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해운대구
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海雲臺區
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Hae-undae-gu
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Haeundae-gu
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is a
''gu'', Or Ward , in South Korea's second largest city,
Busan . It takes its name from the ninth century
Silla scholar and poet
Choe Chi-won (literary name Haeun, or "Sea and Clouds"), who by historical account admired the view from the beach and built a pavilion nearby. A piece of Choe's calligraphy engraved on a rock at Haeundae still survives. Haeundae is now an affluent, beach front community that attracts tens of thousands of Korean tourists to what many consider to be Korea's best beach. It has been subject to considerable commercial development. During the summer vacation, especially on weekends, the area becomes a wall of humanity with more than 100,000 people on the narrow, one mile strip of sand. Haeundae Beach is home to most of the expatriates living in the Busan area.
