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Ch'onan, South Korea
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Cheonan is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea. It is located at , about 50 miles south of Seoul. The city is connected to Seoul and Daejeon, both by road and by train. Regular Gyeongbu Line trains stop at Cheonan Station in the city center, while KTX express trains stop at Cheonan-Asan Station. Seoul Subway Line 1 has been extended to Cheonan, and metro trains began running between Seoul and Cheonan in January 2005.
Cheonan is known for several agricultural products including grapes and ya pears. The tightly-packed city center is surrounded by small mountains. The main tourist attraction is the nearby "Independence Hall," a collection of patriotic museums, monuments and gardens, including "the museum of Japanese Aggression." The city is also known for a small walnut-flavored cake in the size and shape of a walnut.
The city is home to two soccer clubs - National League side Cheonan City FC and K3 League side Cheonan FC.
EducationThe city has been designated the high tech headquarters for Korea. A number of colleges and universities are located there, including:
Cheonan is known for several agricultural products including grapes and ya pears. The tightly-packed city center is surrounded by small mountains. The main tourist attraction is the nearby "Independence Hall," a collection of patriotic museums, monuments and gardens, including "the museum of Japanese Aggression." The city is also known for a small walnut-flavored cake in the size and shape of a walnut.
The city is home to two soccer clubs - National League side Cheonan City FC and K3 League side Cheonan FC.
EducationThe city has been designated the high tech headquarters for Korea. A number of colleges and universities are located there, including:
Baekseok College, formerly Cheonan College of Foreign Studies Cheonan National Technical College Cheonan University Cheonan Yonam College Dankook University (satellite campus) International Graduate University for Peace Korea Nazarene University Korea University of Technology and Education Namseoul University Sangmyung University (satellite campus) Sun Moon UniversitySymbol City Tree : Weeping willow City Flower : Golden bell flower City Bird : Dove City Animal : DragonLocationCheonan is located northeast of Chungcheongnam-do. Neighbors are Cheongwon and Jincheon to the east, and meets with Asan to west.
Cheonan is 83.6Km away from Seoul. The city occupies its position the center of transportation as the junctions of the three southern provinces.
Walnut cookiesCheonan is famous for walnut cookies. In Korean, it is called Cheonan Hodogwaja(천안호도과자) meaning walnut cookies from Cheonan. Taking trains, it is easy to see selling box-shaped cookies.
FestivalIts most well-known festival is Heungtaryeong Festival(흥타령 축제). 흥 means pleasure and joy in Korean language and usually refers to joyful Korean music. 타령 indicates sorts of traditional music. There was tune called Cheonansamgeori meaning Cheonan three streets.
Dancing festival is the essence of whole events from B-boy to traditional dances from India, Africa, Australia, Ukraine. Lots of teams also participate in festival from 17 other nations such as China and Japan.
The festival started 2003 and it got position of "prepared", "promising" 2006 and 2007 respecitvely. As of Dec 26th of 2007, festival promoted to the degree of "excellent festival. That is, it came to get the title from 2008.
Sister Cities Beaverton, Oregon United States since May 1st, 1989 Shijiazhuang, ChinaExternal linksCity government website
Listing Cheonan English ChurchesCheonan English Community InformationCheonan Foreigners group information (activities and a way to get connected)
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