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Yeongcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
City bird: pigeon
City flower: rose
City tree: gingko
Yeongcheon is located 350 km southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. As a rural city, many of Yeongcheon's citizens farm to earn their living. The most well-known crop is the grape.
The Bohyeon Mountain Starlight Festival takes place in summer and is centered in the Bohyeon Mountain Observatory, which houses the third-largest telescope in Korea. In late summer, the Grape Festival takes place, hosting events such as the Miss Grape contest and a grape-eating competition. Yeongcheon is also well known for its Herbal Medicine Festival, which takes place in October and hosts traditional singing and lots of herbs.
Tourists to Yeongcheon are few, but popular destinations include Eunhaesa Temple, the War Memorial Park, Cyan Art Gallery, Yeongcheon Dam, the Jeong Sowon and Gatbawi.