Province of South Korea
Province in Seoul Capital, South Korea
Gyeonggi Province
(
Korean
:
京畿道
,
Korean pronunciation:
[kj??ŋ.?i.do?]
) is the most populous
province in South Korea
.
Seoul
, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level
special city
since 1946.
Incheon
, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level
metropolitan city
since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as
Sudogwon
and cover 11,730 km
2
(4,530 sq mi), with a combined population of over 26 million - amounting to over half (50.25%) of the entire population of South Korea at the 2020 Census.
Etymology
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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".
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citation needed
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History
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Gyeonggi-do has been a politically important area since 18 BCE, when Korea was divided into three nations during the
Three Kingdoms
period. Ever since
King Onjo
, the founder of
Baekje
(one of the three kingdoms), founded the government in
Wiryeseong
of Hanam, the
Han River Valley
was absorbed into
Goguryeo
in the mid-fifth century, and became
Silla
's territory in the year 553 (the 14th year of
King Jinheung
).
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Afterward, the current location of Gyeonggi-do, one of the nine states of
Later Silla
, was called Hansanju.
The Gyeonggi region started to rise as the central region of
Goryeo
as
King Taejo of Goryeo
(the kingdom following Silla) set up the capital in Gaesong. Since 1018 (the 9th year of Goryeo's
King Hyeonjong
), this area has been officially called "Gyeonggi".
During the
Joseon
, which was founded after the Goryeo,
King Taejo of Joseon
set the capital in Hanyang, while restructuring Gyeonggi's area to include Gwangju, Suwon, Yeoju, and Anseong, along with the southeast region. Since the period of King Taejong and
Sejong the Great
, the Gyeonggi region has been very similar to the current administrative area of Gyeonggi-do.
In 1895 the 23-Bu system, which reorganized administrative areas, was effected. The Gyeonggi region was divided into Hanseong (modern
Seoul
),
Incheon
,
Chungju
,
Gongju
, and
Kaesong
.
During the
Japanese colonial period
, Hanseong-bu was incorporated into Gyeonggi-do. On October 1, 1910, it was renamed Keijo and a provincial government was placed in Keijo according to the reorganization of administrative districts.
After liberation and the foundation of two separate Korean states, Gyeonggi-do and its capital, Seoul, were separated with partial regions of Gyeonggi-do being incorporated into Seoul thereafter in 1946. Additionally, Kaesong became
North Korean
territory, the only city to change control after the countries were divided at the
38th parallel
, which is now part of North Korea's
North Hwanghae Province
.
In 1967 the seat of the Gyeonggi provincial government was transferred from Seoul to
Suwon
. After Incheon separated from Gyeonggi-do in 1981, Gyeonggi regions such as
Ongjin County
and
Ganghwa County
were incorporated into
Incheon
in 1995.
Geography
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Gyeonggi Province is in the western central region of the Korean Peninsula, which is vertically situated in Northeast Asia and is between east longitude of 126 and 127, and north latitude of 36 and 38. Its dimension is 10% of Korea's territory, 10,171 square kilometres (3,927 sq mi).
[2]
It is in contact with 86 kilometres (53 mi) of cease-fire line to the north, 413 kilometres (257 mi) of coastline to the west,
Gangwon Province
to the east,
North Chungcheong Province
and
South Chungcheong Province
to the south, and has Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, in its center. Its provincial government is in Suwon, but some of its government buildings are in Uijeongbu for the administrative conveniences of the
northern region
.
Climate
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The climate of Gyeonggi-do is the continental climate, which has a severe differentiation of temperature between summer and winter, and has distinctions of four seasons. Spring is warm, summer is hot and humid, autumn is cool, and winter is cold and snowy. The annual average temperature is between 11?13 °C (52?55 °F), where the temperature in the mountainous areas to the northeast is lower and the coastal areas to the southwest is higher. For January's average temperature, the Gyeonggi Bay is ?4 °C (25 °F), the Namhangang (River) Basin is ?4 to ?6 °C (25 to 21 °F), and the Bukhangang (River) and Imjingang Basins are ?6 to ?8 °C (21 to 18 °F). It becomes colder and higher in temperature differentiation from coastal to inland areas. Summer has a lower local differentiation compared to winter. The inland areas are hotter than the Gyeonggi Bay area, the hottest area is
Pyeongtaek
, making the average temperature of August 26.5 °C (79.7 °F).
The annual average precipitation is around 1,100 millimetres (43 in), with a lot of rainfall. It is rainy in summer and dry during winter. The northeastern inland areas of Bukhangang and the upper stream of Imjingang has a precipitation of 1,300?1,400 millimetres (51?55 in), whereas the coastal area has only 900 millimetres (35 in) of precipitation.
Nature and national parks
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The topography of Gyeonggi-do is divided into
southern
and
northern areas
by the
Han River
, which flows from east to west. The area north to the Han River is mainly mountainous, while the southern area is mainly plain.
The configuration of Gyeonggi-do is represented by
Dong-go-seo-jeo
(high in the east and low in the west), where the
Gwangju
Mountain Range and the Charyeong Mountain Range spreads from the east and drops in elevation in the west. The fields of Gimpo, Gyeonggi, and Pyeongtaek extend to the west.
Gyeonggi-do natural environment includes its rivers, lakes, mountains, and seas.
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Its representative rivers are the Hangang, Imjingang, and Anseongcheon
Fg(Stream), which flow into the Yellow Sea, with Gyeonggi Plain, Yeonbaek Plain and Anseong Plain forming a fertile field area around the rivers. The Gwangju Mountain Range and the Charyeong Mountain Range stretch toward China in Gyeonggi Province. Most of the mountains that rise above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), such as
Myeongjisan
(1,267 metres (4,157 ft)), Gukmangbong (1,168 metres (3,832 ft)) and Yongmunsan (1,157 metres (3,796 ft)) in the
Gwangju
Mountain Range. It iriidc
Ktihas a developed granite area which, due to the granite's exfoliation effect, makes it full of strangely shaped cliffs and deep valleys. The Charyeong Mountain Range forms the boundary between Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongbuk-do, but is a relatively low-altitude hilly area.
In Gyeonggi-do, there is
Bukhansan National Park
in Uijeongbu. For provincial parks, there are the Chukryeongsan Natural Recreation Area, Namhan-sanseong Provincial Park, Gapyeong
Yeoninsan
Provincial Park, and Mulhyanggi Arboretum. Besides the listed, the scenery of well-known mountains including Soyosan of Dongducheon City, Yongmunsan of
Yangpyeong County
, and
Gwanaksan
of
Anyang
and
Gwacheon
, along with Hangang and Imjingang are tourist sites of Gyeonggi-do.
Population
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Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
---|
1960
| 2,748,765
| ?
|
---|
1980
| 3,703,761
| +1.50%
|
---|
1990
| 6,050,943
| +5.03%
|
---|
2000
| 8,984,134
| +4.03%
|
---|
2010
| 11,379,459
| +2.39%
|
---|
2015
| 12,479,061
| +1.86%
|
---|
2020
| 13,511,676
| +1.60%
|
---|
|
Source: Citypopulation
[3]
|
Gyeonggi-do has shown a rapid increase in population due to the modernization and urbanization of the Republic of Korea. Its population has increased from 2,748,765 in 1960 to 3,703,761 in 1980; 6,050,943 in 1990; 8,984,134 in 2000; 11,379,459 in 2010; and 13,511,676 in 2020.
In 2010 there were 4,527,282 households, with an average of 3 people per family. There were 6,112,339 males and 5,959,545 females. The population density was 1,119 people/km
2
, almost double the national average of 486 people/km
2
.
Excluding the two metropolitan cities (Seoul and Incheon), the most heavily populated area as of 2010 is
Suwon
(1,104,681) followed by
Goyang
(1,076,179),
Seongnam
(996,524),
Yongin
(891,708),
Bucheon
(890,875) and
Ansan
(753,862). The lowest populated area in 2010 was
Yeoncheon County
(45,973), followed by
Gapyeong County
(59,916) and
Yangpyeong County
(72,595).
Economy
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As the backbone of Seoul in the means of manufacturing complex, Gyeonggi-do is evenly developed in
heavy industry
(electronics, machine, heavy and chemical industry, steel),
light industry
(textile), and farm, livestock and fisheries industry. Due to the influence of recent high wages, the weight of manufacturing industries has decreased in Korea's economy. Gyeonggi-do is making efforts in many ways to improve and modernize the conventional industry structure, resulting in quick growth of innovative
small and medium-sized enterprises
such as
U-JIN Tech Corp.
Gyeonggi-do is unsparingly investing in the promotion of service industries related to soft competitive power such as state-of-the-art IT industry, designing, conventions and tourism, along with its great leap as a commercial hub in Northeast Asia using the Pyeongtaek Harbor.
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Besides this, it is known for its special local products such as Icheon rice and Icheon/Gwangju ceramics. Leading companies representing Korea, including
Samsung Electronics
' headquarters,
SK Hynix
's headquarters,
NAVER
's headquarters,
Samsung SDI
's headquarters, and
Paju LG Corporation's LCD complex
, are gathered in southern Gyeonggi Province, including Suwon City.
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Administrative area
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Gyeonggi-do consists of 28 cities (special: 7, normal: 21) and three counties.
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This is because many counties were elevated to city status owing to the influence of Seoul's new town development plan. Special cities are especially concentrated in the southern area of Gyeonggi-do.
Listed below is each entity's name in English,
Hangul
and
Hanja
.
#
|
Name
|
Hangul
|
Hanja
|
Population (2015.5)
[7]
|
Subdivisions
|
?
Special City
?
|
1
|
Suwon
|
水原市
|
水原市
|
1,177,376
|
4
ilban-gu
? 41
haengjeong-dong
|
2
|
Seongnam
|
城南市
|
城南市
|
974,580
|
3
ilban-gu
? 39
haengjeong-dong
|
3
|
Goyang
|
高陽市
|
高陽市
|
1,041,706
|
3
ilban-gu
? 46
haengjeong-dong
|
4
|
Yongin
|
龍仁市
|
龍仁市
|
968,346
|
3
ilban-gu
? 1
eup
, 6
myeon
, 23
haengjeong-dong
|
5
|
Bucheon
|
富川市
|
富川市
|
852,758
|
36
haengjeong-dong
|
6
|
Ansan
|
安山市
|
安山市
|
704,765
|
2
ilban-gu
? 24
haengjeong-dong
|
7
|
Anyang
|
安養市
|
安養市
|
599,464
|
2
ilban-gu
? 31
haengjeong-dong
|
8
|
Namyangju
|
南楊州市
|
南楊州市
|
640,579
|
5
eup
, 4
myeon
, 7
haengjeong-dong
|
9
|
Hwaseong
|
華城市
|
華城市
|
565,269
|
4
eup
, 10
myeon
, 10
haengjeong-dong
|
?
City
?
|
10
|
Uijeongbu
|
議政府市
|
議政府市
|
431,149
|
15
haengjeong-dong
|
11
|
Siheung
|
始興市
|
始興市
|
393,356
|
17
haengjeong-dong
|
12
|
Pyeongtaek
|
平澤市
|
平澤市
|
453,437
|
3
eup
, 6
myeon
, 13
haengjeong-dong
|
13
|
Gwangmyeong
|
光明市
|
光明市
|
346,888
|
18
haengjeong-dong
|
14
|
Paju
|
坡州市
|
坡州市
|
416,439
|
4
eup
, 9
myeon
, 7
haengjeong-dong
|
15
|
Gunpo
|
軍浦市
|
軍浦市
|
288,494
|
11
haengjeong-dong
|
16
|
Gwangju
|
光州市
|
廣州市
|
304,503
|
3
eup
, 4
myeon
, 3
haengjeong-dong
|
17
|
Gimpo
|
金浦市
|
金浦市
|
344,585
|
3
eup
, 3
myeon
, 6
haengjeong-dong
|
18
|
Icheon
|
利川市
|
利川市
|
204,988
|
2
eup
, 8
myeon
, 4
haengjeong-dong
|
19
|
Yangju
|
楊州市
|
楊州市
|
203,519
|
1
eup
, 4
myeon
, 6
haengjeong-dong
|
20
|
Guri
|
九里市
|
九里市
|
186,611
|
8
haengjeong-dong
|
21
|
Osan
|
烏山市
|
烏山市
|
207,596
|
6
haengjeong-dong
|
22
|
Anseong
|
安城市
|
安城市
|
181,478
|
1
eup
, 11
myeon
, 3
haengjeong-dong
|
23
|
Uiwang
|
義王市
|
義王市
|
157,916
|
6
haengjeong-dong
|
24
|
Pocheon
|
抱川市
|
抱川市
|
155,629
|
1
eup
, 11
myeon
, 2
haengjeong-dong
|
25
|
Hanam
|
河南市
|
河南市
|
155,752
|
12
haengjeong-dong
|
26
|
Dongducheon
|
東豆川市
|
東豆川市
|
97,407
|
8
haengjeong-dong
|
27
|
Gwacheon
|
果川市
|
果川市
|
69,914
|
6
haengjeong-dong
|
28
|
Yeoju
|
驪州市
|
驪州市
|
110,560
|
1
eup
, 8
myeon
, 3
haengjeong-dong
|
?
County
?
|
29
|
Yangpyeong
|
楊平郡
|
楊平郡
|
106,445
|
1
eup
, 11
myeon
|
30
|
Gapyeong
|
加平郡
|
加平郡
|
61,403
|
1
eup
, 5
myeon
|
31
|
Yeoncheon
|
漣川郡
|
漣川郡
|
45,314
|
2
eup
, 8
myeon
|
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Transportation
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Gyeonggi-do's proximity to Seoul, South Korea's capital, and Incheon, its second-busiest port, has contributed to its extremely well-developed transportation infrastructure. It is close to both
Incheon International Airport
, South Korea's main international gateway and busiest airport, and
Gimpo International Airport
, its second-busiest airport. Use of water transportation from the harbor at
Pyeongtaek
is also high.
Road
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The road pavement rate throughout the province averages 86.5 percent. The area has access to many of
South Korea's expressways
, including
- No. 1
Gyeongbu Expressway
, Seoul?Busan
- No. 15
Seohaean Expressway
, Seoul?
Mokpo
- No. 35
Jungbu Expressway
, Seoul?
Tongyeong
- No. 37
Second Jungbu Expressway
, Seoul?
Yongin
- No. 45
Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway
,
Yangpyeong
?
Changwon
- No. 50
Yeongdong Expressway
, Incheon?
Gangneung
- No. 60
Seoul?Yangyang Expressway
, Seoul?
Chuncheon
- No. 100
Seoul Ring Expressway
- No. 110
Second Gyeongin Expressway
, Incheon?
Anyang
- No. 120
Gyeongin Expressway
, Seoul?Incheon
- No. 130
Incheon International Airport Expressway
, Incheon International Airport?Seoul
Rail
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Gyeonggi-do is served by
Korail
commuter, standard and high-speed (
KTX
) services. It is home to Korea's first railroad, the
Gyeongin Line
, and includes portions of the
Gyeongbu Line
,
Gyeongui Line
,
Jungang Line
, and
Honam Line
. Gyeonggi has stations on the
Suin
,
Bundang
,
Gyeongchun
, and
Shinbundang
commuter rail
services and the
Gyeongbu
and
Honam High Speed Railways
.
The area has numerous connections to the
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
system.
Line 1
(formerly Korea National Railroad of Seoul) extends to Cheonan past Gyeonggi-do to the southwest, and to Dongducheon to the north.
Line 3
connects to Goyang to the north, while
Line 4
is connected to Gwacheon and Ansan to the southwest.
Line 7
is connected to Uijeongbu to the north and Gwangmyeong to the south, while
Line 8
is connected to Seongnam to the south.
Uijeongbu
has its own light rail system, the
U Line
, which connects to Line 1.
A short section of the
AREX
line between Gimpo and Incheon airports passes through Gyeonggi, but there are no stops within the province.
Education
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Gyeonggi-do is actively investing in education to foster a talented population suitable for the globalized economy. It is promoting the opening of local campuses of reputable universities as well as establishing special purpose high schools for high-quality education. It has also founded and operates at
Paju
the largest domestic "English village" for education in the
English language
, as well as villages in Ansan and Yangpyeong.
Universities of Gyeonggi Province
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Schools
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Culture
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Historical landmarks
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Gyeonggi-do has long been a capital area, leaving many historic relics and ruins. For royal tombs (called reung), there are Donggureung of
Guri
, and Gwangreung, Hongreung and Yureung of
Namyangju
. For castles (called seong), there are
Suwon Hwaseong
, which is designated as the World Cultural Heritage, Namwonsanseong, Haengjusanseong, Ganghwasanseong, and
Doksan Fortress
. For Buddhist temples, there are many aged temples within Gyeonggi-do where one can experience 'temple stay'. You can view folk culture in the
Korean Folk Village
in
Yongin
, and the scene of Korea's division at
Panmunjom
in
Paju
.
Performing arts
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Gyeonggi-do is investing a lot of money at a provincial level so that people do not have to go to Seoul to enjoy a high-class cultural life. There are performances at Gyeonggi Arts Center in Suwon as well as at Gyeonggi Korean Traditional Music Center in
Yongin
. Gyeonggi Provincial Museum in
Yongin
,
Nam June Paik Art Center
in
Yongin
, Gyeonggi Museum of Art in
Ansan
, and the Ceramics Museum in
Gwangju
are some of the facilities that are currently run by the province. There are also sightseeing opportunities at Jangheung Art Park, Publication Art Complex at Heyri,
Paju
, and the Icheon Ceramics Exposition.
Heyri Art Valley
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Heyri Art Valley
is Korea's largest art town. Various Korean artists constructed the cultural town of Heyri and it features several art galleries and museums; there are about 40 museums, exhibitions, concert halls and bookstores.
Religion
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Religion in Gyeonggi-do (2015)
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Not religious or Other (57.3%)
According to the census of 2015, of the people of Gyeonggi-do 32.0% follow
Christianity
(23.0%
Protestantism
and 9.0%
Catholicism
) and 10.7% follow
Buddhism
.
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57.3% of the population is mostly not religious or follow
indigenous religions
.
Park
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The Province has
Ilsan Lake Park
, one of the largest lake parks in the country. In addition, there is
Gwanggyo Lake Park
, which was redeveloped in 2013.
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Sports
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The
2002 Korea-Japan World Cup
matches were held in
Suwon World Cup Stadium
. As for the professional soccer teams with Gyeonggi-do as their home ground, there are the
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
and
Seongnam FC
.
Korea's foremost thoroughbred horse racing track
Seoul Race Park
is in
Gwacheon
.
Domestic sports clubs
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Volleyball
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Ice hockey
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Former sports clubs
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Basketball
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Tourism
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Entertainment
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Gourmet
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Gyeonggi-do has long been famous for its
Icheon
rice,
Yangpyeong
Korean beef,
Suwon
cow ribs and Korean court cuisine, and marine delicacies made of fresh marine products from the west coast.
Festival
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Area
|
Festival Name
|
Period
|
Main Contents
|
Sponsor/Supervision
|
Suwon
|
Hwaseong Cultural Festival
|
October
|
Great King Jeong Jo parade, Hwaryeongjeon Heondarae, re-presentation of the 60th birthday banquet of Hyekyeongung Hong, re-presentation of Kwageo (state examination during the Joseon Dynasty)
National housewife scenery festival, traditional flag game, culture and art festival, international food festival, drawing of Mars
|
Suwon City, Hwaseong Cultural Festival Committee
|
KBS Drama Festival
|
August ~ October
|
KBS Magic, Studio Tour, digital image machinery, public broadcasting, reconstructions of historical dramas, national amateur image contest
|
Suwon City, KBS
|
Seongnam
|
Seongnam Global Folk Art Festival
|
May
|
Global folk dancing, music and clothing festival with 400 performers from 12 countries participating
|
Seongnam/Gyeongpyeong International Co., Ltd.
|
Seongnam Cultural Art Festival
|
May~June, September~October
|
International / dance / music / play / movie festivals, art / picture exhibitions, citizen composition contest, citizen singing contest
|
Seongnam City, Seongnam Art Assembly and Members
|
Moran 5-Day Folk Festival
|
April
|
Traditional folk art performances, reminiscent folk song stage, art performance of modern taste
|
Moran 5-Day Folk Festival Committee
|
Seongnam Art Village Lotus Festival
|
July
|
Lotus and nature workbook exhibition, lotus food and local food corner
|
Lotus Festival Committee
|
Anyang
|
Anyang Cultural Art Festival
|
Mid-May
|
Culture and art events such as art, music, dancing and plays
|
Anyang Cultural Center and Art Assembly Anyang Branch
|
Anyang Citizen Festival
|
October
|
Local festival full of things to see / play / buy / eat
|
Anyang City/Anyang Citizen Festival Committee
|
Goyang
|
Goyang Haengju Cultural Festival
|
April
|
Seungjeon Street Parade, folk contest, Haengju Daecheop memorial services and rites
|
Goyang City/Goyang Cultural Center
|
Bucheon
|
Boksagol Art Festival
|
May
|
Student and citizen composition contest, street festival, image and picture subscription, art festival, citizen singing contest, dance contest, family musicals for children, play contest, music contest, citizen movie contest, citizen photography contest
|
Korea Art Assembly Bucheon Branch
|
Ansan
|
Danwon Art Festival (Kim Hong-do Festival)
|
September
|
Art Contest: art subscription contest, art appreciation classroom, street art contest
Ansan Kim Hong-do Festival: Danwon PR Hall, antique necessity products exhibition, yard play, art experience, traditional eateries
|
Ansan City/Danwon Art Festival Committee
|
Byeolmangseong Art Festival
|
September
|
Byeolmangseong Festival, Byeolchomu performance, fireworks, teenager play festival, national music festival, other art events
|
Ansan City/Ansan Art Assembly
|
Seongho Cultural Festival
|
May
|
Seongho admiration services, National Cultural Festival performances, Gyeonggi folk song choir performance, Seongho ideology academic contest, other events
|
Ansan City/Ansan Cultural Center
|
Ansan Street Arts Festival
[13]
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May
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Ansan Street Arts Festival is street arts gala as a part of performing arts, which started in 2005 at Ansan and held in every May.
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Ansan City/Ansan Culture Square area
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Uijeongbu
|
Tongil Art Festival
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June
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Exhibition, traditional dance performance, Hanmaeum Citizen Singing Contest, composition contest, modern arts invitation
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Art Assembly Uijeongbu Branch
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Hoeryong Cultural Festival
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October
|
Reproduction of royal parade, exhibition, dragon dance, yard drama
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Uijeongbu Cultural Center
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Uijeongbu International Music Performance Festival
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May
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Overseas group invitation/performance, college student showcase event, exhibition
|
Uijeongbu Arts Center
|
Namyangju
|
Dasan Cultural Festival
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September~October
|
Awarding of Dasanmokmin Award, literature contest, traditional folk performance experience event
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Namyangju City/Namyangju Cultural Center
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Namyangju Outdoor Performance Festival
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August
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Invitation/performance of famous domestic/foreign performers, teenager get-together yard, experience event
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Namyangju City
|
Gwangmyeong
|
Gureum Mt. Art Festival
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October
|
National Music Festival, art exhibition, painting exhibition, picture exhibition, composition contest, student music contest, play performance, National Music Contest
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Art Assembly Gwangmyeong Branch/Respective Associations
|
Ori Cultural Festival
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May
|
Lecture on the life and ideology of Lee Won-ik, yard games, picture drawing, musicals, shortened marathon, masque dance performance
|
Gwangmyeong Cultural Center
|
Siheung
|
Mulwang Art Festival
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May
|
National music yard festival, literature and art event, citizen singing contest
|
Art Assembly Siheung Branch/Siheung City Hall
|
Yeonseong Cultural Festival
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October
|
Juvenile drama, composition contest, open concert, totem trimming and services
|
Siheung Cultural Center/Siheung City Hall
|
Gunpo
|
Gunpo Citizen's Grand Festival
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April
|
Masquerade parade, street exhibition, village concert, silver festival, photography contest
|
Gunpo Cultural Information Department
|
Cheoljjuk Dongsan Festival
|
April
|
Exhibitions and concerts
|
Guri
|
Guri Han River Rape Flower Festival
|
May
|
Fly away butterflies, concerts, citizen singer contests, art, writing contest, photography contest, teenager rock concert
|
Guri/Korea Art Assembly Guri Branch
|
Guri Cosmos Festival
|
September
|
Eve celebration, Chinese arts circus, open-air movie appreciation, smiling picture photography, experience events
|
Guri/Korea Art Assembly Guri Branch
|
Hanam
|
Hanam Iseong Cultural Festival
|
September
|
Public broadcast attraction, provincial troupe performance, citizen performance, citizen participation yard
|
Hanam City Hall/Hanam Cultural Center
|
Uiwang
|
Uiwang Baekwun Art Festival
|
October
|
Walking on old street in Uiwang, I am an Artist Events: composition contest, sketch contest, fairy tale recital, puppet show, scenery games, making traditional toys, guitar performance
|
Uiwang Baekwun Art Festival Committee
|
Anseong
|
Anseong Namsadang Bawudeogi Festival
|
September
|
Art and science contest, taffy seller play, masque performance, tightrope walking performance, Baudeoki PR Hall, wayfaring male entertainer play of 6 yards, street play, general play, yard play, folk market and cattle market remake
|
Anseong
|
Anseong Juksan International Art Festival
|
June
|
Dance, music, creative performance, Avantgarde Exhibition with globally famous artists, make-your-own-product with artists, film contest
|
Smile Stone Co., Ltd.
|
Juksan Children Festival
|
May
|
For-children performance twice a day, experience
|
Festival Troupe Mucheon
|
Yangju
|
Yangju Traditional Culture and Art Festival
|
May
|
Intangible cultural assets and traditional folk art performance
|
Yangju Festival Committee
|
Yangju Cultural Festival
|
October
|
Traditional folk art performance and participation event, unit event
|
Osan
|
Doksanseong Culture and Art Festival
|
September
|
Art events such as culture event performance, citizen participation yard
|
Osan City/Osan Cultural Center
|
Yeoju
|
Sejong Cultural Grand Feast
|
October
|
Resident concert, Hangeul writing contest, empress travel, exhibitions, national picture subscription
|
Yeoju City, Yeoju Cultural Center
Art Assembly Yeoju Branch
|
Yeoju Ceramics Exposition
|
May
|
Ceramics sales event, igniting of traditional oven, exhibition/performance event and experience event
|
Yeoju, Yeoju Ceramics Exposition
|
Yeoju Artifact Exhibition
|
October
|
Farm products exhibition, outstanding product sales, international sweet potato cooking contest, farming experience event (sweet potato tour)
|
Yeoju Artifact Exhibition Committee
Yeoju Agricultural Technology Center
|
Myeongseong
Empress Anniversary
|
October
|
Yeongsan memorial services, hyewon exorcism
|
Yeoju City, Yeoju Cultural Center
|
Paju
|
Yulgok Cultural Festival
|
September
|
Chuhyang ritual at Jawun Auditorium, art and science symposium, reconstruction of Confucian parade, Yulgok and Chinese poem writing contest, native writer invitation, calligraphy contest
|
Paju City/Paju Cultural Center
|
Paju Children Book Hanmadang
|
October
|
Publications exhibition and sales, book culture hanmadang, seminar games hanmadang, experience & study
|
Paju City, Paju Publication Complex
|
Heyri Festival
|
October
|
Art and plastic product exhibition at Heyri Village, construction tourism, performance, percussion, dance, play, classic jazz, workshop classrooms
|
Paju City, Paju Construction Committee, Heyri Festival Committee
|
Paju Art Festival
|
May
|
Music performance, national music performance, literature seminar, literary writing contest, art association member exhibition
|
Paju City/Paju Art Assembly
|
Dongducheon
|
Dongducheon Rock Festival
|
August
|
Multi-day concert event featuring local, national, and international rock music performances.
|
Dongducheon, Soyosan Tourist Resort
|
Partition proposal
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Fauna
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]
While Korean fauna is relatively uniform, there are some differences across the country. Animals living in Gyeonggi-do include the following.
Mammals
[
edit
]
The
raccoon dog
is widespread in the province,
[14]
as are the
Japanese mole
,
Siberian weasel
,
water deer
,
Korean hare
,
red squirrel
,
house mouse
,
striped field mouse
, and the
Eurasian harvest mouse
.
[15]
Birds
[
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]
Waterfowl
[
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]
The
common merganser
,
common pochard
,
green-winged teal
,
Eastern spot-billed duck
,
mallard
,
mandarin
,
Taiga bean goose
,
tundra bean goose
,,
whooper swan
,
great crested grebe
,
little grebe
common moorhen
,
Eurasian coot
, and
white-breasted waterhen
[16]
all inhabit the province.
[17]
[18]
Herons and cormorants
[
edit
]
Herons frequent the provinces waterways. These include the
black-crowned night heron
,
great white egret
,
grey heron
,
little egret
,
medium egret
,
striated heron
,
great cormorant
, and
Japanese cormorant
.
[17]
[18]
Raptors
[
edit
]
Raptors in Gyeonggi-do include the
Eurasian sparrowhawk
,
Goshawk
,
[19]
common kestrel
, and
Eurasian hobby
.
[17]
Crows and jays
[
edit
]
A range of crows and jays are found in Gyeonggi-do, including the
azure-winged magpie
carrion crow
,
Eurasian jay
,
large-billed crow
,
Oriental magpie
, and
rook
.
[20]
[17]
[18]
Tits
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]
There are also many tits in the province, including the
coal tit
,
Japanese tit
,
marsh tit
, and
varied tit
.
[21]
[17]
Others
[
edit
]
Other birds in Gyeonggi-do include the
common sandpiper
,
long-toed stint
,
wood sandpiper
,
ring-necked pheasant
,
white-winged tern
,
Oriental turtle dove
,
rock dove
,
Oriental dollarbird
,
common kingfisher
,
common hoopoe
great spotted woodpecker
,
grey-headed woodpecker
Japanese pygmy woodpecker
,
black-naped oriole
,
Eurasian skylark
,
brown-eared bulbul
,
long-tailed tit
,
Oriental reed warbler
,
vinous-throated parrotbill
,
white-cheeked starling
,
dusky thrush
,
Asian brown flycatcher
,
Daurian redstart
,
Eurasian tree sparrow
,
brambling
, and
Oriental greenfinch
.
[17]
[18]
Reptiles
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edit
]
The
river cooter
,
peninsula cooter
,
Amur softshell turtle
, and
pond slider
live in the province's lakes and streams, while the
steppe rat snake
and
mountain grass lizard
are among its land-dwelling reptiles.
[17]
Amphibia
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edit
]
Gyeonggi-do has a variety of amphibia: the
Boreal digging frog
,
Imienpo Station frog
,
Korean brown frog
,
Suwon tree frog
,
[22]
[23]
and Sakhalin toad.
[17]
Arachnids
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edit
]
The province has a variety of spiders, including the
Joro spider
,
Sernokorba
allidipatellis
, and
Uroctea
lesserti
.
[17]
Insects
[
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]
Moths
[
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]
A wide range of moths live in Gyeonggi-do, e.g., the
box tree moth
,
euonymus defoliator moth
,
gypsy moth
,
larch hawk moth
,
meal moth
,
rush veneer
,
Monema flavescens
,
Nordstromia duplicata
,
Orthogonia
sera
,
Ostrinia palustralis
,
Sinna extrema
, and
Striglina
cancellata
.
[17]
Butterflies
[
edit
]
Butterflies in the province include the
Asian comma
,
common straight swift
,
lesser purple emperor
,
painted lady
,
pale grass blue
,
Pallas' sailer
,
red ring skirt
,
small white
, and
Colias
poliographus
.
[17]
Bees, wasps, and hornets
[
edit
]
Gyeonggi-do's bees, wasps, and hornets include the
western honey bee
, dark-waisted paper wasp,
Asian hornet
,
European hornet
, and
yellow-vented hornet
.
[17]
Ants
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edit
]
There is a wide variety of ant species in Gyeonggi-do. These include the
Asian needle ant
,
Japanese carpenter ant
,
Japanese pavement ant
, Japanese queenless ant, yellow-footed ant,
Aphaenogaster
japonica
,
Camponotus
concavus
,
Camponotus
itoi
,
Camponotus
nipponensis
,
Camponotus
quadrinotatus
,
Crematogaster
matsumurai
,
Crematogaster
teranishii
,
Dolichoderus sibiricus
,
Lasius
spathepus
,
Temnothorax
wui
, and
Vollenhovia emeryi
.
[17]
Damselflies and dragonflies
[
edit
]
The province's damselflies and dragonflies include the
common bluetail
,
Ischnura
asiatica
,
Platycnemis
phyllopoda
, blue-spotted emperor foot-tipped darter, regal pond cruiser,
white-tailed skimmer
,
Deielia phaon
, and
Sympetrum
infuscatum
.
[17]
Others
[
edit
]
Other insects in the province include
Eristalis
cerealis
, the
Chinese rice grasshopper
,
Oriental longheaded grasshopper
,
sickle-bearing bush-cricket
,
greenhouse camel cricket
,
Loxoblemmus
arietulus
, black cicada,
Asian jumping mantis
,
giant Asian mantis
,
turnip sawfly
,
Promachus yesonicus
,
Spotted lanternfly
, green stink bug,
sloe bug
,
Sastragala esakii
,
Placosternum esakii
,
Lygocorides rubronasutus
,
harlequin lady beetle
,
seven-spot ladybird
, turtle vein lady beetle,
Calvia
muiri
,
Pheropsophus
javanus
,
Scirtes
japonicus
, '
varied carpet beetle
,
citrus long-horned beetle
, thin-winged longicorn beetle,
mealworm
,
German cockroach
,
Blattella
nipponica
,
Adoretus
hirsutus
,
Eusilpha jakowlewi
,
Dryophilocoris
kerzhneri
, bean bug,
western conifer seed bug
, marsh rhopalid,
Deraeocoris
salicis
,
Oriental beetle
,
black planthopper
, and lake pondskater.
[17]
Molluscs
[
edit
]
Taiwan pond mussels live in Gyeonggi-do's freshwater.
[17]
Fish
[
edit
]
The province's lakes and streams house
Amur catfish
,
Eurasian carp
,
largemouth bass
,
northern snakehead
, and
pale chub
.
[17]
Sisterhood relations
[
edit
]
- Utah
, United States
- Aichi Prefecture
, Japan
[24]
- Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
- Liaoning
, People's Republic of China
- North Holland
, Netherlands
- Gauteng
, South Africa
- State of Mexico
, Mexico
- Virginia
, United States
- Alto Parana Department
, Paraguay
- Queensland
, Australia
- Catalonia
, Spain
- Florida
, United States
- Guangdong
, People's Republic of China
- British Columbia
, Canada
- Hebei
, People's Republic of China
- Shandong
, People's Republic of China
- Taiwan Province
,
Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Pahang
, Malaysia
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
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