Andong

Andong is a town in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the most important metropolis in the northern a part of the province with a populace of 167,821 as of October 2010. The Nakdong River flows via the city. Andong is a market centre for the surrounding agricultural areas. Since the Nineteen Seventies Andong has advanced unexpectedly, even though the population has fallen by way of almost seventy thousand as human beings have moved away to Seoul and different urban facilities.

In the late Nineties and early 2000s it have become a tourism and cultural centre. Andong is called a centre of subculture and folk traditions. The surrounding area keeps many historic traditions, so in mid October the Andong Folk Festival is held every yr. One of the most well-known components of these cultural festivities are the Andong masks. Andong National University, specialising in training and Korean folklore, has grown rapidly because the 1970s. Other tertiary establishments consist of Andong Science College and Catholic Sangji College.