Gwangyang

Gwangyang is a town in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gwangyang town is the house of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its type within the international. The metropolis is likewise domestic to K League Classic football facet Jeonnam Dragons. Gwangyang is at the centre of development for the Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone GFEZ due for final touch in 2011. The Free Economic Zone will cognizance on port container dealing with, metallic manufacturing, and shipbuilding in addition to enjoyment centers. Famous human beings from Gwangyang consist of National Intelligence Service head Kim Seung-kew.

To the north of the town is the county of Gurye, to the east along the Seomjin River is the county of Hadong in Gyeongsangnam-do, and to the south is the Gwangyang Bay. Gwangyang is famous for its beautiful apricot trees. In Korean, Ume flower is known as maehwa and it has been honored for its early blooming. Because of its characteristic, the Gwangyang Maehwa Festival is the earliest opened festival within the complete Jeollanam-do location. Other fairs in Gwangyang are the Baegunsan Mountain Gorosoe Festival, Seomjingang Culture Festival and the Gwangyang Sutbulgui Festival.