Gunsan

Gunsan is a metropolis in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is at the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its go out into the Yellow Sea. It has emerged as a high-tech manufacturing business city and an worldwide trade seaport that is about 200 km 120 mi southwest of Seoul on the Midwest coast of the Korean Peninsula. Kunsan Air Base operated by the USA Air Force is inside the city. To encourage funding, a loose change area has been d within the place. Notable citizens of Gunsan include actress Lee Eun ju, comedian Park Myeong-su, Teen Top member L.Joe and nearby legend Stu MacLean. Gunsan turned into a small fishing village at the banks of the Geum River, close to where the river spills into the Yellow Sea.

It sits at the fertile western Honam undeniable in which an awful lot rice is harvested. Gunsan have become a port inside the past due 19th century largely due to pressure from the Japanese at the Koreans to deliver rice to Japan. In 1899, Gunsan Port formally spread out to worldwide alternate. Gunsan City become largely settled by way of Japanese at some stage in the duration of the Japanese profession. The antique now demolished City Hall and the Customs House are of Japanese construction. After liberation from the Japanese in 1945, Gunsan commenced to grow slowly.