Uljin

Uljin lies on Korea's eastern coast between the sea and the Taebaek Mountains. In the Joseon period it was Uljin-hyeon, while neighbouring Pyeonghae was a separate county. The coastal road connected the wider district northward to Gangneung and southward to Pyeonghae; other roads crossed the mountains toward Bonghwa and Yeongyang. Uljin's government-supported Confucian school was founded in 1484 and moved in 1697. Buddhist heritage also marked the inland valleys: Buryeongsa preserves buildings and religious art from the Joseon era. The county's coastal and mountain routes joined these local institutions to communities beyond the narrow shoreline.