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Yangpyeong: The Origin a Name |
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Yangpyeong:
The Origin a Name |
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| At a size of 87.8 kilometers, Yangpyeong is an agricultural
area located at the east-end of Gyeonggi-do, connected
to the lower mountain regions, as well as the South
Han River and the North Han River. Yangpyeong’s courthouse
is located in YangGeun-ri, Yangpyeong-eup. Its north
side is adjacent to Gapyeong-gun, Hongcheon-gun, Gangwondo,
and its west side is adjacent to Namyanju City and
Gwangju City through the North Han River. Yangpyeong’s
south side is adjacent to Yeoju-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and
its east side is adjacent to Hwoengsung-gun and Wonju
City in Gangwon-do. In all directions, Yangpyeong’s
land lays against a backdrop of high mountains, including
the Gaseop-bong (1,157m) of Yongmun Mountain at the
center of Yangpyeong-gun. The geographical features
of this mountain and the view of its valleys are extraordinarily
beautiful. |
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| Yangpyeong is also an area where the South Han River,
to the east and west, and the North Han River, to the
north and south, converge (兩水頭) and flow to the Western
Sea (西海). The residential and agricultural areas of
this territory stretch through the valley and past
the South Han River and the North Han River, and the
name of this land mass is considered to have acquired
its name, Yangpyeong, through word of mouth |
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| The counties that make up Yangpyeong, which border
Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do (to the east. west, and
north), are surrounded by high mountains, and most
of district names were derived from mountains and streams
(山川). Consequently, some areas possess similar names
or similar-sounding names (俗稱). |
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| Furthermore, as the South Han River flows from the
east to the northwest, a border is formed by Namyangju
City in the west, with several scattered bodies of
water. Therefore, there are many similar names among
the flat lands and villages at the basin of the Han
River. The names Yangpyeong’s counties have come from
three categories: mountainsides, water bodies, and
plains. Translated into Chinese characters, the names
of various mountains, bodies of water and land masses
were acquired as names of places where various counties
were located. The names of these counties were eventually
converted to Korean and evolved into what they are
today. |
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| Ultimately, Yangpyeong is the integration of two,
distinct counties, YangGeun-gun and JiPyeong-gun, into
one. |
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