Gyo-dong, Daegu
Appearance
Gyo-dong | |
Hangul | 교동 |
---|---|
Hanja | 校洞 |
Revised Romanization | Gyo-dong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyo-dong |
Gyo-dong is a dong or neighborhood in the metropolitan city of Daegu, South Korea. It is one of legal dong under its administrative dong Seongnae 1-dong's jurisdiction. The name, Gyo-dong originates from the fact that the area has had a hyanggyo, government-managed Confucian academies during the Joseon period. It belonged to Dongsang-myeon, Daegu-bu during the Joseon Dynasty[1]
Gyeong-dong Market is located in the center of the city beside Dong-a Department store. On an alley on the opposite site of the market is clustered with movie theatres, such as Daegu Theatre, Jayu Theatre and Songju Theatre.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 교동 Gyo-dong 校洞[permanent dead link ] (in Korean) Doosan Encyclopedia