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The Tourism of Gangwon Province
By
Changhai Zhao (China)
&
Kanghoon Lee (Korea)
The Object of visitor to Gangwon Province
As well known that Gangwon Province is the most famous summer-resort in Korea. The weather feels cooler than other province. The reason is the configuration of the earth. About 46% of the area is above sea level from 100m to 500m. About 43.4% of the area is above sea level from 500m to 1000m. About 5% area is above sea level from 1000m. In the mountain area, the weather is cool all the year. It is special in Korea. The other reason is that there are many river, sea-bathing place in Gangwon province. The coastline is about 212 Km. These kind of reason make the Gangwon province be a famous summer-resort in Korea.
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The object of visiting
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Percentage
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Rest
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47.6%
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See the view
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18.8%
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Oversight
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9.6%
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Leisure sports
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8.3%
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maximal exercise
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6.7%
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To forest
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5.0%
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Other
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3.9%
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Between the many kinds of the objects of visiting Gangwon province. To rest is 47.6%, to see the view is 18.8%. Most of the visitors come to Gangwon province to have a rest and to see the view.
Many foreign visitor come to Gangwon province to see the place that <> is taken. It proposes that the industry of culture is important for the tourism.
The present condition of Gangwon Province
Among the visitors. The 44.0% is the first time come to Gangwon province. And 56.0% is second time come to Gangwon province. It means that less people known about Gangwon province relatively. They just can know about the Gangwon province by visiting.
It require that the Gangwon province have to strengthen the propagandize of the Gangwon province
It is the illustration of the number of visitor in the different month in 2003.
It bring forward the problem that almost visitor come to Gangwon province in summer. The government must develop the new travel service in the other season.
It is the illustration of checked by the visitors about the tourism of Gangwon province.
The biggest problem is that the price is a little high.
It is the illustration of the number of bed of hotel.
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Year
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Total
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Gangwon
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Percentage
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1995
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44,479
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1,700
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3.822028%
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1996
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45,108
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1,838
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4.074665%
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1997
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46,585
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2,112
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4.533648%
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1998
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46,667
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2,141
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4.587824%
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1999
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47,536
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2,141
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4.503955%
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2000
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51,881
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2,438
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4.699216%
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2001
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52,333
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2,363
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4.515315%
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2002
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55,713
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2,884
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5.17653%
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2003
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59,638
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3,347
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5.612194%
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The Gangwon province will be a important tour place in Korea. |
