Country South Korea Administrative divisions 3 eup, 7 myeon Province South Jeolla Province | Region Honam Area 618 km² Dialect Jeolla Province | |
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Jangheung County (Jangheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Contents
- Map of Jangheung gun Jeollanam do South Korea
- Slow city
- Spot for filming
- Eulalia
- Symbols
- Special products
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Slow city
In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.
Spot for filming
Festival (1996) was filmed in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek.
Eulalia
Jangheung's Cheonkwan Mt. is famous for its beautiful scenery featuring eulalias. The plants reach full height around mid-September and until October.
Symbols
Special products
The county is famous for its production of Shiitake mushrooms.
Eeco-friendly cultivation methods are used county-wide to raise crops used in Korean medicine. Jangheung county received an official award in 2006 for growing high-quality crops.
Sister cities
References
Jangheung County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA