Jangheung

Jangheung

Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Jangheung logo.gif
hangul=장흥군
hanja=長興郡
rr=Jangheung-gun
mr=Changhŭng-gun
area_km2=617.96
pop=53392
popyear=2001
popden_km2=86
divs=3 "eup", 7 "myeon"

Jangheung County ("Jangheung-gun") is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

low city

Jangheung was designated as the first region of slow city not only in South Korea but also in whole Asia with other local Korean regions in December 2007.

pot for filming

The Festival (1996 film) was taken in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek. [Southern point of Namdo - Spring is coming into barley fields "남도의 끝자락… 보리밭 사잇길로 봄이 온다" 헤럴드경제 2008.01.18 http://www.heraldbiz.com/SITE/data/html_dir/2008/01/18/200801180011.asp] The film conveys deep Korean traditional culture together with natural sceneries of county.

Eulalia

In Jangheung, Cheonkwan Mt. is famous for beautiful sceneries with eulalias. The plants start to grow its full scale from mid September and continue to keep its beauty to Oct. [Blooming eulalia in Jangheung "장흥 천관산에 억새 활짝" Seoul Shinmun 2007-09-12 http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070912011005 ]

ymbols

* Bird : Dove
* Flower : Azalea
* Tree : Camellia

pecial products

The county is famous for its production of pyogo mushroom(표고버섯). These vegetables are not chemically treated and are originally cultivated in uncontaminated land. [County official page] Its reputation fits current trends in well-being and gets wide publicity. [The place of pyogo mushroom"표고버섯의 고장 정남진" 연합뉴스 2007.12.05 ]

Other crops from strawberries to herbs used in Korean medicine are widely cultivated by eco-friendly methods. Jangheung county officially got an award for being the best region growing high-quality crops in 2006. [Jangheung officially acknowledged best region for eco-friendly farming "장흥군, 친환경농업 전국최고 공식인정" Yeonhap news 2006.12.18 (kor) http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LPOD&mid=etc&oid=098&aid=0000194033]

ister Cities

*flagicon|China Haiyan, China
*flagicon|South Korea Dongjak-gu, Seoul South Korea since 1997
*flagicon|South Korea Yeongdo-gu, Busan, South Korea [http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/(kor) "자매결연도시"]
*flagicon|South Korea Bundang, South Korea

ee also

* Cittaslow(Slow city)
* List of Korea-related topics

References

External links

* [http://www.jangheung.go.kr/english/index.htm County government home page]


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