Gu of South Korea - Gu of Busan, Haeundae-Gu, Busan, Nam-Gu, Busan, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, Gijang-Gun, Busan, Busanjin-Gu, Busan, Gangseo-Gu (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Gu of Busan, Haeundae-Gu, Busan, Nam-Gu, Busan, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, Gijang-Gun, Busan, Busanjin-Gu, Busan, Gangseo-Gu, Busan, Suyeong-Gu, Busan, Jung-Gu, Busan, Yeongdo-Gu, Busan, Yeonje-Gu, Busan, Sasang-Gu, Busan, Dong-Gu, Busan, Buk-Gu, Busan, Saha-Gu, Busan, Dongnae-Gu, Busan. Excerpt: Haeundae-gu is a gu in eastern Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 51.44 km, and a population of about 423,000. This represents about 11.6% of the population in Busan. It became a division of Busan in 1976 and attained the status of gu in 1980. Haeundae-gu can be reached easily on the subway, Busan Subway Line 2, or by train on the Donghae Nambu railway line from outside of Busan. Both Haeundae subway and train stations are built adjacent to each other. Haeundae is now an affluent, beach front community that attracts tens of thousands of Korean tourists and foreigners to what many consider to be Korea's best beach. It has been subject to considerable commercial development. Haeundae takes its name from the ninth century Silla scholar and poet Choi Chi-won (literary name Haeun, or "Sea and Clouds"), who, according to a historical account, admired the view from the beach and built a pavilion nearby. A piece of Choi's calligraphy, which he engraved on a rock at Haeundae, still exists. Haeundae used to be isolated from the large communities in Busan and Busanjin. It remained undeveloped, as did its beach, until the late 1970s and early 1980s. A small number of luxury hotels were constructed when new emphasis was placed on development of the area around the beach after the 1988 Seoul Olympics. More hotels and other tourist facilities have been constructed on the beach-front area since the mid-1990s, and shopping malls and movie theatre complexes have been ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2201059