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Gyo-dong, Gyeongju
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Gyo-dong is a dong or neighborhood in the city of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is one of the legal dong under the jurisdiction of its administrative dong, Wolseong-dong. The name, Gyo-dong originates from the fact that the area once had a hyanggyo, a government-managed Confucian academy, during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. It belonged to Bunae-myeon, Gyeongju County (Gyeongju-gun) during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. Gyo-dong was variously called Hyanggyotgol, Gyochon or Gyori at the time.[1]
Dorurang Mountain (Dorurangsan) with a height of 95 meters, lies across Gyo-dong, and nearby neighborhoods, Inwang-dong, and Tap-dong.[1]
Cultural properties in Gyo-dong include not only tangible heritage such as Gyeongju Hyanggyo (Gyeognju Confucian Academy), Choe Sik's house, Gyeongju Samuso (Gyeongju's local council for government officers),[2] and the Cheongwan temple site (Cheongwansaji), but also Gyeongju Gyo-dong beopju (a rice wine), which has been designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property.[1]
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