 gunsan is a city in north jeolla province, south korea. it is located on the south bank of the geum river just upstream from its exit into the yellow sea. gunsan is served by frequent railway service on the gunsan line from iksan. it is also connected to the seohaean expressway. kunsan air base operated by the united states air force is located in the city. to encourage investment, a free trade zone has also been declared in the area. famous people from gunsan include actress lee eun-ju, comedian park myeong-su, and teen top member l.joe, who were all born there. ==history== gunsan was a small fishing village on the banks of the geum river, near to where the river spills into the yellow sea. it sits on the fertile western honam plain where much rice is harvested. gunsan became a port in the late 19th century largely due to pressure from the japanese on the koreans to ship rice to japan. in 1899, gunsan port officially opened up to international trade. gunsan city was largely settled by japanese during the period of japanese colonization. the old (now demolished) city hall and the customs house are of japanese construction. after liberation from the japanese in 1945, gunsan began to grow slowly. the korean war of the 1950s left the gunsan area relatively unscathed. the initial drive south by the communist [[north korea
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