Changwon:
Changwon has approximately 545 000 people and is the only planned city in Korea. It was established in 1974 to be an industrial and residential centre, and also as the future provincial capital and has grown since this time. Unlike most other Korean cities that often have large sections of urban sprawl, Changwon has many parks and gardens throughout the city which gives it a much different feel.
Changwon has 2 department stores (Lotte and Daedong), as well as E-Mart, and Homeplus which provide for most shopping needs of the community. There are also 20 cinema screens in the city (spread between 3 very recently built western-style cinemas - Lotte, CGV and Megabox) which caters for entertainment.
The most well-known tourist site is the Junam Reservior which is an important bird migration site and the largest in Korea. During the peak season (winter) 30-40 000 birds a day on average can be seen there.
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