Korea Kwangju has been voted as the sixth largest city in South Korea. Gwangju is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak, Muan in 2005. Korea Kwangju map geographical location is 35°10′N 126°55′E.
Korea Kwangju situated in the Honam region is the leading city from where the entire nation is within a day's reach. Korea's western coastline has seen a lot of development and the government's effort to balance growth across the nation has activated large-scale urban development projects. It has resulted in the conversion of Korea Kwangju map into a center of production, and improvement of housing and leisure facilities. All these efforts and support has given a real boost to the Korea Kwangju status as the hub of Korea's southwest region.
Korea Kwangju south falls in Namdo-province's region of beauty, by former people's Art products, various temples and Buddhism historical relics and various mountains’ shape of Mt. Mudeung. Kwangju city korea is best represented by Mt. Mudeung, which contains the beliefs of Namdo people. Mt. Mudeung charms its visitors with pink and royal azaleas in spring, red leaves and purple eulalia in autumn, snow flower in winters.
Information on kwangju has been considered from times as a city rich in culture and arts. The city has given rise to many scholars famous for their scholarship and talent. Korea Kwangju has given birth to the Southern School of Chinese Painting, or Namjonghwa, as well as pansori, a traditional Korean singing genre. With majority of people being involved in the field of arts, the level of artistic sophistication is higher as compared to other regions. The humble nature of the people and the city hosting the Gwangju Biennale, an international arts festival, which takes place every two years, has increased the Korea Kwangju south worldwide repute as the city of art. |
