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Administrative divisions 1 eup, 12 myeon, 12 dong Weather -2°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 35% Humidity Points of interest Seven-storied stone pagoda in Tappyeong-ri, Tangeum Lake, Baegamsan, Jangtaesan, Indeungsan | ||
Chungju ([tɕʰuŋ.dʑu]) is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Namsan is a mountain located on the outskirts of the city.
Contents
- Map of Chungju si Chungcheongbuk do South Korea
- Chungju
- Symbol
- History
- Chungju Lake
- 2013 World Rowing Championships
- Products
- Education
- References
Map of Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon grew up here.
Chungju
Symbol
History
During Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea Chungju was the site of the Battle of Chungju, where the Korean general Shin Rip was defeated by the Japanese general Konishi Yukinaga. This defeat resulted in King Seonjo fleeing from Hanseong (Seoul) to Pyongyang.
Chungju Lake
Chungju Dam is the country's biggest multi-purpose dam that links together Chungju and its neighborhoods. It creates a manmade lake with a vast body of water.
Woraksan Mt and Songnae valley are located nearby. Additionally, this area has cherished cave area/springs.
2013 World Rowing Championships
The 2013 World Rowing Championships were held at Tangeum Lake, Chungju between August 25 – September 1.
Products
Chungju is famous for its production of apples. The principal reasons being because of the large amount of daylight received and high difference of temperatures. The growing of apples started 300 years ago from China and it was 1912 when the city officially began to plant trees. The scale is the greatest in Chungcheongbuk-do.
Education
There are two universities in Chungju: Konkuk University (Chungju campus) and Chungju University. As well as being the home to these two Universities, Chungju also has many primary, middle and high schools with excellent classroom facilities.
There is one international school, Chungju Chinese Elementary School.