Gwangju

Gwangju, also known as Kwangju, is in South Jeolla, South Korea. Gwangju is best known for the Gwangju Massacre of May 18, 1980, in which at least 207 students were killed by army forces suppressing a pro-democracy demonstration.

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  • Bring a Korean Survival Dictionary. The locals are welcoming. The vegetarian dishes in Kwangju are great. Enjoy the cool breeze in Kwangju in May. • Francia C.
  • Beautiful tradizional village, a few km away from the city... = D • Irene B.
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Gwangju Travel Guide is based on Gwangju by Nigel Charles, Paul Evans, Margaritas, Graup, anonymous, iGuide and others. Gwangju Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.