Goyang (Goyang-si; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a population of just over 1 million. Ilsan, a planned city, is located in the Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang-gu which is closer to Seoul.
Several institutions of higher learning are located in Goyang. These include Agricultural Cooperative College, Korea Aerospace University, and Transnational Law and Business University.
Notable places
Historic remains
Bukhansanseong Fortress
Heungguksa Temple
Seosamneung and Seooreung Royal Tombs, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Haengju seowon (Confucial Academy) Ilsan Bamgasi Choga (Straw-roofed House)
Exhibitions
Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center
Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Center
KINTEX
Aerospace Museum
Baedari Korean Traditional Wine Museum
Theme Zoo Park "Zoo Zoo" Cultural Center and Museum of Latin America Nongshim Theme Park Hyundai Motor Studio Goyang Hanhwa Aqua Planet aquarium
Entertainment and shopping
MBC Dream Center
SBS Broadcasting Center
Western Dorm
Lafesta
Lotte Department Store
Hyundai Department Store
New-Core Outlet
Hwajeong station
Starfield Goyang
IKEA Goyang
Leisure
Bukhan Mountain
Jeongbal Mountain
Go Bong Mountain
Lake Park
Goyang Sports Complex
Regular festivals
Haengjusanseong Fortress Sun Rise Festival
On New Year's Day each year, a splendid festival is thrown at Haengju Sanseong to welcome the New Year's Day sunrise.
Time: 5:00-9:00 AM on New Year's Day each year
Place: The top of the mountain where Haengju Sanseong sits.
The Great Battle of Haengju Festival
The event is held to commemorate an important victory in Korean history (14 March) at Haengju Sanseong. Elementary school kids and their parents from the neighborhood can watch memorial services for patriotic martyrs of the nation and learn about the history of Haengju Sanseong.
Time: 10 AM on 14 March each year
Place: Chungjang Shrine at Haengju Sanseoeng
Goyang International Flower Festival
Floricultural industry sprang up in the early 1970s fostering flower culture in Korea. Goyang became one of the most famous cities for its floricultural industry and its flower show grew into a horticultural event representing Korea and a venue for trading among participants at home and from abroad.
-Time: early April each year
-Place: Areas surrounding Ilsan Lake Park
Goyang Lake Art Festival
The event is free-style arts festival held at various locations around the Lake Park. Imagination and wits of artists getting out of the constraints imposed by stages fill the streets with vigor and romantic mood. Various performing arts including jazz, mime, dance, drama and installation arts decking out the venue with colorful decorations to add glamour, passionate performance by famous theatrical companies from around the world and fancy fireworks all let the cheerful spectators enjoy the excitement thrown by the festival.
Time: October each year
Place: locations around the Lake Park
Geography
Ilsan New Town vaguely comes to mind, but in reality, the eastern boundary is Bukhansan, the western boundary is the Han River, and the city area itself is large and has various geographical features. However, Bukhansan is a region protruding to the east, and the eastern end of the border with Seoul is actually a hilly area connecting Mt. Aengbong and Mt. Bongsan. Across the Han River to the west is the city of Gimpo.
At the time of the expansion of Seoul, the eastern area was given to Seoul, but Bukhansan was guided, so if you look closely at the administrative divisions on the map, it looks like a kitchen knife or a stake. Bukhansan Mountain is clearly visible from the vicinity of Jichuk, and surprisingly, if you drive along the freeway from the middle floor of an apartment building in Ilsan New Town [10] or even from the side of Isanpo, you can see Bukhansan Mountain in the distance. You can roughly estimate the weather on that day by whether you can see it well or not.
Climate
Goyang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.