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The city of Yeosu consists of the Yeosu peninsula as well as 365 islands [1] (48 inhabited, 317 uninhabited). Being midway along the southern coast of South Korea, it is flanked by Namhae County in South Gyeongsang Province to the east with a natural waterway, and the Bay of Suncheon to the west and northwest, the city of Suncheon sprawling along its banks.
The Yeosu-Suncheon rebellion, also known as the Yeo-Sun incident (Yeo-Sun an abbreviation of Yeosu and Suncheon ), was a rebellion that began in October 1948 and mostly ended by November of the same year. However, pockets of resistance lasted through to 1957, almost 10 years later. It is often called a "rebellion incident", but it is used as a ...
The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592 ( Korean : 임진왜란; Hanja : 壬辰倭亂 ), a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 ( 정유재란; 丁酉再亂 ). The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces [ 1][ 20 ...
Yeosu: RKJY: RSU: Korea Airports Corporation: Yeosu Airport: Military/civil dual-use airports Busan: RKPK: PUS: Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Air Force: Gimhae International Airport: Cheongju: RKTU: CJJ: Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Air Force: Cheongju International Airport: Daegu: RKTN: TAE: Korea Airports ...
Before modern clocks were introduced into Korea, Koreans kept time with the help of a sundial during the daytime and a water clock at night. In 1434, Jang Yeong-sil, a Joseon scientist and astronomer with other scientists, developed Korea's first sundial, Angbu Ilgu (앙부일구; 仰釜日晷) and was put into service as standard time-keeper of the kingdom and began the standard time at ...
Yeocheon City ( Korean : 여천시 ; Hanja : 麗川市 ), also called as Yeocheon-si, or shortly Yeocheon, was a former si (city) in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The city was located in central part of the Yeosu Peninsula, south-eastern part of South Jeolla Province. It was established on 1 January 1986, was split from Yeocheon County ...
The Yeosu Maritime Cable Car ( Korean : 여수 해상케이블카) is an gondola lift in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The lift connects the Dolsan Park on the island Dolsando to Jasan Park on the mainland. [1] It is the first in South Korea to pass over water. [2] [3] It is the fourth maritime aerial lift in East Asia. [3]
The Geobukseon Bridge ( Korean : 거북선대교 ), also called the Second Dolsan Bridge ( 제2돌산대교 ), is the main bridge on the Yeosu Road between Udu-ri, Dolsan and Jonghwa-dong, linking the Port of Yeosu with Dolsando across the Namhae sea. [2] The bridge is floating cable-stayed bridge with 464m (35+82+230+82+35m) length and its ...