Jangheung County

Jangheung County (Jangheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Slow city

In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.

Spot for filming

Festival (1996) was filmed in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek.

Eulalia

Jangheung's Cheonkwan Mt. is famous for its beautiful scenery featuring eulalias. The plants reach full height around mid-September and until October.

Symbols

Special products

The county is famous for its production of Shiitake mushrooms.

Eeco-friendly cultivation methods are used county-wide to raise crops used in Korean medicine. Jangheung county received an official award in 2006 for growing high-quality crops.

Climate

Sister cities

Haiyan, Taishan, China

Dongjak-gu, Seoul South Korea since 1997

Yeongdo-gu, Busan, South Korea

Bundang, South Korea

See also

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