Infobox Mountain
Name = Gwanggyosan
Photo = Gwanggyosan from Hwaseong.jpg
Caption = Gwanggyosan seen from Hwaseong, Suwon
Elevation = 582 m (1,909 feet)
Location = flagicon|KOR South Korea
Range = Gwanggyosan Range
Prominence = 582 m (1,909 feet)
Coordinates = coord|37|20|41|N|127|02|02|E|display=inline,title|type:mountain
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Easiest route = Gwanggyo Reservoir, Suwon
Infobox Korean name
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hangul=광교산
hanja=linktext|光|橋|山
rr=Gwanggyosan
mr=Kwangkyosan
Gwanggyosan (582 m[cite web|url=http://www.koreasanha.net/san/gwanggyo.htm|title=한국의 산하 - 광교산 ("Hangugui Sanha - Gwanggyosan")|work=Korean mountaineering association website|accessdate=2007-08-07] ) is a small mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the border of Suwon and Yongin, though the wider range extends north and so also borders Uiwang, Gwacheon, Seoul and Seongnam.]The summit offers views across Suwon, Yongin and Bundang. The mountain is commonly hiked from Gwanggyo Reservoir in Suwon.[cite web|url=http://eng.suwon.ne.kr/sub_frame.asp?page_id=sub_05_02_01&root_id=sub_main5&parent_id=sub_05_02|title=Welcome to Suwon - Gwanggyosan|work=Suwon City Council|accessdate=2008-02-18] ]Gwanggyosan and Pungsu
Interpreted within the context of traditional Korean logic and beliefs - especially within the realm of Korean Confucianism - Gwanggyosan serves as Suwon's "jinsan", or Guardian Mountain. This is in keeping with the logic of "pungsu" (known as feng shui in China), which avers that an ideal site for a city or town is one where there is a "jinsan" to the north, an open vista, river or a large body of water to the south, and either mountains or valleys to the east and west. [Korean Anthropology: Contemporary Korean Culture in Flux. Eds. Korean National Commission for UNESCO. 2003, pg. 89.] As Suwon's "jinsan", Gwanggyosan provides a natural landmark indicating the city's position to travelers [ibid, pg. 90.] and acts as a sort of "shield" against the harsh winds from the north in wintertime. Aiding Gwanggyosan in providing a favorable sense of "pungsu" to Suwon are the flat farms and paddies in the southern portions of Gwonseon-gu and Yeongtong-gu, Chilbo-san to the west, and the hills along Suwon's border with Yongin to the east.
References
ee also
*List of Korea-related topics
*List of mountains in Korea
