Eonyang

Eonyang

Infobox Korean name
hangul=언양읍
hanja=彦陽邑
rr=Eonyang-eup
mr=Ŏnyang-ŭp

Eonyang is an "eup", or large village, in Ulju-gun, a largely rural district of Ulsan, South Korea. It is near the Seongnam Nun's Temple. It has a traditional market every 5 days.

The Eonyang-eup Castle, first built in the Three Kingdoms period and rebuilt in the Joseon Dynasty, has been preserved as a historical site.

Artificial cave

In Eonyang, there is manmade violet cave. Abandoned mine was perfectly changed as the first artistic cave. In Korean, it is called 자수정 동굴나라 which means the nation of violet. In cave, average temperature is 12~14C and 2.5 km long. Visitors can observe genuine crystal rocks. Programs for circuses are operated in summer. [Visit Korea http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ya/gg/yagg_mv0.jsp?i_seqno=3063&i_type=4&i_areacode=7&i_sigun=0#]

Additionally, ski center including amusement parks are available.

ee also

*Subdivisions of South Korea
*Geography of South Korea
*List of Korea-related topics

References

External links

* [http://www.eonyang.com/ Local government website, in Korean]
* [http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ya/gg/yagg_mv0.jsp?i_seqno=3063&i_type=4&i_areacode=7&i_sigun=0# Eonyang, Travel guide in Visit Korea(Kor)]


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