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Seong Ji-hoon
Seong Ji-hoon (born August 4, 1997, as Seong Yu-jin in Cheongju) is a Koreans, South Korean curling, curler from Gangwon Province, South Korea, Gangwon Province. He is currently the alternate on the Gangwon Provincial Office curling team skipped by Park Jong-duk. Career Juniors In 2016, Seong and his junior team of Hong Jun-yeong, Jeon Byeong-uk, Lee Ge-on and Lee Jae-ho won the Korean Junior Championship, earning them the right to represent the country at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. There, the team struggled, finishing in last place in the group with a winless 0–9 record. Despite this, they were not relegated to the B Championship as Gangneung was to host the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships. The next season, Seong joined the Lee Ki-jeong rink at second and won another Korean Junior title, sending him to his second world junior championship. There, his team found much more success, placing first in the round robin with an 8–1 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheongju
Cheongju (; ) is the capital and largest list of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The 'Cheong' in the name of Chungcheong Province is the Cheong of Cheongju. History Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, particularly in the area where Sangdang Sanseong is located, ruins dating from the Old Stone Age to the Bronze Age have been discovered. Settlements associated with the Paleolithic Age have also been found in Cheongju, such as the Durubong Cave Site. After the unification of the kingdoms by Silla in 676, various parts of Korea, including Cheongju, began to adopt Buddhism. This was influenced by the Silla culture's connection with the Silk Road, which facilitated the spread of Buddhism from Nepal across Northern China to the Korean Peninsula. During the Goryeo era, particularly during the reign of Gwangjong, several monuments related to Buddhism were created. Among them is Cheol Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
