Donghae ( Korean : 동해 ; Korean pronunciation: [to̞ŋ.ɦɛ̝] ) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea . There are two major ports: Donghae Harbor and Mukho Harbor. The city is located on the Yeongdong Line railroad and the Donghae Expressway . Numerous caverns are found in the city, as in neighboring Samcheok . Hanzhong University was located here.
9-507: Donghae is located in the central region of the east coast of South Korea. Jeongseon County is to the west and Gangneung to the north. It contains the southern terminus of the Donghae Expressway , and the No. 7 national way passes through the city. The city is mostly mountainous and has natural resources such as Mureung Valley and beautiful beaches. Here, the high Taebaek Mountains lie along
18-638: Is held annually in October, to preserve Jeongseon Arirang and promote them. In addition to Jeongseon Arirang show, Arirang from other region is also performed. High 1 Resort, a ski resort, is located in Gohan-eup, the resort at 1,345 meters is at the highest altitude of the Korean ski resorts. Kangwon Land , located in Jeongseon, is the only domestic casino that is open to South Korean citizens. The Alpine Skiing venue
27-627: The Silla Dynasty unified the Korean peninsula , it was renamed Jeongseon-hyeon in 757. After the Goryeo Dynasty was founded, it was promoted from a hyeon to a county ( gun ) in 1012 or 1018. After the Joseon Dynasty was founded and the territory was divided into 8 Provinces , the region was involved in the province of Gangwon . After the territory was divided into 23 districts in 1895 with
36-470: The 8-provincial system abolished, it was included in the district of Chugju. When a 13-provincial system was enacted in 1896, it returned to Gangwon Province. A lot of coal and limestone is buried in the strata formed during the Paleozoic Era in this region. A Karst zone formed from the dissolution of the limestone is located, and many of solutional caves are found. Natural monuments shaped from
45-814: The County. 37°22′45″N 128°39′53″E / 37.3791666767°N 128.664722232°E / 37.3791666767; 128.664722232 Yeongdong Expressway The Yeongdong Expressway ( Korean : 영동고속도로 ; RR : Yeongdong Gosok Doro ) is an expressway in South Korea . Numbered 50, it connects the Seoul area with Gangwon Province . It is named from Yeongdong , an old name for Gangwon. The road has its western end in Namdong-gu of Incheon Metropolitan City . Its eastern end lies in Gangneung near
54-468: The eastern coast, preventing rivers from meeting the coast. However, in the rainy season, spontaneous water flow is possible. Donghae area and its neighborhood are a free industry zone. From this, Gangwon province and Donghae city has overtaken team for investment. A cruise ferry line connecting Russia, South Korea and Japan opened in the summer of 2008. DBS Ferry currently transits between Donghae, Sakaiminato, Tottori and Vladivostok . Donghae City has
63-538: The following sister cities : Jeongseon County Jeongseon ( Jeongseon-gun ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do , South Korea . It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang ," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of actor Won Bin and footballer Seol Ki-hyeon . It was ruled by the Goguryeo Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, called Ingpyae-hyeon (잉패현). After
72-422: The limestone are as follows. There are one treasure , 6 natural monuments , 1 important folklore cultural heritage in Jeongseon. Province designated 3 tangible cultural heritages, 1 intangible cultural heritage, 5 monuments, 2 folklore heritages. Arirang Museum, run by the county government, was opened in 2016 to promote Arirang , collecting and displaying around 600 exhibits. Jeongseon Arirang Festival
81-603: Was located at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jungbong, Bukpyeong-myeon , Jeongseon during the 2018 Winter Olympics . Taebaek line and Jeongseon line pass through Jeongseon county. A-train departing from Cheongnyangni operates to Auraji . There is no highway in Jeongseon County, but Yeongdong Expressway is accessible through Pyeongchang County , and national highway number 6, 31, 35, 42, 49 passes through
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