Nonsan
Nonsan
논산시 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
•Hangul | 논산시 |
•Hanja | Luận sơn thị |
•Revised Romanization | Nonsan-si |
•McCune-Reischauer | Nonsan-si |
Motto: City of Strawberrys | |
![]() Location in South Korea | |
Coordinates:36°12′N127°5′E/ 36.200°N 127.083°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hoseo |
Administrative divisions | 2eup,11myeon,and 2dong |
Government | |
• Mayor | Seong hyeon Baek (백성현) |
Area | |
• Total | 554.82 km2(214.22 sq mi) |
Population (October, 2022) | |
• Total | 112,939 |
• Density | 220/km2(600/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Chungcheong |
Time zone | UTC+9(Korea Standard Time) |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Banya-San%2C_Nonsan-_Foggy_Path.jpg/250px-Banya-San%2C_Nonsan-_Foggy_Path.jpg)
Nonsan(Korean:논산;Korean pronunciation:[non.san]) is acityinSouth Chungcheong Province,South Korea.It is located at36°12′N127°5′E/ 36.200°N 127.083°E.The origin of Nonsan's geographical names is said to have come from the small garden "Nolmoe," which rises in the middle of farming fields, where rice paddies and mountain are said to reflect geographical features.[1]The city belongs to the Daejeon Metropolitan Area.
History
[edit]Nonsan has a significant history.[2]During theSamhanperiod, Nonsan is believed to have been part ofMahanterritory. In theBaekjeperiod, the district belonged to Hwangdeungyasan-gun. The crucial battle in which Silla defeated Baekje is thought to have taken place in the general area of Nonsan. Later, in theSillaperiod, Nonsan was divided into two different towns: Deogeun and Hwangsan.
The train station was built in 1911, in the same year as the rail line through the Nonsan plain was completed.[3]
The modern city of Nonsan was established in 1914, by the merger of the fourcountiesofYeonsan-gun,Eunjin-gun,Noseong-gun andSeoksung-gun.
During theKorean War,aPOW campwas set up by the U.S. and South Korean forces. On June 18, 1953, at the Nonsan camp as well as at POW camps atBusan, Masan,andKwangju,thousands of POWs swarmed out of the camps and melted into the local population in order to avoid being repatriated to North Korea.[4]
Transportation
[edit]Nonsan is served by thenational railroadsystem and city, regional and national bus lines. Anexpresswayconnects the city toDaejeonand other cities. Many streets havebike paths,sharing pavement with sidewalks. The stream running through the city proper is not navigable, but downstream it joins theGeum River,and an outlying subdivision of the city serves as a significant fishing port.
Chungcheong Metropolitan Railroad is proposed, in the third phase, to set Ganggyeong Station for the starting point and connect the city withGyeryong,Daejeon, andCheongju.
Economics and industry
[edit]Nonsan is an agricultural city, withricebeing the most important crop. Other important crops includestrawberries,ginseng,napa cabbage,[5] watermelons,andKorean pears. According toThe Chosun Ilbo,[6]the farmers are growing new varieties of strawberry produced in Japan without the producer's permission, while theJoongAng Dailysays "Strawberries grown in Nonsan are of various types: seolhyang, maehyang, geumhyang, janghi (akihime) and yukbo (red pearl). The first three were developed in Nonsan while the latter two are from Japan. Janghi is the most commonly grown in Korea. However, seolhyang is the sweetest".[7]Sesil [pronounced "say -shill" ] company is the world's third leading producer of insects for natural pest control. The prominentyogurtcompany,Yakult,has its headquarters in Nonsan. Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. is a regional supplier of food products.[5]
The greater Nonsan area includes theROK Armytraining center(36°07′32″N127°06′24″E/ 36.125483°N 127.106697°E).
Education
[edit]Higher education
[edit]- Konyang University,founded 1991, has its main campus in Nonsan. It has a university hospital with educational programs for medical technicians, nurses and doctors in Daejeon
- Geumgang University,founded 2004, is a Buddhist university in rural Nonsan, near Gyeryongsan.
- Korea Bio Polytechnicis a two-year college run by the Department of Labor.
- Korea National Defense Universitymoved its campus fromSeoulto Nonsan in 2017.[8]
Secondary education
[edit]Nonsan has a number of high schools, including a girls' high school, a technical high school, and two private schools which attract students from across the province and beyond.[9]
Tourism
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Mireuk-bosal.jpg/200px-Mireuk-bosal.jpg)
Local attractions include theEunjin Mireuk,a large standing Buddhist sculpture of theGoryeoperiod and its accompanying temple, Gwanchoksa,[10]as well as theBaekje Military Museum.[11]
Mireuk-bosal at Gwanchok Temple in Nonsan City, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
The spring Strawberry Festival[12]is a popular tourist event as is theGanggyoungautumn fermented seafood festival.[13]
The eight famous spots in Nonsan includeGwanchoksa,the historic sites ofGeneral Gyebaek,Tapjeong Reservoir,Ssanggyesa (Temple), and Noseong Sanseong (Fortress).[14][15][16]
Other
[edit]The city has a concert hall, where various cultural activities such as concerts and lectures are held. Konyang University's auditorium also hosts free cultural activities for the community.
In June 2011, the multipurpose culture hall Sangsang Madang was completed. It is dedicated to "indie art".[17][18]
Donam Academy, one of the nine neo-Confucian seowon established in Korea during theChoseon dynasty,is in greater Nonsan. It was made a UNESCO provisional world heritage site in December 2011.[19]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Nonsan City has jurisdiction over 2eup,11myeon,and 2dong.
Name | Hangul | Hanja |
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Ganggyeong-eup | 강경읍 | Giang cảnh ấp |
Yeonmu-eup | 연무읍 | Liên võ ấp |
Seongdong-myeon | 성동면 | Thành mặt đông |
Gwangseok-myeon | 광석면 | Quang thạch mặt |
Noseong-myeon | 노성면 | Lỗ thành mặt |
Sangwol-myeon | 상월면 | Thượng nguyệt mặt |
Bujeok-myeon | 부적면 | Phu xích mặt |
Yeonsan-myeon | 연산면 | Liền sơn mặt |
Beolgok-myeon | 벌곡면 | Phạt cốc mặt |
Yangcheon-myeon | 양촌면 | Dương thôn mặt |
Gayagok-myeon | 가야곡면 | Khá vậy cốc mặt |
Eunjin-myeon | 은진면 | Ân tân mặt |
Chae-un-myeon | 채운면 | Mây tía mặt |
Chwiam-dong | 취암동 | Thứu hang động |
Buchang-dong | 부창동 | Phú thương động |
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Seocho-gu,Seoul
Gangdong-gu,Seoul
Jung-gu,Daejeon
Jecheon,Chungcheongbuk-do
Yangpyeong,Gyeonggi-do
Mungyeong,Gyeongsangbuk-do
Jining,China
Jinzhou,China
Langfang,China
Gotemba,Japan
Habikino,Japan
Notable people
[edit]- Rhee In-je, three-time South Korean presidential candidate[21][22]
- Chun Sung-gwan, Head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office (2009)[23]
- Yeom Hong-chul, formal Mayor ofDaejeon[24]
- Go Soo,film and television actor
- Park Beom-shin,writer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^논산 100주년.2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-04-09.Retrieved2018-04-09.
- ^눈산의 어제이야기,Nonsan Moon-hoa ueon: Nonsan Naedong, 2007.
- ^Grager, Edwin H. (1994).Landownership under Colonial Rule: Korea's Japanese Experience, 1900-1935.University of Hawaii Press. p. 195.ISBN9780824814977.Retrieved2018-04-16.
- ^Lee, Bong (2003).The Unfinished War: Korea.new York: Algora. p. 222.ISBN9780875862323.Retrieved2018-04-16.
- ^ab"Grocery prices carousel never stops spinning".Korea JoongAng Daily.Retrieved2018-04-16.
- ^"Triều Tiên nhật báo Chosunilbo (Japanese Edition)"(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon 2006-10-10.Retrieved2006-09-29.
- ^Limb Jae-un "Let Me Take You down to Nonsan," February 16, 2007
- ^"Korean National Defense University relocation done: ministry".Yonhap News Agency.Retrieved2018-04-16.
- ^쌘뽈여자고등학교 홈페이지.sp.cnems.kr.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-03.
- ^박상현 (2018-02-13).1천년 전 제작된 국내 최대 석불 '은진미륵' 국보 된다.연합뉴스(in Korean).Retrieved2018-04-16.
- ^백제 군사 박물관.Government of Nonsan. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-01.
- ^Nonsan Strawberry Festival (논산 딸기축제) - Official Korea Tourism Organization.english.visitkorea.or.kr.
- ^http://ggfestival.co.krArchived2013-05-23 at theWayback Machine
- ^디지털논산문화대전에 오신 것을 환영합니다..nonsan.grandculture.net.
- ^http://tour.nonsan.go.krArchived2013-08-23 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Nonsan".Retrieved2014-12-02.
- ^[1]ArchivedJune 13, 2011, at theWayback Machine
- ^KT&G 상상마당.Sangsangmadang. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-03.Retrieved2013-05-13.
- ^"S. Korea pushes to register Confucian academies on UNESCO heritage list - YONHAP NEWS".english.yonhapnews.co.kr.
- ^"Friendship Cities".nonsan.go.kr.Nonsan.Retrieved2020-11-11.
- ^"Can Minor Candidates Become Major Leaguers?".koreatimes.2007-11-20.Retrieved2023-07-10.
- ^"UDP decides to leave Rhee on the outside".Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^JoongAng Dailyonline, 22 June 2009http://joongangdaily.joins /article/view.asp?aid=2906411
- ^"Profiles of Winners".Koreatimes.co.kr. 2010-06-02.Retrieved2013-05-13.
External links
[edit]- Official government website
- Government site for foreigners:http://english.nonsan.go.kr/nsforeign/user.tdf?a=user.index.IndexApp&c=6002