Yeoju County is a
county in
Gyeonggi Province,
South Korea. Together with the neighboring city of
Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean
ceramics, and hosts the World Ceramic Exposition every year. Other local products of note include
rice,
sweet potatoes, and yellow
melons. The tomb of the nation's most important king,
Sejong the Great, the temple ruins of Godalsaji (c. 764), the Moka Buddhist museum, Pasaseong fortress, and Korea's lone riverside temple,
Silleuksa, are located in the county. Yeoju is the birthplace of Korea's last queen,
Empress Myeongseong.
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