Gangneung

Gangneung (강릉), the largest city on the Gangwon-do coast, hosted many events of the 2018 Winter Olympics including figure and speed skating, ice hockey and curling.

Traditional gyeongpo pagoda taken near the gyeongpo lake in gangneung, south korea. Taken during summer

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