Dongducheon

Dongducheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city located in the north of Seoul is strategically important for the defence of the Korean capital.The main camps of the US Second Infantry Division are located in the city with the division command at Uijeongbu City. During Goguryeo, dynasty was going down into Korean peninsula and Dongducheon came to parts of Goguryeo as a part of naeulmae hyun (kinds of ancient village). Later Dongducheon promoted into Sacheon village of Unified Silla in North South States Period. It was the part of Yangju in Goryeo. In 1963, the status was raised into Tongducheon town (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon city was established including Yangju county. Since 1999, Dongducheon has annually hosted the...