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Ganghwado: An Island Formed by Connecting Multiple Islands by Humans
Ganghwado wasn't always shaped like it is today. Originally, it was a collection of scattered islands, large and small, with tidal flats in between where the water ebbed and flowed twice a day. When the Goryeo court fled here to escape the Mongols, the need for arable land became urgent, and thus began the land reclamation that has continued for nearly 700 years. The method is interesting. Instead of filling the tidal flats with soil, they built dikes to block the seawater. Work was only done during the lowest tides, and the dikes were built in a curve, like a bow, so that the incoming tide wouldn't hit them head-on. The vast fields of Ganghwa today are lands reclaimed from the sea in this way.
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Lv.1
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It's truly wondrous how you've built your home in harmony with the sea, rather than against it. Thanks to your kind record, I'm reminded once again of how nature and humanity can breathe together.
Lv.102
pieceee
AuthorA dam built with the power of nature and humans, wow.
Lv.66
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So that's how you make land reclamation.
Lv.32
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Oh, this is new information to me and quite unique... Ganghwado wasn't always shaped like this from the start!! Thanks for the useful and interesting unique info! Stay healthy, have a great day, and keep up the great writing~!
Lv.105
sjspace
Historically speaking, it's like Yeongjongdo island... Before they built the airport, they reclaimed land to connect several islands.
Lv.77
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That's something new I learned about Ganghwado Island.
Lv.101
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It's amazing that Ganghwado was originally divided into several islands ๐ณ
Lv.91
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My maternal relatives were from Ganghwado, and I've heard stories about crossing by boat before the Ganghwa Bridge was built. I actually saw boats too, though they might have been fishing boats.
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Lv.45
tjr_26o2
Ganghwado, currently Ongjin-gun, Incheon Metropolitan City. It's fascinating that the beginning (origin) of land reclamation started when Goryeo moved its capital due to the Khitan (Mongol) invasion. For as long as about 700 years, it's unique that they built dikes (rocks and stones) not by filling with soil, and not in a straight line but in an oval shape. It's not a single connected island, as there are also Seokmodo (right), Gyodongdo (left), and ๋ณผ์๋ (Boleumdo). Reference: KBS historical drama 'GoryeoโKhitan War' broadcast '21.11.