Yeoju

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Yeoju
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Yeoju is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. Thegither wi the neebourin ceety o Icheon, it is kent as a major centre o contemporary Sooth Korean ceramics, hosts the Warld Ceramic Exposition ivery year. Ither local products o note include rice, sweet potatoes, an yellae melons. Yeoju is the birthplace o Korea's last queen, Empress Myeongseong.[1]

Quick facts Yeoju 여주驪州, Korean transcription(s) ...

Yeoju's institution o heicher learnin includes Yeojoo Institute o Technologie. The Jungbu Naeryuk Expresswey passes throu the coonty.

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Legacy frae the past

In the coonty are locatit:

  • The tomb o the naition's maist important king, Sejong the Great. This tomb wis muivit tae Yeoju frae Seoul in 1469.[2]
  • The temple ruins o Godalsaji (c. 764)
  • The Moka Buddhist museum
  • The waws o Pasaseong fortress
  • Silleuksa, the Korea's lane riverside temple

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