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unusual facts about Suwon


No. 77 Squadron RAAF

The next day, a friendly fire incident occurred when the No. 77 Squadron attacked a train full of American and South Korean forces in the main highway between Suwon and P'yongtaek, believing that it was carrying North Korean forces, resulting more than 700–1000 casualties.


Hwaseong

Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO heritage site in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Hwaseong Fortress

The Suwoncheon, the main stream in Suwon, flows through the centre of the fortress.

IPARK

The world-renowned architect, Ben van Berkel, designed Suwon IPARK CITY, drawing inspiration from natural surrounding such as woods, valleys, lands, horizon, and water waves.

Suwon IPARK CITY is the private city development project which Hyundai Development Company singlehandedly undertook in Suwon.

Jangan-gu

With Korean food widespread across the district, there is also Vietnamese food available by North Suwon Homeplus, Datzzang Japanese donkas by Manseok Park, Chinese lamb skewers by Sungkyunkwan University, and Pizza Hut by Cheoncheon-dong's Lotte Mart.

José Roberto Rodrigues Mota

In 2010, José Mota was the top scorer in the AFC Champions League with nine goals, though his Suwon Bluewings team only managed to reach the quarter final stage.

Kim Young-ha

Kim, after graduating from Yonsei University in 1993, began his military service as an assistant detective at the military police 51st Infantry Division near Suwon.

Paek Son-haeng

North Korean sources claim that she was born in modern-day Chung-kuyŏk, Pyongyang, but South Korean sources claim that she was born in Suwon.


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