County in Gwandong, South Korea
Jeongseon
(
Jeongseon-gun
) is a
county
in the province of
Gangwon-do
,
South Korea
. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon
Arirang
," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of actor
Won Bin
and footballer
Seol Ki-hyeon
.
History
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It was ruled by the
Goguryeo
Dynasty during the
Three Kingdoms
period, called Ingpyae-hyeon (잉패현). After the
Silla
Dynasty unified the
Korean peninsula
, it was renamed Jeongseon-hyeon in 757. After the
Goryeo
Dynasy was founded, it was promoted from a
hyeon
to a
county
(
gun
) in 1012 or 1018.
[1]
After the
Joseon
Dynasty was founded and the territory was divided into
8 Provinces
, the region was involved in the province of
Gangwon
.
[2]
After the territory was divided into 23 districts in 1895 with the 8-provincial system abolished, it was included in the district of Chugju. When a 13-provincial system was enacted in 1896, it returned to Gangwon Province.
[3]
Administrative divisions
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Towns (eup)
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Townships (myeon)
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Geography
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A lot of
coal
and
limestone
is buried in the strata formed during the
Paleozoic
Era in this region. A
Karst
zone formed from the dissolution of the limestone is located, and many of
solutional caves
are found.
[4]
Natural monuments shaped from the limestone are as follows.
- Baekbongryeong
Karst
zone: Karst zone in baekbongryeong zone is known to be academically useful because karst is located in small area. It was designated Natural Monuments of South Korea number 440 on April 9, 2004.
[5]
- Jeongseon coral cave: few stony corals are growing in the cave, and there is big coral which is not found elsewhere. Designated as natural monuments number 509 on December 15, 2009.
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Climate
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Climate data for
Jeongseon
, Jeongseon (2011?2020 normals, extremes 2010?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
12.4
(54.3)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
30.0
(86.0)
|
34.6
(94.3)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
37.7
(99.9)
|
39.6
(103.3)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
39.6
(103.3)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
1.8
(35.2)
|
5.0
(41.0)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
29.7
(85.5)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
3.1
(37.6)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?4.0
(24.8)
|
?1.3
(29.7)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
10.6
(51.1)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
24.0
(75.2)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
5.3
(41.5)
|
?2.4
(27.7)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?9.1
(15.6)
|
?6.7
(19.9)
|
?1.4
(29.5)
|
4.1
(39.4)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
7.3
(45.1)
|
0.7
(33.3)
|
?7.0
(19.4)
|
5.7
(42.3)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?22.0
(?7.6)
|
?21.3
(?6.3)
|
?13.5
(7.7)
|
?4.5
(23.9)
|
0.7
(33.3)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
?3.3
(26.1)
|
?8.2
(17.2)
|
?17.8
(0.0)
|
?22.0
(?7.6)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
17.5
(0.69)
|
35.7
(1.41)
|
37.0
(1.46)
|
81.4
(3.20)
|
66.8
(2.63)
|
107.4
(4.23)
|
332.7
(13.10)
|
202.7
(7.98)
|
119.2
(4.69)
|
57.9
(2.28)
|
47.3
(1.86)
|
21.0
(0.83)
|
1,126.6
(44.35)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.1 mm)
|
5.1
|
6.8
|
7.6
|
9.8
|
7.7
|
9.6
|
12.8
|
13.7
|
12.2
|
6.7
|
6.8
|
5.4
|
104.2
|
Average
relative humidity
(%)
|
59.7
|
58.1
|
56.1
|
56.7
|
59.7
|
67.5
|
78.8
|
79.4
|
78.4
|
73.2
|
67.8
|
63.1
|
66.5
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
155.0
|
159.5
|
187.4
|
189.7
|
225.2
|
192.6
|
127.7
|
134.8
|
121.4
|
142.0
|
123.9
|
136.1
|
1,895.3
|
Source:
Korea Meteorological Administration
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Climate data for
Sabuk
, Jeongseon (2011?2020 normals)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?1.4
(29.5)
|
1.7
(35.1)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
24.0
(75.2)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
20.7
(69.3)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
0.2
(32.4)
|
13.6
(56.5)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?5.8
(21.6)
|
?3.2
(26.2)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
?3.9
(25.0)
|
8.6
(47.5)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?9.9
(14.2)
|
?7.7
(18.1)
|
?2.4
(27.7)
|
3.1
(37.6)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
?0.1
(31.8)
|
?8.0
(17.6)
|
4.2
(39.6)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
16.3
(0.64)
|
34.7
(1.37)
|
44.5
(1.75)
|
85.2
(3.35)
|
76.1
(3.00)
|
130.4
(5.13)
|
300.7
(11.84)
|
252.4
(9.94)
|
153.8
(6.06)
|
86.0
(3.39)
|
55.4
(2.18)
|
21.6
(0.85)
|
1,257.1
(49.49)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.1 mm)
|
3.9
|
4.6
|
7.2
|
9.0
|
7.8
|
10.3
|
14.9
|
15.3
|
10.6
|
5.9
|
8.4
|
4.5
|
102.4
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Source:
Korea Meteorological Administration
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Culture and tourism
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Cultural heritages
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There are one
treasure
, 6
natural monuments
, 1
important folklore cultural heritage
in Jeongseon. Province designated 3 tangible cultural heritages, 1 intangible cultural heritage, 5 monuments, 2 folklore heritages.
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Temple
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- Jeongamsa Temple : Founded by
Jajang
, also known as "Galaesa". As Sumano Pagoda stores
buddha
's
?ar?ra
, there is no
Buddharupa
.
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- Sumano Pagoda in Jeongamsa Temple: Pagoda in Jeongamsa Temple. Stones are sharpen like a brick. Designated as Treasure number 410. It is assumed that it was constructed during the
Goryeo
Dynasty, considering other heritages found in the Jeongam temple. Records indicate it was repaired in 1653.
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Natural Heritages
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- Brachymystax lenok
habitat: Korean Peninsula is in the southern limit of Brachymystax lenok habitat, thus academic importance is recognized and habitat is registered as natural monuments of South Korea on December 7, 1962.
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- Banronsan
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
and
Chwinamul
habitat: Banronsan's rhododendron schlippenbachii is the biggest in South Korea's known rhododendron schlippenbachii, and Chwinamul is protected because it is locally grown. It was designated Natural Monuments of South Korea number 348 on April 17, 1986.
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- Duwibong
Taxus cuspidata
habitat: Taxus cuspidata in Duwibong is protected because it is considered oldest in South Korea. Designated natural monuments of South Korea on June 29, 2004 as number 433.
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Tourism
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Arirang Museum, run by the county government, was opened in 2016 to promote
Arirang
, collecting and displaying around 600 exhibits.
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Jeongseon Arirang Festival is held annually in October, to preserve Jeongseon Arirang and promote them. In addition to Jeongseon Arirang show, Arirang from other region is also performed.
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High 1 Resort, a ski resort, is located in Gohan-eup, the resort at 1,345 meters is at the highest altitude of the Korean ski resorts.
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Kangwon Land
, located in Jeongseon, is the only domestic casino that is open to South Korean citizens.
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Sports
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2018 Winter Olympic Games
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The
Alpine Skiing
venue was located at the
Jeongseon Alpine Centre
in Jungbong,
Bukpyeong-myeon
, Jeongseon during the
2018 Winter Olympics
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Transportation
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Taebaek line
and
Jeongseon line
pass through Jeongseon county.
A-train
departing from
Cheongnyangni
operates to
Auraji
. There is no highway in Jeongseon County, but
Yeongdong Expressway
is accessible through
Pyeongchang County
, and
national highway
number 6, 31, 35, 42, 49 passes through the County.
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See also
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References
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External links
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37°22′45″N
128°39′53″E
/
37.3791666767°N 128.664722232°E
/
37.3791666767; 128.664722232