Cheongju
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Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The "Cheong" in the name of the province is the same as in Cheongju.
A front view of Sangdang Fortress
South Korea
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the
Cheongju
…Cheongju (Korean: 청주; Korean pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The "Cheong" in the name of the province is the same as in Cheongju. Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju…
Seokguram Grotto from the Silla era, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The oldest surviving metal movable type book, the Jikji, was printed in 1377, and Goryeo created the world's first metal-based movable type in 1234.
Changdeokgung, pictured in 2014, one of the Five Grand Palaces of Seoul built during the Joseon dynasty and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Banghwa Suryu Pavilion, part of Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2019)