Yeoju
Yeoju is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. Thegither wi the neebourin ceety o Icheon, it is kent as a major centre o contemporary Sooth Korean ceramics, hosts the Warld Ceramic Exposition ivery year. Ither local products o note include rice, sweet potatoes, an yellae melons. Yeoju is the birthplace o Korea's last queen, Empress Myeongseong.[1]
Yeoju 여주 驪州 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 여주시 |
| • Hanja | 驪州市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeoju-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏju |
 | |
| Kintra |  Sooth Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Admeenistrative diveesions | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 608.64 km2 (235.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 104,774 |
| • Density | 172.1/km2 (446/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
Yeoju's institution o heicher learnin includes Yeojoo Institute o Technologie. The Jungbu Naeryuk Expresswey passes throu the coonty.
Legacy frae the past
eeditIn the coonty are locatit:
- The tomb o the naition's maist important king, Sejong the Great. This tomb wis muivit tae Yeoju frae Seoul in 1469.[2]
- The temple ruins o Godalsaji (c. 764)
- The Moka Buddhist museum
- The waws o Pasaseong fortress
- Silleuksa, the Korea's lane riverside temple
Notes
eedit- ↑ Birthplace of Empress Myeongseong. 2004. County of Yeoju Website. 25 October 2006 http://yj21.net/eng/tour/remain_04.asp Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Nilsen, R. (2004). Moon Handbooks South Korea, 3rd eds. Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 295
See an aw
eeditFreemit airtins
eedit- Coonty govrenment wabsteid Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine