- Yangju
Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Yangju logo.gif
hangul=양주시
hanja=楊州市
rr=Yangju-si
mr=Yangju-si
area_km2=310.10
pop=159891
popyear=2004
popnote= [ [http://english.gg.go.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/03/05/200303050056.jsp ::: About Gyeonggi::Population ::: ] ]
popden_km2=515.6
divs=1 "eup", 4 "myeon", 6 "dong"
Yangju is a city in
Gyeonggi Province,South Korea .Tourist
Jang-Heung Tour Complex: The complex was established between Mt.Gyemyeong and Il-yeong bong. It was composed into parts of jang heung town. There are the several tourist attraction.First, Jang-Heung Art Park, It's gallery is composed with six exhibition halls. In these exhibition halls are a wide range of masterpieces of various genres by artists of various times. Andy Warhol, Baek Nam Jun, and artworks from both within and outside the country are always available for observation in this exquisite gallery. It has subsidiary facilities such as outdoor performance stages, galleries for children, and sculpture parks.2nd,Song-am astronomical observatory, It consists of facilities such as ‘Planetarium’, a 3 dimensional space pictures dorm theater, ‘Challenger Running Center’, a simulation of outer space traveling, and an celestial observatory dorm etc. Song-am astronomical observatory is the biggest space experience facility in Asia. The only way to go up to the astronomical observatory is to take a cable car.3rd, Wild plants botanic garden is an ecological botanic garden surrounded by natural forest of 20 thousand square meter Mt.Gyemyeong. It has 100 year old big cone pine forest and walkpaths.And there are 2 thousand different kinds of wild flowers.Especially the scenery of valleys and maples is quite beautiful.
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List of cities in South Korea References
External links
* [http://www.yangju.go.kr/YangJu_Eng/index.asp City government website]
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