mall, which occupies the same building. Travel time from Anyang Stat ...
→ (
Suwon) → (
Pyeongtaek
Pyeongtaek () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was founded as a union of two districts in 940, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986 and is home t ...
) → (
Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
) → (
Sejong Special Administrative City) → (
Daejeon Metropolitan City
Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...
) → (
Chungcheongbuk-do
North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the ...
) → (
Gyeongsangbuk-do
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 ...
) → (
Daegu Metropolitan City
Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea.
It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...
) → (
Gyeongsangbuk-do
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 ...
) → (
Gyeongsangnam-do) → (
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
)
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Honam Line
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Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
) ←
Anyang Station
Anyang Station is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Anyang 1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, South Korea. The station's sole exit offers access to Enter-6 Mall, which occupies the same building. Travel time from Anyang Stat ...
→ (
Suwon) → (
Osan
Osan () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately south of Seoul. The population of the city is around 200,000. The local economy is supported by a mix of agricultural and industrial enterprises.
It is famous for one of the lar ...
) → (
Pyeongtaek
Pyeongtaek () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was founded as a union of two districts in 940, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986 and is home t ...
) → (
Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
) → (
Sejong Special Administrative City) → (
Daejeon Metropolitan City
Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...
) → (
Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
) → (
Jeollanbuk-do) → (
Jeollannam-do)
While technically not in Anyang itself, the
Gwangmyeong Station
Gwangmyeong station () is a train station in Gwangmyeong, South Korea. The station was newly built as a stop of national railway operator Korail's KTX high-speed service, south of Seoul Station.
The area surrounding the station is home to the ...
is located less than 10 minutes drive to the northwest of Anyang Station and essentially exists to service Anyang city and other nearby cities. Thus, when using KTX,
Gwangmyeong Station
Gwangmyeong station () is a train station in Gwangmyeong, South Korea. The station was newly built as a stop of national railway operator Korail's KTX high-speed service, south of Seoul Station.
The area surrounding the station is home to the ...
or
Suwon Station is useful.
Road and automobiles
In 2007 there were 188,423 vehicles registered in Anyang. During the same year there were 1,351 recorded automobile accidents resulting in 32 deaths, and 2,150 injuries. There were also 59,185 traffic offences recorded in 2007, the majority of which were committed by passenger vehicles (39,773).
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Sister cities
Domestic relations
International relations
See also
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Anyang Halla
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Anyang Station
Anyang Station is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Anyang 1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, South Korea. The station's sole exit offers access to Enter-6 Mall, which occupies the same building. Travel time from Anyang Stat ...
*
Beomgye Station
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Geography of South Korea
*
List of cities in 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'' ( Special City), while the next six-largest cities are classified as ''gwangye ...
*
Seoul National Capital Area
The Seoul Capital Area (SCA), Sudogwon (, ) or Gyeonggi region (), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2020) is ranked as the fifth largest m ...
References
External links
City government website
* Location of the melody roa
Sound Tourism website
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Cities in Gyeonggi Province