Wando - Kanto

Japanese: 莞島 - かんとう
Wando - Kanto

An island located on the southern coast of Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It has an area of ​​62.6 square kilometers and a population of 33,782 (1980). It is part of an archipelago. Rice, wheat, and sweet potatoes are the main crops, and the waters around the island are rich in sea bream and anchovies, and seaweed and wakame seaweed farming is also popular. Seaweed cultivation is the main economic base of the main island. It is connected to the Hainan Peninsula by a bridge. During the Silla period, it was called Cheonghaejin, and was the base of trade between the three countries of Tang, Silla, and Japan, known as Gongbok (Chang Bogo in China and Chang Baoshang in Japan).

[Mori Seiu]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

韓国(大韓民国)、全羅南道(ぜんらなんどう/チョルラナムド)の南海岸に位置する島。面積62.6平方キロメートル、人口3万3782(1980)。多島海の一部をなす。米、麦、サツマイモなどが主要作物で、島の周囲の海域では、タイ、ヒシコイワシの漁獲が多く、ノリ、ワカメなどの養殖も盛ん。ノリ栽培は本島の主要な経済的基盤になっている。橋梁(きょうりょう)で海南半島と結ぶ。新羅(しらぎ)時代は清海鎮とよばれ、唐、新羅、日本の3国にわたる交易を行っていた弓福(中国では張保皐(ちょうほこう)、日本では張宝商)の根拠地であった。

[森 聖雨]

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