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	Tongyeong Canal and Underwater Tunnel
		is located between Dang sub-district and Misu 2 sub-district, Tongyeong City, and is the first underwater tunnel in the Orient built in 1932.
		-district, Tongyeong City, is the traffic route that significantly shortens the waterway between Tongyeong and Yeosu and is also called "Napoli of its Orient" for the nearby scenic beauty.
		It is also called Pandemok because, it is said, during the Injin War, Japanese soldiers dug up this place, soft clay emerges when the tide is low The construction of this canal started in May of 1927 and lasted for 5 and half years until December of 1932.
	www.parandeul.co.kr /tongyeong_tunnel.htm (262 words)

	UNU/IAS - RCEtongyeong
		Tongyeong City is located on the southern coast of the Republic of Korea.
		A fishing town with a population of about 130,000, Tongyeong City has a rich natural, cultural and historical heritage and comprises 151 islands, 41 of which are inhabited.
		The Tongyeong City Government, Yonsei University in Seoul and the Marine Science College of Gyeongsang National University in Tongyeong jointly initiated the RCE.
	www.ias.unu.edu /research/RCEtongyeong.cfm (265 words)

	Experience Tongyeong City’s Culture and Arts
		Tongyeong City is a suburban area in the southeast of Gyeongsangnam-do.
		Tongyeong became an important economic and political force in the early 17th century when it became a military city after the headquarters of the Three-Province Naval Forces was moved there in 1604.
		Tongyeong was under the jurisdiction of Goseong and Geoje in the Samhan era before it merged with Geoje during the Japanese occupation period.
	www.tongyeong.go.kr /eng/sub01/index03.asp (495 words)

	Tongyeong - Galbijim
		Tongyeong (통영시; 統營市; rule.manage.city) is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do.
		The climate is maritime, and Tongyeong has the highest average temperature on the mainland.
		The 1963 film Kim's Daughters (김약국의 딸들) was shot in Tongyeong where the director was born.
	wiki.galbijim.com /Tongyeong (316 words)

	INSIDE JoongAng Daily (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Yet when it comes to Tongyeong, a snug port city on the southern coast of South Gyeongsang province, some of the comparisons made with the city are understandable, if in odd ways.
		There is Tongyeong the "Naples of Asia," an image which parallels raw images of the Italian port, surrounded by dingy fishermen's restaurants and old, run-down motels.
		Then there is Tongyeong the "Salzburg of Asia," a catchy slogan, which the city government swiftly picked up after a German reporter used it to describe the site of a music festival that was held in the city in 2000 as a homage to exiled composer Yun I-sang.
	joongangdaily.joins.com /200607/27/200607272055379279900091009101.html (1178 words)

	CoasterFanatics.Com - News: Tongyeong to Build Theme Park to Honor Isang Yun
		Tongyeong to Build Theme Park to Honor Isang Yun
		The Tongyeong city government said Wednesday it will build a theme park here in honor of the world-renowned composer Isang Yun who was born in this southern coastal city.
		The construction of the park will begin in September on a 54,000 square meter parcel of land in Tongyeong with a budget of 8 billion won (US$8 million), the local government said.
	www.coasterfanatics.com /sec_news/news_detail.asp?id=375 (180 words)

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		With peculiar natural environment of Tongyeong and special cultivation technique, it is the crop which is the good income source and have good refutation around overseas markets.
		Tongyeong Najeonchilgi is very beautiful with its peculiar color and pattern as well as with high quality.
		Tongyeong Gat was made in manufacturing facility in Tongjeyoung in ancient times and was known for its quality that a lot of scholars (Seonbi) had envied it.
	www.knrda.go.kr /ares/english/main_04_13.htm (360 words)

	CTNews : 한국문화콘텐츠진흥원 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tongyeong - The Tongyeong International Music Festival began its third season with a performance that awed and confused an audience mostly of locals from the seaside city of 140,000.
		But longtime residents like Jun, who has lived in Tongyeong for the past 30 years, recall a time when the town actually was the seaside hub it is now struggling to become.
		Tongyeong's true glory days were several hundred years ago, when it was the Joseon Dynasty's naval capital and chief port.
	www.kocca.or.kr /ctnews/eng/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/03/25/200403250002.html (863 words)

	donga.com [english donga]
		World-renowned Korean composer Yun I-sang was from Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province.
		When Jung handed the box to him, saying `they are from Tongyeong sea,` Yun choked up and could not say a word.
		Tongyeong is a beautiful seaside city known as `Sydney of Korea.` People can see fish swimming around through the turquoise sea that harbors many beautiful islands.
	english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?bicode=100000&biid=2003072542318 (532 words)

	Korea Map (Towns)
		It is also a popular spot for dates because this 30 square kilometer land has beautiful sculptures from which you can feel the individual taste of the artists.
		A 1-2 hour ride on ship is required to Tongyeong Port, located at the end of the Korean Peninsula.
		Oddly formed stones on cliffs on the coast, the clear sea and Deungdaedo Island, which are often shown in movies and commercials, are some of the more famous sights.
	www.asia-planet.net /korea/tongyeong-si.htm (754 words)

	TongYeong City : Home - About Tongyeong city - Greeting
		Tongyeong is a beautiful city of spectacular seascapes and pristine beaches situated in the center of Hallyeo National Marine Park.
		As the setting for the great victories in the Hansan, Dangpo, Wonmun Battles during the Japanese invasion, Tongyeong is forever etched in Korean history.
		The artistic community contributes greatly to the area’s vitality and unique ambience and each resident adds to the special brilliance of this jewel of Korea.
	eng.tongyeong.go.kr /01/01.asp (171 words)

	KBS WORLD
		The sixth Tongyeong International Music Festival in memory of Isang Yun, a world-renowned South Korean-turned-German composer whose hometown is Tongyeong, kicked off on Friday, and a monument will be dedicated on Thursday in memory of Chojeong Kim Sang-ok, a poet also from Tongyeong.
		Tongyeong is a beautiful port city on the southern coast of the Korean peninsula.
		Tongyeong, Yun’s hometown, has revived his art by creating the annual Tongyeong International Music Festival, and designating a street, memorial hall, and musical park in his name.
	world.kbs.co.kr /english/news/news_zoom_detail.htm?No=2604 (632 words)

	DR#146
		Nari said she and her sister used to go to a high school in TongYeong, and their father drove them everyday for three years.
		Not to change the subject, TongYeong used to be called Chung-mu, both related to the Korean hero named General Yi (Lee) SunSin.
		TongYeong means the headquarters of his navy, and Chung-mu means loyal to the king.
	www5.ocn.ne.jp /~george-s/DR/DRE146.htm (800 words)

	Learn Korean language in Korea National Institute
		Tongyeong and Geoje are oceanic tourist attractions designated as Hanryeohaesang National Park, which have a variety of historical sites related to the battle, Imjinwoeran.
		Tongyeong is a beautiful port town called Napoli in Korea.
		Geoje composing of various 60 islands is drawing an attention as a mecca of ocean tour mixed emerald colored-sea and runs in and out with different islands.
	www.studyinkorea.go.kr /ENGLISH/A500/A500_Co42.jsp (388 words)

	CTNews : 한국문화콘텐츠진흥원
		The Tongyeong International Music Festival, now simply called TIMF, has undergone no less than three name changes since its official founding in 2000, each reflecting a new and aggressive vision of itself as a cultural hub of some import in the region.
		TIMF began as a music festival dedicated to the memory of Yun Isang, who was born in Tongyeong in 1917.
		Despite the festival's solemn origins, the organizers of Tongyeong festival are cheerfully paving the way to make the seaside hamlet one of the premiere cultural destinations of international import in East Asia.
	kocca.or.kr /ctnews/eng/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/03/17/200403170001.html (763 words)

	Images of Korea
		Tongyeong Ogwangdae Masks : These masks belong to the plays from the region of Tongyeong or Chungmu.
		The form of masked dance drama prevalent in the area to the west of the Nakdong River is known as Ogwangdae Masked Dance Drama.
		Tongyeong Ogwangdae Masked Dance Drama puts entertainment value first and comprises 5 scenes, centering respectively on the Leper, the Satirical Dance, the Minor Civil Servant, the Bride, and the Hunter.
	www.mct.go.kr:8080 /imagesofkorea/eng/talchum/sec03_2.htm (279 words)

	The Marmot’s Hole » Name change for underwater tunnel?
		The Cultural Heritage Administration is listing Tongyeong City’s Underwater Tunnel — the first underwater tunnel in the Far East — as a modern cultural property, but has apparently run into a problem with the what to call it.
		The city and the Tongyeong Historical Society have sent a letter to the Cultural Heritage Administration, kindly asking it to change the listed name of the tunnel when the administration makes its final deliberations.
		Tongyeong Canal was originally named “Dicohori” after the official name of Doyotomi Hideyoshi, the organizer of Imjin War.
	www.rjkoehler.com /?p=1900 (647 words)

	divorce in Tongyeong at Oranckay.net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dang man, the divorce rate in the city of Tongyeong is 82 percent.
		Lady at Tongyeong’s domestic violence center says that in Geoje, where the economy is relatively okay, most calls discussing divorce are concerned about infidelity.
		In Tongyeong, however, the poor state of the local economy seems to be the biggest factor.
	oranckay.net /blog/?p=261 (86 words)

	Experience Tongyeong City’s Culture and Arts
		Continuing on is Charkryakmyo (the suffix “myo” means tomb) where memorial services are held honoring the death of Admiral Yi Sun-shin.
		Charkyakmyo, the first shrine of Admiral Lee, is surrounded by Tongyeong Canal, a tunnel under the canal, Chungmugyoand Tongyeong Bridges.
		The residents and naval forces built a thatched house to display the memorial tablet that recognizes the loyalty and achievements of Admiral Yi in 1599, the next year of his death.
	tongyeong.go.kr /eng/sub03/index.asp (431 words)

	Warsaw Autumn 2005 - programme
		was founded in 2001 as an ambassador for the Tongyeong International Music Festival with a hope to establish a professional performing group that could represent contemporary Korean music.
		Ensemble timf has participated in the Tongyeong International Music Festival since 2001, appearing together with Ensemble Modern and Heinz Holliger, in the ‘Ligeti Project’, the ‘Kagel Project’ and a series of concerts in tribute to Luciano Berio.
		Over the past few years, it was invited to perform in Romania (Contemporary Music Days) and during the Darmstadt Summer Courses (the new work by German composer Hans Thomalla under Rüdiger Bohn and the world premieres of Korean composers, Eun-Hwa Cho and Nam-Kuk Kim).
	www.warsaw-autumn.art.pl /05/performers/o18.html (205 words)

	Dear Triathlete Friends,
		As I have mentioned in Madeira, Tongyeong will indeed set a new trend in triathlon history.
		We will very much try not to SPOIL you, but we can't promise that since Korea Triathlon Federation as well as LOC's biggest concern is how to provide the best facility and environment for the athletes.
		Tongyeong Entry athletes will receive 25 % discount on the domestic flight on Asiana airline (airline code: OZ).
	www2.triathlon.org /world-cup/wcup2004/tongyeong-2004/news/ray-hahn-athletes-programme.htm (515 words)

	KBS GLOBAL
		A monument will be set up in the city of Tongyeong to commemorate the first visit to the city by a European some four centuries ago.
		The copper plate of the monument was crafted by the Portuguese Navy and presented to Tongyeong City via the Portuguese Embassy in Seoul.
		Mendes was arrested near Tongyeong along with 16 Chinese, 32 Japanese and one African by the Joseon coastguard when his voyage from Cambodia to Japan via China was hampered by heavy seas.
	english.kbs.co.kr /society/news/1415603_11773.html (391 words)

	South Korea Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Tongyeong city is one of my favourite places in Korea.
		Up until recently Tongyeong has been neglected by tourists and the Korean government, but now they are preparing Tongyeong for greater things with plans to open resorts and other tourist oriented things, which will unfortunatley destroy the charm of Tongyeong.
		In a city tourist brochure the mayor of Tongyeong is quoted as saying.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/South_Korea/Things_To_Do-South_Korea-R-7.html (915 words)

	Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Japanese Coast Guard Fires Tear Gas at Korean Fishing Boat
		At 7:15 Monday, Jeong Gi-cheol (45, Docheon-dong, Tongyeong), the captain of the 78-ton Korean fishing boat "Pungun," which was operating near Japan's EEZ 17.5 miles south of Hong Island, Hansan-myeon, Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, was struck in the forehead by a tear gas shell fired from a patrol boat with the Japanese Coast Guard.
		According to what crew members told maritime police in Tongyeong, the boat was operating in the waters bordering Japan's EEZ when it was approached by a Japanese patrol boat and was ordered to stop.
		The Pungun and its nine crew members are currently anchored off Hong Island, while the injured captain was moved to a Korean maritime police patrol boat and is currently being evacuated to Daewoo Hospital in Geoje Island.
	www.eslcafe.com /forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=21228&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= (394 words)

	Invil - Theme Sightseeing
		Tongyeong City carried out improvement on this place by expending parking lots and building restrooms, and shops for the convenience of the tourists.
		As this is the midpoint when traveling from Downtown Tongyeong on Sanyang Tourism Way, it is the best viewpoint to stop by and feel the true taste of the seas while driving along the romantic coastal way.
		Run on Tongyeong Mireukdo Island’s Sanyang Coastal Way by the beautiful scenery of the seas and you will arrive at the greatest scenic point of Hallyeo Maritime National Park at the southern tip of the island.
	www.invil.org /english/tourism/themeTour/park/contents.jsp?con_no=602656&page_no=1 (373 words)

	Chris Hill Wins The Tongyeong World Cup - TransitionTimes.com Endurance Sports Magazine
		Tongyeong, Korea, 7 June 2003: For immediate Release: Japanese swimming star Tsukasa Hirano took to the front off the pontoon start and lead through the entire swim course.
		After the 1st lap of the 2-lap 1.5km swim, he had a small lead over Csaba Kuttor of Hungary, Chris Hill of Australia - the current World-Ranked #1 and Kris Gemmell of New Zealand.
		Chris Hill continued to build his lead through lap 3 and appeared to be running away with the Tongyeong World Cup title, except for the drama surrounding Mark Fretta of the USA has he ran through the pack and threatened to take one of the coveted podium spots.
	www.transitiontimes.com /viewstorylocal.cfm?ID=2468&ett2locale=NewMexico&ett2local=newmexico (577 words)

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