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Hangul | 교동 |
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Hanja | 校洞 |
Revised Romanization | Gyo-dong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyo-dong |
Gyo-dong is a dong or neighborhood in the city of Gyeongju,North Gyeongsang province,South Korea. It is one of legal dong under its administrative dong,Wolseong-dong's jurisdiction. The name,Gyo-dong originates from the fact that the area has had a hyanggyo ,government-managed Confucian academies during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. It belonged to Bunae-myeon,Gyeongju County (Gyeongju-gun) during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. Gyo-dong was variously called Hyanggyotgol,Gyochon or Gyori at the times. [1]
Dorurang Mountain ( Dorurangsan ) with a height of 95 meter lies across Gyo-dong,and nearby neighborhoods,Inwang-dong,and Tap-dong. [1]
Cultural properties in Gyo-dong include not only tangible heritages such as Gyeongju Hyanggyo (Gyeognju Confucian Academy),Choe Sik's house,Gyeongju Samuso (Gyeongju's local council for government officers), [2] Cheongwan temple site (Cheongwansaji),but also Gyeongju Gyo-dong beopju (a rice wine) to have been designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property. [1]
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