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Gangjin
Gangjin County () is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup. The Gangjin Kiln Sites are a noted area for the production of traditional Goryeo celadon, and annually a big festival and symposium on celadon porcelain at the Goryeo Celadon Museum with participants from all over the world takes place in Gangjin city. Additionally, it is the birthplace of Korean poet Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik, famous for his work in the 1930s and 1940s in the Jeolla dialect. The county bird is the magpie. The county flower is the camellia, and the county tree is the ginkgo. There are also two mascots, Gang and Jin, who represent fire and water, respectively, and who appear throughout the county on signs and sidewalks. A small portion of Wolchulsan National Park is located in Gangjin County. There is a monument to 17th-century Dutch explorer Hendrick Hamel, the first westerner to experience and wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangjin County
Gangjin County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup. The Gangjin Kiln Sites are a noted area for the production of traditional Goryeo celadon, and annually a big festival and symposium on celadon porcelain at the Goryeo Celadon Museum with participants from all over the world takes place in Gangjin city. Additionally, it is the birthplace of Koreans, Korean poet Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik, famous for his work in the 1930s and 1940s in the Jeolla dialect. The county bird is the magpie. The county flower is the camellia, and the county tree is the Ginkgo biloba, ginkgo. There are also two mascots, Gang and Jin, who represent fire and water, respectively, and who appear throughout the county on signs and sidewalks. A small portion of Wolchulsan National Park is located in Gangjin County. There is a monument to 17th-century Dutch people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangjin-eup
Gangjin-eup () is an administrative division of Gangjin county, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. As with much of Gangjin county, Gangjin-eup is largely agricultural and known for its rice, tomato, and persimmon harvests. It is the county seat, with a population of roughly 16,600 people, comprising roughly 6,000 families. There are 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and several high schools. Gangjin county is known as a center for the production of Goryeo celadon, traditional Korean pottery. Gangjin county is also home to several temples, and Gangjin-eup itself holds the birthplace of Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik, a well-known Koreans, Korean poet of the 1930s and 1940s. There is a monument to 17th-century Dutch people, Dutch explorer Hendrick Hamel, the first westerner to experience and write about Korea's Joseon Dynasty, Joseon Dynasty era. Hamel and his men were shipwrecked on Jeju Island, Jeju island, and they remained captives in Korea for 13 years. Now this city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangjin Kiln Sites
Gangjin Kiln Sites () refers to a number of Goryeo-era archaeological sites in Gangjin County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The sites consist of 188 kilns which produced Goryeo ware. On January 21, 1963, 98 of the kilns were designated a Historic Site of South Korea. On January 9, 1994, 188 of the kilns were proposed by South Korea as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site. History There are two known major groups of earthenware and celadon kiln sites from the Goryeo period: these in Gangjin County and those in Buan County in North Jeolla Province. Across these two areas, around 400 kiln sites have been discovered. In Gangjin County, the more than 75 kilns are in Yongun-ri, 59 are in and around Gyeyul-ri, 43 are in Sadang-ri, and 6 are in Sudong-ri. The Yongun-ri kilns are in relatively good condition, and date to the 10th through 11th centuries. The Gyeyul-ri kilns date to around the 11th and 13th centuries. Most of the Sadang-ri kilns date to around the 12th and 13th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boeunsan
Boeunsan () is the name of a mountain in Gangjin county, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Its highest point is at Udubong ({{Korean, hangul=우두봉, labels=no), 439 metres. Boeunsan is north of Gangjin-eup Gangjin-eup () is an administrative division of Gangjin county, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. As with much of Gangjin county, Gangjin-eup is largely agricultural and known for its rice, tomato, and persimmon harvests. It is the county s ... in Gangjin county, and runs parallel to National Route 2. Boeunsan is a popular area for hiking among locals in Gangjin. There are three courses, the longest of which is roughly 6 km. There are three Buddhist temples in the foothills, most notably Geumgoksa. Additionally, there are sporadic springs and exercise areas along the trails. External linksBoeunsan, guide from Gangjin county site, in Korean [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baekryeon Temple
Baengnyeon Temple () is a Buddhist temple located in Doam-myeon, Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, South Korea. Its name means 'White Lotus temple'. This temple is the place where the philosopher Dasan met his mentor, the monk Hyejang during his exile in Gangjin, where he was introduced to Korean tea culture while the monk was introduced to Korean Confucianism. The place where he stayed, now called the Dasan Chodang (다산초당; 茶山艸堂), and the temple is connected by a 1.5km path. Near the temple is a dense camelia forest that is listed as Natural Monument No. 151, which flowers will blossom every spring. It was founded by the monk Muyeom ko">:ko:무염">ko(무염; 無染) in 839 during the United Silla period, initially called Mandeoksa (만덕사; 萬德寺) because it is located in Mandeoksan. In 1170 during the Goryeo dynasty it was restored for the first time, and in 1211 it was greatly rebuilt and expanded by the monk Yose (요세; 了世) in 1211 aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrick Hamel
Hendrick Hamel (1630 – after 1692) was a Dutch sailor. He provided the first Western account of Korea. Little is known of Hamel's early life and life after his journey to Korea. He was born in the Netherlands in 1630, and sailed to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1650. In 1653, while sailing to Japan, Hamel and his crew were shipwrecked off Jeju Island, then part of the state on Joseon. Because of Joseon's isolationist policies, they were refused permission to leave the country. Hamel ended up spending thirteen years in Joseon, until he escaped to a Dutch trading mission to Dejima island, Japan in 1666. There, he wrote the earliest first-hand account of a Westerner in Korea, "Hamel's Journal and a Description of the Kingdom of Korea, 1653–1666" which was subsequently published in the Netherlands in 1668. In recent years, Hamel has become a symbol of cultural and economic exchange between the Netherlands and South Korea. A number of monuments exist to him in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo Celadon Museum
The Goryeo Celadon Museum (), formerly known also as the Gangjin Celadon Museum, is a museum located in Sadang-ri, Gangjin County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It was opened in 1997 and features the history of the Gangjin Kiln Sites. About 200 celadon sites are distributed in the area where the Goryeo Celadon Museum is located. It can be said to be the birthplace and treasure trove of Goryeo celadon. The museum's collection has about 30,000 pieces of Goryeo celadons and actively holds exhibitions for informing the people about Korean Celadons and its props. Some of kilns were reconstructed to reenact the way people of Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ... made the celadons. See also * Korean pottery and porcelain * Haegang Ceramics Museum in Shindun-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Jeolla
South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the north, South Gyeongsang to the northeast, and Jeju to the southwest in the Korea Strait. Suncheon is the largest city in the province, closely followed by Yeosu. Other major cities include Mokpo, Gwangyang and Naju. Jeolla-do, including both North and South Jeolla, was the first province out of the Eight Provinces system to have its 1000th year anniversary in 2018, as the name 'Jeolla-do' was established in 1018, during Hyeonjong of Goryeo's 9th year in power. History Proto Three Kingdoms period During the Samhan period, South Jeolla belonged to Mahan () Three Kingdoms period In the Three Kingdoms period, it belonged to Gujihakseong () of the southern five regions of Baekje (), with Mujinju () as its center. Unified Silla, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryang
Maryang is located in Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, South Korea. It is one of ten Myeon (administrative division), ''myeon'' in Gangjin county, and it is notable for commercial and recreational fishing. Maryang was designated a ''myeon'' on April 1, 1989. At the end of December 2009, its population was 2,202 people in 1,034 households, down from 2,436 people in 1,009 households in 2003. External links From Gangjin's official website: General information on Maryang-myeonMaryang portPages in Korean with more and newer data Gangjin County Towns and townships in South Jeolla Province {{SouthJeolla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolchulsan
Wolchulsan () is a mountain located in South Jeolla Province, South Korea; and spans both Gangjin and Yeongam counties. At its peak, Cheonhwangbong, it rises to 808.7 meters, making it the highest point in Gangjin County. It lies in a national park of the same name. Wolchulsan National Park is the smallest national park of South Korea, with an area of . A notable feature of the mountain is the "Cloud Bridge" ({{Korean, hangul=구름다리, labels=no) a small suspension bridge that spans two peaks. Image:Wolchulsan Cloud Bridge 1.jpg, Wolchulsan and its "Cloud Bridge" Image:Wolchulsan Cloud Bridge 2.jpg, Cloud Bridge Image:Wolchulsan Cloud Bridge 3.jpg, Cloud Bridge External links Wolchulsan National Park References #http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Wolchulsan/Intro/Introduction.aspx Mountains of South Korea Mountains of South Jeolla Province Gangjin County Yeongam County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geumgok Temple
Geumgoksa or Geumgok Temple () is a Buddhist temple in Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, South Korea. Its name means "Golden Valley Temple". Three temples and numerous smaller shrines and burial mounds comprise the site. It is noted for its scenery as well as a 3-tiered stone pagoda that dates to the Goryo Dynasty. See also *Boeunsan Boeunsan () is the name of a mountain in Gangjin county, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Its highest point is at Udubong ({{Korean, hangul=우두봉, labels=no), 439 metres. Boeunsan is north of Gangjin-eup Gangjin-eup () is an administr ... External links * Taego Buddhist temples Gangjin County Buddhist temples in South Korea Buildings and structures in South Jeolla Province {{SouthKorea-Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo Celadon
Goryeo ware (, also known as ''Goryeo cheong-ja'') refers to all types of Korean pottery and porcelain produced during the Goryeo dynasty, from 918 to 1392, but most often refers to celadon (greenware). Celadon techniques were first introduced from China; Goryeo potters established a native style by the 12th century. One of these native styles is characterized by the technique, a way of inlaying that was unique to Goryeo celadon. The color of the celadon, called for 'green', was also highly admired. The industry arose and declined as the Goryeo dynasty developed. Many wares were produced at the Gangjin Kiln Sites in southwestern Korea. An artist of the post-war era who specialised in Goryeo ware was Living National Treasure Yu Geun-Hyeong. His work was documented in the short film '' Koryo Celadon'' in 1979. Many celadon pieces from Goryeo are listed as National Treasures of South Korea. Goryeo celadon History Early celadon Pottery and celadon had been introduced i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
