Yeongseo

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Yeongseo
South Korean name
Hangul 영서 Hanja 嶺西 Revised Romanization Yeongseo McCune-Reischauer Yŏngsŏ
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 령서 Hancha 嶺西 McCune-Reischauer Ryŏngsŏ Revised Romanization Ryeongseo

Yeongseo is the western, inland region of Gangwon Province, South Korea and Kangwon Province, North Korea. It is divided from the coastal Yeongdong region by the Taebaek Mountains. The name yeongseo reflects this distinction; it literally means “west of the passes”. The region is marked by high plateaus and mountains, with deep valleys. The Han and Nakdong Rivers both have their headwaters in this region. Agriculture in Yeongseo was traditionally carried out by slash and burn methods, but in modern times this has largely been replaced by other techniques, including high-altitude shiitake farming.

[edit] See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Geography of North Korea
• Korean Peninsula

[edit] External links

• Gangwon Province profile of Yeongseo and Yeongdong

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