Cheongsong County Explained

Cheongsong
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:County
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info1:청송군
Translit Lang1 Type2:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info3:Cheongsong-gun
Translit Lang1 Info4:Ch'ŏngsong-gun
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Yeongnam
Population Blank1 Title:Dialect
Population Blank1:Gyeongsang
Area Total Km2:842.45
Population Total:31313
Population Density Km2:37.2
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:1 eup, 7 myeon

Cheongsong County (or Cheongsong-gun;) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Administrative divisions

Cheongsong is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon.

NameHangeulHanja
Cheongsong-eup청송읍靑松邑
Juwangsan-myeon주왕산면周王山面
Bunam-myeon부남면府南面
Hyeondong-myeon현동면縣東面
Hyeongseo-myeon현서면縣西面
Andeok-myeon안덕면安德面
Pacheon-myeon파천면巴川面
Jinbo-myeon진보면眞寶面

Climate

Cheongsong has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the isotherm.

Produce

Cheongsong is known among Koreans for its apples and for a famous prison situated around Cheongsong. Cheongsong apples took up a large percentage of consumed apples in Korea as well as Seoul. Originally, Cheongsong produced a large variety of apples but now produces mainly Korean 'Sundown' apples.

Another famous product of Cheongsong is the Cheongyang pepper, a Korean hot chili pepper. It was developed in Chongsong and Youngyang, hence the portmanteau, "CheongYang"[1]

Attractions

Daejeonsa Temple is the largest in Cheongsong-gun. The Bogwangjeon building, is Korea's treasure no. 1570, and in its procession is the woodblock of a handwritten letter from Lee Yeo-song, a general of the Ming Dynasty, to Samyeong Daisa.[2]

Jusan Pond, located in the county, was the site of filming for Kim Ki-duk's 2003 film Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring. The floating monastery was built for the purpose of the film, and Kim obtained permission from the authorities to keep it there for a year. Filming took place over the course of that year, numbering 22 days in total, after which the set was removed and destroyed. The pond is part of a national park, so no buildings are permitted.

Sister cities

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/04/05/2007040500987.html 조선일보 - "청양고추는 우리 것 (The Cheongyang pepper is ours)"
  2. Cin Woo Lee "Simply stunning: 33 incredible Korean temples" CNN Go. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12