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Hangul
  
광안리 해수욕장

Hanja
  
廣安里 海水浴場

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Revised Romanization
  
Gwang-alli Haesuyokjang

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kwang.alli Haesuyokchang

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The Gwangalli Beach (Hangul: 광안리 해수욕장) or Gwangan Beach (Hangul: 광안 해수욕장) is a beach in Busan, South Korea. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong (formerly in Gwangan-ri), Suyeong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwangan Bridge and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1.4 km and a width of 25 to 110 metres, in a curved in a half-moon shape with fine sand. Adjacent are alleys with restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs. Because of its popularity, city officials are pushing for improving water quality around the beaches.

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The beach is near the Busan Yachting Center used for the sailing events of the 1988 Summer Olympic.

Night view of gwangalli beach in busan


Events

  • Busan Marine Sports 2008: with beach volley ball, canoe and boating.
  • 2011 K-Pop Super Concert on 28 October 2011: emcee by Ha Ji-won and Kim Hyung Jun of SS501 and broadcast on SBS on 6 November.
  • References

    Gwangalli Beach Wikipedia