Gangjin County (Gangjin-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a noted area for the production of traditional Korean celadon. Image File history File links Gangjin_logo. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Map_Gangjin-gun. ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... Alternate meaning: Celadon (color) Celadon funerary jar from the Three Kingdoms period Celadon is a type of pottery having a pale green glaze, originally produced in Longquan city, Zhejiang province, China. ...
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Gangjin is bordered on the west by Haenamcounty, to the north by Yeongam, to the east by Jangheung, and to the south by Gangjin Bay and, ultimately, the islands of Wandocounty.
Gangjin's past was less flattering, being the place of internal exile of famous writer Jeong Yak-yong, penname "Dasan," who was expelled from Seoul in 1801.
Gangjin would not become its own county until 1895, so consequently during the Shilla and Goryeo dynasties it was part of Yangmu-gun and Dogang-gun, respectively.
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