This article is about a region in both North and South Korea. For other places with the same Hanja, see 關東.
Gwandong
Hangul
관동
Hanja
關東
Revised Romanization
Gwandong
McCune–Reischauer
Kwandong
Gwandong (관동; Korean pronunciation:[kwan.doŋ]) is a region coinciding with the former Gangwon Province in Korea. Today, the term refers to South Korea's Gangwon Province and North Korea's Kangwon Province. The name is often used to refer to people residing in the region.
The term literally means "east of Daegwallyeong", a mountain pass in the Taebaek Mountains of the eastern Korean peninsula.
This area is divided into Yeongseo and Yeongdong by the Taebaek Mountains.
Gwandong (관동; Korean pronunciation: [kwan.doŋ]) is a region coinciding with the former Gangwon Province in Korea. Today, the term refers to South Korea's...
Yeongseo (Korean pronunciation: [jʌŋ.sʌ], Korean pronunciation: [ɾjɔŋ.sɔ]) is the western, inland region of Gangwon Province, South Korea and Kangwon Province...
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20694°N 128.59194°E / 38.20694; 128.59194 Country South Korea Region Gwandong Administrative divisions 10 dong Area • Total 105.25 km2 (40.64 sq mi)...
kisaeng corresponded with some other local claim to fame. The kisaeng of the Gwandong region on the east coast, home to many famous sights including Mount Kumgang...
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hundred battles took place in Northern Chungcheong in this period. The Gwandong Po won against a Japanese battalion in the Battle of Goesan under the leadership...
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