Daejeon

Metropolitan city in Hoseo, South Korea

Metropolitan City in Hoseo, South Korea

Daejeon

Metropolitan City

Daejeon Metropolitan City
대전광역시
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• Hangul| 대전광역시
• Hanja| 大田廣域市
• Revised Romanization| Daejeon-gwangyeoksi
• McCune-Reischauer| Taejŏn-kwangyŏksi

View of Daejeon from Bomunsan Mountain

Daejeoncheon

Uam Historic Park

Government Complex Daejeon

Daejeon Railway Station

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Daejeon

Coordinates: 36°21′00″N 127°23′06″E﻿ / ﻿36.350°N 127.385°E﻿ / 36.350; 127.385
Country| South Korea
Region| Hoseo
Districts| 5
Government

• Type| Mayor–council
• Mayor| Lee Jang-woo (People Power)
• Body| Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Area

• Total| 539.85 km2 (208.44 sq mi)
Population

(January 2022)

• Total| 1,469,543
• Density| 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
• Dialect

| Chungcheong
GDP

[1]

• Total| KR₩ 50 trillion
US$ 40 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 code| KR-30
Flower| White magnolia
Tree| Pine
Bird| Korean magpie
Website| daejeon.go.kr

Daejeon (Korean: [tɛdzʌn] ⓘ) is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019.[2] Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a technology and research center, and for its close relationship with the natural environment.[3][4] Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation for major rail and road routes, and is approximately 50 minutes from the capital, Seoul, by KTX or SRT high speed rail.[5]

Daejeon (along with Seoul, Gwacheon and Sejong City) is one of South Korea's administration hubs. The city is home to 23 universities and colleges, including Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Chungnam National University, as well as government research institutes, and research and development centers for many chaebols such as Samsung, LG, mostly located in the city's Daedeok Science Town.[6][7]

Occupied by humans since the Stone Age, Daejeon was historically a collection of small riverside villages.[8] Though the area had varying degrees of strategic importance depending on the period in history, it was largely undeveloped until its use as a rail hub from the early 1900s, during the period of Japanese occupation.[9] From the 1980s, multiple national administrative functions were moved from Seoul to Daejeon, most of which are now located in the Daejeon Government Complex, resulting in another population increase.[10] The city was a sub host for the 1986 Asian Games, hosted the Expo 1993, the International Mathematical Olympiads in 2000 and will be the main host city of the 2027 Summer World University Games, and was elevated to the status of Metropolitan City in 2005.[11][12]

Daejeon is situated in a lowland valley with three major rivers, all of them eventually flowing into the Yellow Sea by way of the Geum river. The city is surrounded by several small mountains, and is located approximately 170 km (105.6 mi) south of Seoul and 290 km (180 mi) north of Busan, and 70 km (43 mi) east of the Yellow Sea.[13] Daejeon experiences a monsoon-influenced, four-season climate with wet, hot summers and drier, cold winters.[citation needed]

## History

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Human beings first settled in the Daejeon region during the Stone Age. It was occupied and in use as strategic military ground in various times by people such as the Usul-gun of Baekje, Bipung-gun of Silla, and the Hoideok-hyeon, Yuseong-hyeon, Deokjin-hyeon, and Jinjam-hyeon. During the Joseon Kingdom period, it remained occupied by the Hoideok-hyeon and Jinjam-hyeon of Gongju Mokha. In 1895, most of the area was made part of Hoideok-gun and Jinjam-gun, excluding some parts that belonged to Gongju-gun.

The Daejeon area was historically known as Hanbat (한밭),[14] a native Korean term for "large field", during the Joseon Dynasty. "Daejeon" simply means the same thing in Hanja. In the 19th century, Daejeon was also known in English as a part of Kung-tsiou, Gongju.[15]

Historically, Daejeon was a small village without many residents. In 1905, the Gyeongbu Railway began operations from Seoul to Busan, opening a station at Daejeon. In 1926 under the rule of the Japanese government, the Honam Railway was built between Mokpo and Daejeon, transforming the latter into a major transportation hub. Because of its location and proximity to means of transportation, Daejeon grew quickly.[9]

Eunhaeng-Sunhwa neighborhood (Kasuga-Cho), c. 1920

As railroads were laid under Japanese rule, an environment friendly to the Japanese was created, and many Japanese began to settle in Daejeon taking advantage of the opportunity. According to 1910 census data, 58%, or more than half of the 4,350 Daejeon population at the time, were Japanese. In 1925, 56% of the 8,861 people in Daejeon were Japanese. Therefore, Daejeon was one of the cities with great cultural influence of Japanese residents. For example, elderly people who experienced Japanese colonial era pronounce '단무지' (Pickled radish, danmuji) as '닥광/단광'(dakgwang/dangwang), '컵' (cup, keob) as '고뿌' (goffu) and '비닐' (vinyl, binil) as '비니루' (binilu). In addition, '우에시다리' (Uesidari), a representative team division game in Daejeon, was also created at this time and is believed to have been derived from the Japanese word '上(うえ, Ue)' meaning 'up' and the Japanese word '下(した, sita)' meaning 'down'.[16]

Emblem of Taidenfu (Daejeonbu), the administrative division that existed during Japanese rule of Daejeon

In 1932, the capital of South Chungcheong Province was moved from Gongju to Daejeon. During the Korean War, the city was the site of an early major conflict: the Battle of Taejon. Also during the war, the mass graves of civilians killed by South Korean police were discovered near Taejon and reported on by Alan Winnington in his famous anti-war leaflet "I Saw Truth in Korea".[17][18] Embarrassed by the contents of the leaflet, the British government considered having him executed for treason, though instead decided to make him stateless.[19][20]

Since then, changes have been made to the city's boundaries. Its official names have evolved, as well. Among the boundary modifications include one that effectively made the nearby town of Daedeok a part of the city in 1983. Then, in the late 1980s, Daejeon was elevated to the status of Special City (Jikhalsi), thus became a separate administrative region from South Chungcheong Province. In 1995, all South Korean Special Cities were again renamed as Metropolitan Cities, which is reflected in the current official name of Daejeon, Daejeon Metropolitan City (대전광역시).[12]

In the 1980s, the Korean administration began moving various national government operations from Seoul to Daejeon, eventually opening the Daejeon Government Complex in 1997. Today, the national government offices in Daejeon include Korea Customs Service, Small and Medium Business Administration, Public Procurement Service, National Statistical Office, Military Manpower Administration, Korea Forest Service, Cultural Heritage Administration, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Korail, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation and Patent Court of Korea.

The population of Daejeon increased dramatically as a result of the government center.[21] With the construction of Sejong Special Self-Governing City in 2013 for the division of capital functions and balanced local development, many of the public institutions that had previously headed to Daejeon were moved to Sejong, and many public institutions in Seoul were also moved to Sejong. With the launch of Sejong City, large-scale development began, resulting in infrastructure construction and large-scale apartment complexes. Sejong is located immediately north of Daejeon, and Daejeon citizens began to outflow to Sejong. As of July 2020, there was net outflow of more than 100,000 people from Daejeon to Sejong.[citation needed]

## Geography

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Walking path along the Gap River

Daejeon lies between latitudes N36°10'59" and N36°30'1" and longitudes E127°14'48" and E127°33'35" near the middle of South Korea. It is 167.3 km (104.0 mi) from Seoul, 294 km (183 mi) from Busan and 169 km (105 mi) from Gwangju.

Known historically as 'big field,' the city lies inside a great circle surrounded by several mountains, with Gyeryongsan National Park straddling the city border on the west, and the foot of the Sobaek Mountain range just beyond the city to the south and east. Three rivers run through the center of the city: Gapcheon (갑천), Yudeungcheon (유등천), and Daejeoncheon (대전천). These flow roughly from south to north, eventually joining the Geum River which borders the city on the northeast. The river changes direction after leaving Daejeon, turning to the southwest and eventually emptying into the Yellow Sea near Gunsan.[22]

### Climate

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Daejeon

Climate chart (explanation)

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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
| Imperial conversion

J| F| M| A| M| J| J| A| S| O| N| D

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6.6

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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Daejeon has a monsoon-influenced, four-season climate that lies between the humid subtropical and humid continental climatic classifications (Köppen Cwa/Dwa, respectively), with slightly more mild temperature extremes compared to Seoul. Winters are cold and dry with monthly mean temperature of −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) in January. Summers are hot and humid with a monthly mean temperature of 25.6 °C (78.1 °F) in August. The heaviest rainfall during the year typically occurs from July through August during the Korean monsoon season.[23]

Climate data for Daejeon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 30.4
(86.7)  | 33.3
(91.9)  | 35.7
(96.3)  | 37.7
(99.9)  | 39.4
(102.9)  | 33.2
(91.8)  | 31.2
(88.2)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 19.8
(67.6)  | 39.4
(102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 4.1
(39.4)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 12.7
(54.9)  | 19.4
(66.9)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 6.2
(43.2)  | 18.5
(65.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −1.0
(30.2)  | 1.4
(34.5)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 25.5
(77.9)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 14.6
(58.3)  | 7.7
(45.9)  | 1.0
(33.8)  | 13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −5.5
(22.1)  | −3.6
(25.5)  | 1.1
(34.0)  | 6.9
(44.4)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 18.1
(64.6)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 9.4
(48.9)  | 2.8
(37.0)  | −3.4
(25.9)  | 8.4
(47.1)
Record low °C (°F)  | −18.6
(−1.5)  | −19.0
(−2.2)  | −10.7
(12.7)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | 3.1
(37.6)  | 8.1
(46.6)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 12.3
(54.1)  | 4.2
(39.6)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | −11.4
(11.5)  | −17.7
(0.1)  | −19.0
(−2.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 25.5
(1.00)  | 37.2
(1.46)  | 51.6
(2.03)  | 81.6
(3.21)  | 91.8
(3.61)  | 167.3
(6.59)  | 306.9
(12.08)  | 299.8
(11.80)  | 152.5
(6.00)  | 59.3
(2.33)  | 48.0
(1.89)  | 29.7
(1.17)  | 1,351.2
(53.20)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0  | 7.0  | 8.3  | 8.3  | 8.2  | 9.9  | 16.4  | 14.8  | 9.1  | 6.1  | 8.5  | 9.3  | 113.9
Average snowy days  | 9.8  | 6.0  | 2.8  | 0.2  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 2.1  | 7.9  | 28.9
Average relative humidity (%)  | 65.3  | 60.3  | 57.9  | 56.9  | 62.4  | 69.8  | 79.1  | 78.2  | 75.3  | 71.8  | 69.3  | 67.9  | 67.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 168.2  | 176.2  | 207.7  | 220.5  | 239.8  | 198.5  | 155.5  | 177.0  | 180.3  | 205.1  | 162.4  | 162.5  | 2,253.7
Percent possible sunshine | 52.7  | 56.1  | 54.0  | 54.0  | 51.2  | 41.3  | 31.4  | 37.6  | 45.1  | 56.1  | 52.5  | 53.9  | 48.0
Average ultraviolet index | 2  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 4
Source 1: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)[24][25][26]
Source 2: Weather Atlas (UV)[27]

## Administrative divisions

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Administrative divisions of Daejeon

Daejeon is divided into five political "gu" or "districts": Seogu (서구), Donggu (동구), Yuseonggu (유성구), Daedeokgu (대덕구), and Junggu (중구).[28]

Subdivision  | Korean  | Area (km2)  | Population

(September 2021)

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Daedeok District | 대덕구; 大德區 | 68.71  | 174,791
Dong District | 동구; 東區 | 163.68  | 223,409
Jung District | 중구; 中區 | 62.18  | 232,077
Seo District | 서구; 西區 | 95.53  | 474,444
Yuseong District | 유성구; 儒城區 | 176.53  | 350,337

## Demographics

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People take a foot bath at an outdoor public hot spring in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea

Daejeon is the fifth most populous city in Korea, with 1,467,468 registered residents as of 2023. The most populous district is Seo District (473,851 residents), although the district lost 32,219 residents since 2006, it remains the most densely populated in the city at 4,960 inhabitants per square kilometer (4,960/km2).[29]

As of 2023, the number of registered foreign residents in Daejeon was 21,949 (1.5% of the total population) with the largest representations being Vietnamese (0.5%), and Chinese or Korean-Chinese (0.2%). There are also smaller numbers of registered residents (0.1% or less in each case) from Uzbekistan, Mongolia, United States, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Japan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan, Pakistan, Russia, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Turkey.[30][29]

Plot of population numbers

### Religion

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Religion in Daejeon (2005)[31]

Folk religion or Not religious (47%)

Buddhism (21.8%)

Protestantism (20.5%)

Catholicism (10.7%)

According to the census of 2005, of the people of Daejeon, 21.8% follow Buddhism and 31.2% follow Christianity (20.5% Protestantism and 10.7% Catholicism).[31]

## Education

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There are 23 universities and colleges in Daejeon, concurrently enrolling around 90,000 students and employing 4,000 professors.[32]

Major public universities in Daejeon include:

* Chungnam National University, a flagship national university established for the South Chungcheong province. Chungnam National University specializes in biotechnology, medicine, and the agricultural sciences.
* Daejeon Chungnam University, a campus in the four-year Korea National Open University system.
* Hanbat National University, a university that specializes in partnerships between industry and academia.
* Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the nation's first public research-oriented science and engineering institution. The university was ranked as the best Asian science and technology school by Asiaweek in 2000.[33] KAIST has been internationally accredited in business education.[34]

Chungnam University Law School Building KAIST Campus

Major private universities in Daejeon include:

* Mokwon University, a Korean Methodist institution.
* Pai Chai University, founded in 1885, one of the oldest private universities in South Korea.
* Woosong University, with a specialized curriculum based on international exchange, foreign-language, and IT education.
* Hannam University, founded in 1956 by Christian missionaries, with a main campus in O-Jeong Dong (site of the historic Missionary Village), and a branch campus is in Techno Valley.

Specialized high schools and academies include:

* Daejeon Foreign Language High School is a high school focused on foreign language teaching. The school provides language education of 7 majors including English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.[citation needed]
* Daejeon Science High School is a high school focused on teaching science.[35]
* Taejon Christian International School is an non-profit international school.[citation needed]

## Research and development

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Daejeon is known as the research and development hub of Korea. In addition to KAIST and the Institute for Basic Science, it is home to more than 20 other government research institutions, and various corporate research centers, mostly located around Daedeok Innopolis in Yuseong District north of the Gapcheon river.[36][37]

Fields of research undertaken in Daejeon include telecommunications, nanofabrication, biotechnology, water, nuclear and hydro power, nuclear fusion, design, measurement technologies, mechanical engineering, fuel cells, aeronautics, new materials, robotics, new drugs, and environmental technologies. Daedeok Innopolis' membership includes 898 corporations, 35 government-invested and sponsored institutions; six universities, and 15 public organizations.[citation needed]

KAIST Campus

Research institutes in Daedeok include the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Korea Fusion Energy Research Institute (KFERI), National Nanofab Center, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Marine and Ocean Engineering Research Institute, Institute of Information Technology Advancement (IITA), Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea Institute of Nuclear Non-proliferation and Control, National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS), Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), Rare Isotope Science Project (RISP), National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), and the National Security Research Institute. Among the technology produced in Daedeok are ETRI's wireless communications systems CDMA, WIBRO, and DMB, KRIBB's nano biochips, KARI's KOMPSAT satellites, and NFRI's KSTAR nuclear fusion experimental reactor.[38]

Daedeok is also home to 21 corporate research centers with global reach surrounded by an equal number of smaller firms. Some of the notable corporate research centers are Dongbu Advanced Research Institute (biotechnology, microorganisms and agrichemicals), GS-Caltex Value Creation Center (environmentally friendly products including substitutes for oil), Hanwha Chemical Research (biotechnology, electronics materials, catalysts, and nanotechnology), Honam Petrochemical Daeduk Research Institute (synthetic chemistry and petrochemicals), LG Chemical LTD. Research Park (lithium ion battery and polymer battery development), Samyang R&D Center (medical research and electronics), and SK Institute of Technology (petroleum-related research).[citation needed]

Public corporation research institutes such as Korea Electric Power Research Institute (hydroelectric projects and nuclear energy), Korea Institute of Construction Materials (authorized test agency for construction materials), and Korea Institute of Aerospace Technology (aerospace design, satellites, launch technologies) are also part of the Daedeok system.[citation needed]

On 16 May 2013, Daejeon was selected as the core of the International Science and Business Belt. [39]

Besides a tire production facility, Hankook Tire has its main R&D centre in Daejeon.[40]

## Culture

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### Museums and arts centers

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Expo Science Park in 2007 Daejeon Culture and Arts Center

Daejeon is the home of multiple arts and culture complexes, mostly centered around the Daedeok area. These include:

* Daejeon Museum of Art which hosts primarily technology-oriented modern and contemporary exhibitions
* Daejeon Arts Center which is home to local music and theater groups including the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra
* Laurent Beaudouin-designed Lee Ungno Museum, a large permanent collection of works by or related to the prominent Korean artist Lee Ungno[41][42][43]
* Expo Science Park, built on the grounds of the former international exposition (Taejŏn Expo '93) is home to the Institute for Basic Science and the National Science Museum, Korea's flagship science museum which features a main exhibition hall highlighting harmony between nature, man, and technology, as well as dedicated buildings related to natural history, future technology, biosphere, a children's science museum, and an astronomical observatory.[44][45][46][47]
* Geological Museum, belonging to the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
* Daejeon Citizen's Observatory which houses a 10-inch refracting telescope and is the first citizen observatory in Korea[48][49]

Other arts spaces in the city include the six-floor Daejeon Artist House, performing arts center, and the Natural Ecology Center at Daecheong Lake.[50][51]

### Parks and nature

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View from the East Garden in Daejeon Hanbat Arboritum, Daejeon, Korea

Daejeon citizens are recognized for their fondness of nature, with most mountains, hot springs, and rivers freely open for public use. Many of the city's modern-day traditions, festivals, attractions, and industries are linked in some way to important mountains, rivers, and forests.[4]

Eight "beautiful sights" are designated by city government, including the mountains Sikjangsan, Bomunsan, Gubongsan (구봉산), Jangtaesan, and Gyejoksan, the lake Daecheonghosu, as well as Yuseong Foot Spa, and Expo Science Park, which includes landmarks such as the Hanbit Tower and Expo Bridge.[52] The Daejeon Hanbat Arboretum, built on the former parking lots of the World Expo, also holds the distinction of being the largest manmade arboretum in Korea.[53]

Two people viewing sunset from Bomunsan (mountain) Fortress in Daejeon, Korea

Overlooking Daejeon from the south, Bomunsan Mountain park was established as a park in 1965. The park contains water springs, trails, Buddhist temples, and some heritage sites dating back as far as the Bronze Age. Facilities include a nature healing center, outdoor concert hall, and Daejeon O-World, a theme park which includes Daejeon Zoo, Joy Land, and Flower Land.[54][55] The park is home to 160 species of 600 animals, 17 rides and themed gardens including Sounds garden, Herb Garden, and Rose Garden.[56]

### Media

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Daejeon is a provincial center for the television, newspaper and publishing industries. Major television broadcasting companies, such as KBS and MBC, have branches in Daejeon; Taejon Broadcasting Corporation (TJB) is a local television broadcaster based in Daejeon. Cable TV services are available in most apartments. Eight (8) channels of Mobile TV are provided with the digital radio channels. Several FM radio stations provide news and music on the air. KBS, MBC, TJB have their FM radio channels, there are Christian radio channels, FEBC and CBS, and traffic news channel TBN. Daejeon Ilbo is the major local newspaper which covers South Chungcheong province.

### Festivals

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Pungmul drummers perform at a ceremonial fire for the Mountain God Full Moon Festival in Daejeon, Korea

Daejeon is home to both traditional folk festivals, and contemporary cultural celebrations. These include the Daejeon Science Festival, the Hyo Culture Root Festival, a Full Moon Festival, Yuseong Oncheon Festival, Geumgang Rojas Festival, Diku Festival, Gyejoksan Mountain Manbal Festival, Gyeonwoojik Women Festival, and various international food, drink, and music festivals throughout the seasons.[57]

## Sports

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Daejeon World Cup Stadium

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Daejeon is home to multiple professional teams and national and internationally active sports facilities. The Daejeon World Cup Stadium was constructed for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosting several games including the South Korea vs. Italy match in the round of 16.[58] The facility is now the home of the city's football club. The Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex was built in 1964, and was one of the host sites of the 1986 Asian Games, and also hosted preliminaries during the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Today, with several of the facilities renovated, it hosts the city's professional baseball, K3 League football, and volleyball teams. The city is also home to LPGA golfers Pak Se-ri and Jang Jeong, and is the hometown of former New York Mets left-handed reliever Dae-sung Koo.[59]

### Football

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The city is home to the K League 1 football club Daejeon Hana Citizen, playing home games at Daejeon World Cup Stadium, and the K3 League side Daejeon Korail, which plays home games at Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex.[citation needed]

### Baseball

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Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium

The Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League were founded in Daejeon in 1985. They play home games at the Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium, built in Busa-dong in 1964, with an iconic view of Bomunsan mountain in the outfield. The stadium was renovated and expanded in 2013, moving the outfield wall and expanding seating to 13,000.[60]

### Volleyball

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The V-League men's volleyball club Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs and the V-League women's volleyball club Daejeon KGC both play their home games at the Chungmu Gymnasium of the Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex.[citation needed]

## Transportation

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Daejeon Station

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Daejeon is a center of transportation in South Korea, where two major expressways, Gyeongbu Expressway and Honam Expressway Branch, and two major railway lines, Gyeongbu railway and Honam railway, are joined. Travel time between Daejeon and Seoul using the KTX high-speed rail system is about 50 minutes. The nearest airport is Cheongju Airport, about a thirty-minute drive north. Direct bus connections to Incheon International Airport exist.[citation needed]

### Subway

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Main article: Daejeon Metro

Tashu, the public bicycle of Daejeon

One line, Daejeon Subway Line 1, of a planned five-line subway system has been operating since 17 April 2007 (partial operations on this line began on 16 March 2006). This subway line connects Daejeon Station, located in the original city center, with the more modern and more recently developed sections of this city, including Dunsan, where the city hall and a number of national government buildings are located.[citation needed]

Notable differences between the Daejeon subway and the Seoul subway include narrower cars, no doors connecting cars, four cars per train rather than ten, and storage space under the seats for use by passengers.[61] Originally, plastic tokens for toll were read by a proximity sensor when entering the turnstiles, and then inserted into a slot when exiting. The design of the tokens allowed them to be used for advertising.[62] The system now employs the T-money system, a rechargeable series of Smart cards and other "smart" devices used for paying transportation fares. Platform screen doors are installed in the subway stations.[citation needed]

### Cycling

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The name of the public bicycle in Korea is different for each region, and the name of the public bicycle in Daejeon is '타슈(Tashu)'[63]. '타슈(Tashu) is a name created using the Chungcheong dialect, and if changed to standard Korean, it becomes '타세요(Taseyo)'. Tashu is an unmanned rental public bicycle service operated in Daejeon Metropolitan City since 2008, and the basic rental fee is 500 won, and if one purchases a daily ticket, the bicycle can be used within an hour on that day.

## Gallery

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* South Chuncheong Provincial Office in 1920s

* Government offices for the South Chungcheong province in 2007

* Daejeon Station in 1920s

* Daejeon train station in 2007

* Daejeon O-World [ko]

* Uam Historic Park

* Pyeongsong Youth Cultural Center and blocks of flats of Dunsan-dong district from Lotte City Hotel Daejeon in 2020

* Mokcheok Bridge

* Immigration office

* View of Daejeon from Sikjang Mountain, with Dong-gu in the foreground

## Notable people

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* An Yu-jin, singer (Iz*One, Ive)
* Kim Joon-ho, comedian
* Do Ji-han, actor
* Choi Sung-bong, singer
* Chung Eun-yong, policeman and activist
* Han Eun-jung, actress
* Yoon Joo-hee, actress
* Han Sang-hyuk, singer (VIXX)
* Hong Jin-ho, television personality and former professional StarCraft player
* Ivy, singer and musical actress
* Kwon Sang-woo, actor
* Lee Na-eun, singer and actress (April), born in Cheongju (청주). She moved to Daejeon before entering elementary school.
* Lee Yoon-ki, film director
* Lim Choong-hyun, footballer
* Rhie Won-bok, cartoonist
* Pak Se-ri, former professional golfer
* Joon Park, artist
* Ryu Su-jeong, singer (Lovelyz)
* Shin Chaeho, independence activist, historian, anarchist, nationalist and the founder of Korean ethnic nationalist historiography
* Shin Seung-hun, singer-songwriter
* Song Joong-ki, actor
* Chen, singer, dancer, model and member of (EXO, EXO-CBX)
* Kyu Ha Kim, judoka
* Baek Ye-rin, singer (15&)
* Park Ji-min, singer (15&)
* Jo Bo-ah, actress, model and host
* Park Eun-ooh, singer-songwriter, music producer, vocalist and lyricist
* Park Sung-hoon, singer (Enhypen)
* Son Suk-ku, actor
* Choi Jung-in, singer
* Kim Woo-seok, singer (X1, Up10tion) and actor
* FlaSh, StarCraft: Brood War and StarCraft II player
* Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, actor
* Kim Dong-hyun, singer (AB6IX)
* Yeo One, singer (Pentagon) and actor
* Kwak Dong-yeon, actor
* Jeon Heejin, singer, member of girl group (Loona)
* Lee Hae-in, figure skater
* Kim Duk-soo, traditional musician[64]

## Twin towns – sister cities

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City  | Region  | Country  | Year

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Oda |  Shimane Prefecture |  Japan  | 1987
Seattle |  Washington |  United States  | 1989
Budapest |  Central Hungary |  Hungary  | 1994
Nanjing | Jiangsu[65] |  China  | 1994
Calgary |  Alberta |  Canada  | 1996
Guadalajara[66] |  Jalisco |  Mexico  | 1997
Uppsala |  Uppland |  Sweden  | 1999
Novosibirsk |  Novosibirsk Oblast |  Russia  | 2001
Brisbane |  Queensland |  Australia  | 2002
| Bình Dương Province[65] |  Vietnam  | 2005
Sapporo |  Hokkaido |  Japan  | 2010
Durban |  KwaZulu-Natal |  South Africa  | 2011
Purwokerto |  Central Java |  Indonesia  | 2014
Bandung |  West Java |  Indonesia  | 2015
Montgomery County |  Maryland[67] |  United States  | 2017
Siem Reap | Siem Reap Province[65] |  Cambodia  | 2019

## See also

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* South Korea portal

* List of cities in South Korea

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