Gwangalli Beach

The Gwangalli Beach (Korean: 광안리 해수욕장) or Gwangan Beach is a beach in Busan, South Korea. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong (formerly in Gwangan-ri), Suyeong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwangan Bridge and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1.4 km and a width of 25 to 110 metres, in a curved in a half-moon shape with fine sand. Adjacent are alleys with restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs. Because of its popularity, city officials are pushing for improving water quality around the beaches.[1]

Gwangalli Beach
Beach
Gwangalli Beach in 2011
Gwangalli Beach in 2011
Gwangalli Beach is located in Busan
Gwangalli Beach
Gwangalli Beach
Gwangalli Beach is located in South Korea
Gwangalli Beach
Gwangalli Beach
Coordinates: 35°09′15″N 129°07′14″E
LocationBusan, South Korea
Offshore water bodiesSea of Japan
Dimensions
 • Length1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Korean name
Hangul
광안리 해수욕장
Hanja
廣安里 海水浴場
Revised RomanizationGwang-alli Haesuyokjang
McCune–ReischauerKwang.alli Haesuyokchang

The beach is near the Busan Yachting Center used for the sailing events of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]

For the 2018 film Black Panther, a car chase scene which required over 150 cars and 700 people was filmed in the Gwangalli Beach area.[3]

Events
  • The bridge from the beach, illuminated at night (2018)
    The bridge from the beach, illuminated at night (2018)
  • The Busan International Fireworks Festival held annually at the beach (2018)
    The Busan International Fireworks Festival held annually at the beach (2018)
  • A sculpture of the beach's name and bridge in background (2020)
    A sculpture of the beach's name and bridge in background (2020)

See also

References
  1. "Busan City Tour" Archived 2013-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Korean Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2011-11-11
  2. "Easy escape to beaches". South China Morning Post. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. "Black Panther: South Korea tops international box office". BBC News. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. 부산 해양스포츠 메카로 거듭난다 , 경향신문, 2008-01-17
  5. Park So-Jung "Ha Ji-won, Kim Hyun-joong to host upcoming K-pop concert" 10 Asia. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-11
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