GYEONGGI PROVINCE TO THE WORLD! - VISIT GYEONGGI-KOREA

  • Date05/12/2005
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(Ft. Lee, New Jersey) - GYEONGGI PROVINCE TO THE WORLD! - VISIT GYEONGGI-KOREA 2005

Gyeonggi Province strives to reach out to the world through openness, exchanges, renovations and reforms. Gyeonggi Province, Korea's largest local autonomous entity, serves as a self-portrait and mirror of its nation. Visit Gyeonggi Province and experience all of Korea. VISIT GYEONGGI-KOREA 2005 presents to Korea as well as to the world the emerging Province of Gyeonggi, which is already making headway toward the 22nd century.

Gyeonggi Province offers the great beauty of Mother Nature and her four distinct seasons. The marvelous views of the South Han River (Namhangang), the North Han River (Bukhangang), the mud flats of the West Sea, the well-preserved ecosystem of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), the mountains and fields that form the center of the Korean Peninsula, and much more are sure to fascinate visitors. Gyeonggi Province preserves and boasts a glorious history and cultural heritage.

300,000 year-old relics in Jeongok-ri in the northern part of Gyeonggi Province - dating back to the Old Stone Age as well as the magnificent civilizations preserved since the Dynasties of Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), Goryeo (918-1392), and Joseon (1392-1910) -await you here in Gyeonggi Province, which served as the nation's capital for over 2,000 years. Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, registered on the UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list in December 1997, and world-class IT industries create a superb harmony between the past and present as well as tradition and high technology. The Province, which some 10 million residents proudly call home, will surely provide enjoyment and a pleasant journey to visitors from home and abroad. VISIT GYEONGGI-KOREA 2005 is a timely event. Above all, it coincides with the current international frenzy of active investments in the tourism industry, which guarantee high value-added developments. These factors are prerequisites for building Gyeonggi Province into an emerging world-class destination in tourism.

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