Gunsan

Gunsan is a city in Jeollabuk-do, Republic o Korea.  It is locatit on the sooth bank o the Geum River juist upstream frae its exit intae the Yellae Sea.  Gunsan is served bi frequent railwey service on the Gunsan Line frae Iksan.  It is an aa connectit tae the Seohaean Expressway.

Kunsan Air Base o the U.S. Air Force is locatit in the city. Tae encourage investment, a free trade zone haes an aa been declared in the area.

Famous fowk frae Gunsan include actress Lee Eun-ju an comedian Park Myeong-su who wur baith born thare.

Climate

Tourist attractions

Gunsan's maist three famous tourist attractions are Gogunsangundo, Eunpa pairk an Geum river. Gunsan Islands are a group o islands consistin o 16 inhabitit islands an 47 uninhabitit islands. Gogunsangundo Islands constitutes Shinsido Island, Munyeodo Island, Bangchukdo Island, an Maldo Island, an Seonyudo Island is the centre o the islands. Amang the isles, Seon-yu Isle haes been lang recognised as ane o the Seon-yu Aicht Famous Spots which are renouned for thair naitural beauty. Passenger ship tae Seonyudo Island operates average 6-8 times a day. Depairt time differs each month dependin on the differences on the ebb an flow o the tide.

Eunpa haes a meanin Siller Wave acause o its featur o shinin watter unner sunshine. Oreeginally it wis a reservoir for agricultur, but designated as Naitional Tourist Place in 1985. In ware, a 1-km cherry blossom tunnel is formed frae the entrance tae the facility compund. In simmer, fowk can enjoy wind surfin an boatin in the acacia fragrance. In hairst, fowk can enjoy walkin alang a promenade stretchin frae the meetin square at the entrance while pickin up chestnuts. It is no anerlie kent as a local representation o Gunsan, but an aa as the naition's tourist place wi a mixtur o Mulbit (Watter an Licht) Brig wi 370m lenth an 3m width. Muisic funtain operates 8times, 20minutes per roond. It selectit as ane o 100 Big Notit Tourists in Korea in the 'Creatin a Guid Place tae Live' Local Resoorces Contest.

River mooth bank constructit at he river mooth o Geum Rivers, which wis the gate way o Baekje in 1990. It is spotlichtit as the lairgest migrant bird's colony in Korea wi reed forests. It acome a naition's famous place acause o grand sicht o mony uncommon migratory birds sic as Baikal teals, wild ducks, mallards, wild geese, herrin gulls, black heid gulls, black heid Kentish plovers, etc., an approximately 500,000 winter migrant birds o 40 types veesit atween mid-October an Mairch. 360-degree observatory centre helps tae observe migrant birds o Geumgang River aurie easily an in detail an Bird Watchin Gallery is the anerlie bird watchin facility in Korea tae observe migratory birds at the closest distance.

Fuid
Gunsan is well-kent for sliced raw fish, or hoe. In addition tae the renouned Gunsan Seafood Hotjip richt on the watter is the auld port aurie, a new hae centre is bein constructit tae the east o the ceety, bi the Geum River dam/brig. Gunsan an aa boasts a first-class seafuid mercat. Situatit richt on the watter front, this newer enclosed mercat haes mony fresh an frozen fish, crabs an shellfish; saltit fish an shrimp an dried fish. On the upper level are a variety o sushi restaurants.

Internaitional relations
Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Gunsan is twinned wi:

 Tacoma, Washington, USA (1979) 
 Yantai, Shandong, Cheenae (1994) 
 Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic o Korea (1998) 
 Dong-gu, Daegu, Republic o Korea (2000) 
 Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra, Indie (2004) 
 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, Indie (2004) 
 Windsor, Ontario, Canadae (2005)

See an aa
Leet o ceeties in the Republic o Korea
Geography o the Republic o Korea
Honam

References

 Gunsan City website 


 Gunsan passenger ship terminal 

Freemit airtins
Ceety govrenment hame page 

Category:Ceeties in Jeollabuk-do