Namwon
Hangul:	남원시
Hanja:	南原市
Revised Romanization:	Namwon-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Namwŏn-si
Statistics
Area:	752.12 km²
Population:	104,198 (2002)
Pop. density:	45.98 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	1 eup, 15 myeon, 9 dong

Namwon (Namwon-si 남원시) is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Namwon is about 45 minutes from the provincial capital of Jeonju, which is three hours away from Seoul. Image File history File links Official logo of Namwon City, South Korea. ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization 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 by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Made from Maps of Korea. ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ... North Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... Jeonju (Jeonju-si) is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ...

The official city flower is Royal Azalea (철쭉) while the city tree is the crape-myrtle (배롱나무) and the city bird is the swallow (제비). Species About 50, including: Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia speciosa The Crape-myrtles Lagerstroemia are a genus of about 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees or large shrubs native to east Asia and Australia. ... Genera Many, see text. ...

Namwon is nicknamed "The City of Love".

History

Namwon was founded in 685 during the reign of King Sinmun of Silla. Namwon county was founded in April 1, 1895. Events Umayyad caliph Marwan I (684-685) succeeded by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685-705) Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as emperor of the Byzantine Empire Sussex attacks Kent, supporting Eadrics claim to the throne held by Hlothhere Pope Benedict II succeeded by Pope John V Cuthbert consecrated... Sinmun of Silla (r. ... Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... It has been suggested that April Fools Day be merged into this article or section. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The city suffered during the Siege of Namwon in 1597 which was part of the Imjin War. During the siege that lasted from August 13 to August 16 the only defenders against the Japanese army of 56,000 men were 3300 Korean and Chinese soldiers and 6000 women and children. In the end the Japanese found a way to enter the city and killed all the soldiers and civilians. // Background The Forces : Chinese-Korean forces Ming-Chinese forces 3,000 men: Yang Yuan Korean forces 1,300 (?) men: Yi Pok-nam Yi Chun-won Shin Ho Kim Kyung-no Miscellaneous : Jung Kwi-won Oh Ung-jung Im Hyun Yi Duk-hwae Japanese besiegers forces Southern sector : Ukita... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... Combatants Korea under the Joseon Dynasty , China under the Ming Dynasty, Jurchen tribes Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi Commanders Korea: King Seonjo Prince Gwanghae Yi Sun-sin†, Gwon Yul, Yu Seong-ryong, Yi Eok-gi†, Won Gyun†, Kim Myeong-won, Yi Il, Sin Rip†, Gwak Jae-u, Kim Shi-Min† China... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geography

Namwon is located in a basin bordered by the Sobaek Mountains to the east and the Buheung Mountain Ridges to the west with the Yocheon River flowing through the city. Namwon is bordered by the counties of Imsil and Sunchang to the west, Jangsu to the north, Hamyang and Hadong in Gyeongsangnam-do to the east, and Gurye and Gokseong in Jeollanam-do to the south. This article needs to be wikified. ... The Sobaek Mountains are a mountain range cutting across the southern Korean peninsula. ... Imsil County (Imsil-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Sunchang County (Sunchang-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Jangsu County (Jangsu-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Hamyang County (Hamyang-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Hadong County (Hadong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. ... Gurye County (Gurye-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Gokseong County (Gokseong-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla) is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ...

Climate

The average yearly temperature of Namwon is 12.7℃ with the average temperature in January being 0.4℃ and 25.9℃ in July. Due to its location in a mountainous basin with a high rate of precipitation, the climate of Namwon varies greatly. Winds in Namwon are usually weak and blow north to west in the winter and south to west in the summer. Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... Summer is a season of the year that is defined as beginning on June 21st, and ending in September in the Northern Hemisphere. ...

Culture

Chunhyang festival

Namwon City holds an annual event called the Chunhyang festival which commemorates an ancient love story and folktale, Chunhyangga, which may or may not have actually happened. This festival is said to be the oldest in Korea.^{[citation needed]} The Chunhyangga is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori storytelling tradition. ...

According to the legend, Chunhyang was a maiden who was taken advantage of by an immoral local governor who forced her to marry him while the young man she really loved was away on government affairs. When the young man returned he disguised himself as a common person and saw for himself the myriad of injustices that the local governor had perpetrated; using his authority to kill him things are set straight and the maiden is set free, giving the tale a happy ending.

Some claim this is a true story and have tried to set dates for its occurrence. Regardless of its veracity the city of Namwon is the setting for the annual festival commemorating the legend that is held with visitors from all over the country. The main bridge that crosses the river that runs through the middle of the city is lit with fantastic lights, and along the river bank there are vendors selling food and items of all kinds. There are several main events like the Chunhyang beauty contest in which the most beautiful female residents of the city can enter, wearing their full traditional Korean dress (chima jeogori). Another event is the Chunhyang parade which runs through cordoned sections of the city along the river bank, and which comprises just about the entire complement of the city's mid-grade schoolgirls (numbering probably in the low hundreds) who are dressed in full chogori and carry musical instruments of some type, and who march in a very long line. There are also other parades of men and anyone else who is not a young girl may dress up in traditional dress and join the procession. The festival lasts four days and fireworks blaze the skies every night. Chima jeogori is a term for a womens costume consisting of a chima skirt and jeogori top. ...

For the rest of the year when the festival is not on, there is a small theme park dedicated to Chunhyang complete with hypothetical dwellings and surroundings that someone like Chunhyang would have had (a mock house and yard). There are other sights in the park unrelated to Chunhyang such as a fish pond where visitors are free to feed the fish and some old-fashioned swings and horseshoe-style throwing games. Outside the park, along the river bank, there are also mini paddle boats that people can rent to traverse the small river.

Sights

• Mangbok Temple Site, constructed between 1046 and 1083 during the rule of King Munjong of Goryeo
• Silsangsa Temple, a Buddhist temple
• Gwanghallu Garden, a traditional garden that symbolizes the universe (commonly attributed to the Chunhyang story)
• Cheongheobu Gate, the main entrance to Gwanghallu Garden
• Wanwoljeong Pavilion
• Chunhyang Shrine, built in the memory of Chunhyang
• Wolmaejib House
• Chunhyanggwan Hall

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Sister cities

• Lompoc, California, USA
• Yancheng, China (since June 13, 1998)

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See also

• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

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External links

• City government website

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