Busan, South Korea

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2010

— APRIL 10
The city was restored.

— AUGUST 10
The city was hit by an intense typhoon caused by an earthquake for most of the day.

— OCTOBER 13
Gwangan Bridge was almost brought down by a giant mutated squid, but the creature was promptly dispatched.

• Korea Maritime University — Currently serving as the headquarters for the Revival Project. Formerly a South Korean national university for maritime study and transportation engineering, it is located at the end of peninsula on the east cost of Yeongdo-gu in Busan. The college of Maritime Sciences was once similar to Kings Point. Students used to wear uniforms and participate in several drills along with their academics.

• Gwangan Bridge — A suspension bridge that connects Haeundae-gu to Suyeong-gu. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the longest bridge in the country.

• Jagalchi Market — A fish market in the neighborhood of Nampo-dong in Jung-gu, and Chungmu-dong, Seo-gu. The market is located on the edge of Nampo Port (남포항). The name is said to have originated from jagal (자갈 gravel in Korean) because the market used to be surrounded by many gravels. This is one of the ten landmarks of Busan, so many tourist visit there to shop.

• Haeundae Beach — Located in Haeundae-gu, Busan Metropolitan City. Along the 12 km of coastline Haeundae Beach is Busan's most popular beach, and along with Seogwipo, is one of the best known beaches in South Korea. During the summer time, and especially on weekends, the area used to become a veritable wall of humanity with more than 100,000 people packed in on a narrow, one mile strip of sand.

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