全羅南道
South Jeolla
全 (complete) + 羅 (net) + 南 (south) + 道 (province)
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📜 Name Through History
마한(馬韓) — 고대
전라도 — 1018
전라남도 — 1896
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The southernmost province of the Korean peninsula. Until Gwangju's separation as a metropolitan city in 1986, Gwangju was the capital; the provincial seat moved to Namak (Muan) in 2005. The Dadohae (多島海, "many-island sea") archipelago contains roughly half of Korea's 2,000+ islands. Haenam's "Land's End" (土末) marks the peninsula's southern tip. Strong literary heritage — Dasan Jeong Yak-yong spent 18 years of exile in Gangjin and Haenam. Namdo (南道) cuisine is Korea's gastronomic peak.
🌟 What South Jeolla is famous for
• 다도해 — 한국 섬의 절반
• 해남 땅끝 — 한반도 최남단
• 순천만 — 람사르 습지
• 여수 — 2012 세계박람회
• 남도 한정식 — 한식의 정점
""全羅南" — where the peninsula ends. An end is also a promise of beginning."
