Cheongdo County (Cheongdo-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway. The seat of government is located in the center of the county, in Hwayang-eup.

Cheongdo
청도군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul청도군
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationCheongdo-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerCh'ŏngdo-gun
Cheongdo County is famous for its annual bullfighting festival
Cheongdo County is famous for its annual bullfighting festival
Flag of Cheongdo
Official logo of Cheongdo
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionYeongnam
Administrative divisions2 eup, 7 myeon
Area
 • Total696.53 km2 (268.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total47,099
 • Density72.8/km2 (189/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
Bohyeonsa Buddha Statue

In the Samhan period, Cheongdo may have been the site of the small polity of Ieso-guk. It was later absorbed into Silla, and gained its current name of "Cheongdo" in 940. The county's nine subdivisions were established in 1919. The county government moved to its current location in 1961. In 1966, the New Village Movement began in Sindo 1-ri, Cheongdo-eup.

Every year Cheongdo is host to an international bullfighting festival.

The slogan for Cheongdo is "Singgreen Cheongdo."

Administrative divisions

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Cheongdo is divided into two eup and seven myeon, as below. These in turn are divided into 212 ri, and 668 natural villages (jayeon burak).

 
Map of Cheongdo County in Korean
Name Hangeul Hanja
Hwayang-eup 화양읍 華陽邑
Cheongdo-eup 청도읍 淸道邑
Gakbuk-myeon 각북면 角北面
Punggak-myeon 풍각면 豊角面
Iseo-myeon 이서면 伊西面
Gangnam-myeon 각남면 角南面
Maejeon-myeon 매전면 梅田面
Geumcheon-myeon 금천면 錦川面
Unmun-myeon 운문면 雲門面

Twin towns – sister cities

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Cheongdo is twinned with:

Festivals

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  • Bullfighting Festival
  • Persimmon (Bansi) Festival
  • Lantern Festival

Culture

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Museums

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  • Cheongdo Museum

Monuments

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  • Cheongdo Memorial Park of Saemaeul Undong

Parks

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  • Unmunsan National Recreational Forest

experiences

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  • Seonamseowon Confucian Academy
  • Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park Auto-camping Site
  • Cheongdo Bicycle Park Camping Site
  • Cheongdo Rail Bike
  • Cheongdo Hwarang-themed Cultural Park
  • Comedy Cheolgabang Theater
  • Korea Comedy Town

Other important spots

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  • Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium
  • Cheongdo Wine Tunnel
  • Cheongdo Provence

Architecture

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Historical

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  • Songamjeongsa House
  • Unmunsa Temple

Foreigners

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As Cheongdo is a small town, with a population that is just over 50,000, there is not a high number of foreigners. However, there are a few foreigners that are living there as English teachers through the EPIK Program. Unfortunately, it is very rare to come across a local Cheongdo resident that speaks English. Learning basic Korean is an essential for living in Cheongdo.

Climate & Weather

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Much like the rest of Korea, Cheongdo has four distinct seasons. Summers in Cheongdo can be extremely hot as Cheongdo is only 30 minutes away from Daegu by train. Daegu is known to be one of the hottest cities in South Korea, due to the surrounding mountains that trap all the heat.

Winters can be rather cold, reaching -15 degrees Celsius on occasion. Furthermore, the air is extremely dry during the winter time.

Both Autumn and Spring are rather mild, no extreme weather conditions for either. However, during Spring, typically in April, the air quality is very poor. It is very common to see locals protecting themselves with face masks against the "yellow dust."

See also

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References

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