Andong

Around 1 BC, Andong was founded by the Jinhan people, and it was known as Gochang. During the Three Kingdoms period, the area was controlled by the Silla kingdom. The Battle of Gochang in 930 was fought here between Hubaekje forces and the Goryeo army led by Wanggeon, who won control of the city and renamed it Andong. After the ascent of the Joseon dynasty to the throne of Korea, Andong became a centre of Confucianism. The area was extremely conservative for a long time and produced many leading confucian scholars. Toe-gye Yi Hwang (1501–1570), one of the most prominent of all Korean scholars, came from Andong. Yi Hwang retired back to his homeland late in life and started the establishment of the great Confucian academy Dosan Seowon there, which was finished after his death. …

Andong has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm. The city is located in the mountainous region of central South Korea and is part of the temperate climate. Temperatures vary widely, fog is high at 79 days per year, seasonal winds are northwest in winter and northwest in summer.

Andong Soju and Traditional Food Museum Gyeongsangbuk-do Forest Science Museum Kwon Jeong Saeng Fairy Tale Museum Municipal Folk Museum Seonseonghyun Cultural Heritage Complex Traditional Cultural Contents Museum Gyemyeongsan Recreation Forest Amsan Pleasure Ground Andong Gunja Village Yeumteo Village Jirye Arts Village Hahoe Folk Village Dosan Seowon Byeongsan Seowon Imcheon Seowon Gosan Seowon Gallasan Mountain Cheondeungsan Mountain Gyeongsangbuk-do Independence Movement Memorial Dosan Hot Spring Andong Maskdance Festival Hahoe Mask Dance. Hakgasan Hot Spring