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Ulsan is a beauteous port city situated in the southeast, bordered by the sea to the east and by high mountains to the west. Since the establishment of the first and largest industrial complex in the 1960s, Ulsan has been the engine for Korea's economic growth, accounting for twelve percent of the nation's entire industrial production output and making it the industrial capital of Korea. World-renowned companies operate in the city, including Hyundai Motors, which produces 1.4 million cars annually worldwide.
Sparked by the energy and vigor of its human resources and by its robust industrial production capability, Ulsan is growing into an international city and proving itself to be a capable industirial leader for the 21st century
Name: Munsu Football Stadium
Location: Ok-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan
Capacity: 43,512 seats (football-only stadium)
Completion date: April 28, 2001
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Hyundai Heavy Industry Corporation
Ulsan Hyundai Heavy Industry Corporation, accounting for fifteen percent of the world's shipbuilding capacity, is the world leader in the shipbuilding industry. Besides shipbuilding, the company is engaged in marine equipment for offshore oil and gas exploration, production of various industrial equipment, and production of automated equipment including ship engines and industrial robots.
stone Carvings of Cheonjeon-ri (National Treasure No. 147)
On the surface of the 9.7 meter-long, 2.7 meter-high spherical stones are carved geometrical patterns, animals and 300 ideographs. These engraved patterns record the ways the young people of the Silla period trained their bodies and minds in nature traveling mountains and rivers
Seoknamsa (temple) of Mt. Gajisan
It is believed that a Buddhist monk named Doeuiguksa built this historic temple in about 824, during the Silla period. The 30-building temple complex is a home to numerous precious cultural assets such as a stupa containing the sarira of Ven. Doeuiguksa, a three-story stone pagoda and a huge Seoksugo (granite water container). Currently, the temple is often used as a venue for seminars for female Buddhist monks.
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Tourism Information Service
Ulsan Tourism Information Center +82-52-277-0101
Ulsan Tourism Information
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Website: http://worldcup.metro.ulsan.kr
E-mail: world_cup@metro.ulsan.kr
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