Gwangalli Beach
| Gwangalli Beach | |
 Gwangalli Beach in 2011 | |
| Hangul | 광안리 해수욕장 |
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| Hanja | 廣安里 海水浴場 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwang-alli Haesuyokjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwang.alli Haesuyokchang |
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The Gwangalli Beach (Hangul: 광안리 해수욕장) or Gwangan Beach (Hangul: 광안 해수욕장) is a beach in Busan, South Korea. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong (formerly in Gwangan-ri), Suyeong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwangan Bridge and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1.4 km and a width of 25 to 110 metres, in a curved in a half-moon shape with fine sand. Adjacent are alleys with restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs. Because of its popularity, city officials are pushing for improving water quality around the beaches.[1]
The beach is near the Busan Yachting Center used for the sailing events of the 1988 Summer Olympic.
Events
- Busan Marine Sports 2008: with beach volley ball, canoe and boating.[2]
- 2011 K-Pop Super Concert on 28 October 2011: emcee by Ha Ji-won and Kim Hyung Jun of SS501 and broadcast on SBS on 6 November.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Busan City Tour" Korean Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2011-11-11
- ↑ 부산 해양스포츠 메카로 거듭난다 , 경향신문, 2008-01-17
- ↑ Park So-Jung "Ha Ji-won, Kim Hyun-joong to host upcoming K-pop concert" 10 Asia. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-11
External links
- (Korean) Gwangalli Beach official homepage
- Gwangalli Beach- City of Busan (English)
Coordinates: 35°09′15″N 129°07′14″E / 35.15417°N 129.12056°E