Wando County– Category –

Wando-gun (완도군) is the southernmost county in Jeollanam-do and the southernmost county on the Korean peninsula. It has three eups and nine myeons, including the county seat, Wando-eup, and Wando is located in the center of Archipelago Sea National Park. There are 3 beautiful islands, including 9 inhabited islands and 54 uninhabited islands. The 146 km long coastline is rich in various marine products such as abalone, seaweed, wakame, and kelp.

After the unification of Silla, in 828 (the 3rd year of Heungdeokwang), Jang Bogo established Cheonghaejin in the Jukcheong-ri and Jangja-ri ​​area with 1 soldiers and monopolized trade and cultural exchange between the Tang Dynasty of China and Japan, making the island so prosperous that it was called the maritime kingdom.

In particular, Jang Bo-go became widely known to the general public after the KBS drama "Emperor of the Sea," which depicted his life, was aired in 2004. The filming locations where the drama was shot at Cheonghaepogu in Daesin-ri and Sillabang in Bulmok-ri vividly convey the streetscape and life of the Unified Silla period, and are still visited by many tourists today.