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| Area: 131.46§´ |
| Administrative Jurisdiction: 11 Dong |
Population: 103,224 Households , 322,457 People
(200.12.31) |
| Location of City Hall: |
(20 Shichungro) 300 Janghyuen-Dong, Siheung City, Gyeonggi-do
TEL: 82-31-317-2000 |
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| Home Page: http://siheung.go.kr/english/sub01/sub01_01.asp |
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History: Siheung (ã·ýé) was located around present-day Siheung-Dong, Kuemchon-Gu, Seoul City and was called Ingbulnohyun (í¤ÛéÒ¿úã) in the 63rd year of King Jangsu (475) of Kokuryo Dynasty and 19th year of King Jonjo (1795), who built Manan Bridge to visit his father's tomb in Anyang. Later, the name derived from King Sunjeong (991)) of Goryeo Dynasty by using the pen-name Siheunghyun (ã·ýéúã). The name Siheung in Chinese characters literally means¡°a large land¡±
Geography: Offers easy accesses to national roads, Yeongdong highway, the 2nd Gyeongin highway to Suwon, Incheon and Seoul and the linked tour course from Sihwa tide-embankment to O-ye Island and Wolgot Port.
Culture: Many reservoirs and fishing areas are scattered and fossil fish strata from the prehistoric age have been excavated in O-ye Island.
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Yeonsung Culture Festival(During October/Siheung)
On his way back home from a state visit to Ming country in China, Mr. He-mang Kang, a civil servant and agriculturalist of the early Jeosen Dynasty, collected lotus flower seeds from the shrine of Ninging. As a result of his cultivation in Hajungdong, lotus flowers grew and flourished there. Therefore, in 1466, this place was named Yeonsung. The name of Yeonsung Festival originated from lotus pond and in 1989 it hosted the festival and was designated as Siheung¡¯s own festival name.
Inquiry: Siheung cultural center 82-31-310-2706 |
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