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

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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,

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Climate

Yangpyeong has a monsoon-influenced

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( Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers. Yangpyeong County, South Korea

Korean War

Yangpyeong includes the village of Jipyeong, which was a

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

battle site.

Sister cities

* Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea * Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Culture

Natural Monument

*Yongmunsa Ginkgo (Natural Monument No. 30)

Movie

*Introduction of Architecture (2012)

Region festival

*Clear Water Love Festival (Every May–June) *World Outdoor Performance Festival (Every August) *Yangpyeong Ginkgo Festival (Every October) *Yangpyeong Lee Bong-ju Marathon (Every June) *Han River Riders Gran Fondo (Every Fall)

Attraction

*Dumulmeori : dumulmeori that a pure Korean of yangsuri formed one by meeting South Han River and the North Han River is a favorite place for lovers *Semiwon *South Han River Bike Trail

Notable people

* Lee Soo-geun — is a South Korean

comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...

* Choung Byoung-gug — is a South Korean

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

, Member of

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.( Yeoju-Yangpyeong) *

JooE Lee Joo-won (Hangul: 이주원; Hanja: 李珠沅;born August 18, 1999) better known by her stage name JooE (주이), is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a member of the girl group Momoland under MLD Entertainment. Personal life JooE w ...

- Member of Momoland (Originally from Seoul, South Korea) * Kim Keon-hee - is a South Korean businesswoman and the current

First lady First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...

of South Korea

References

External links

County government website (in Korean)
{{coord, 37, 29, N, 127, 33, E, type:city, display=title Counties of Gyeonggi Province