Busan

My team packet had some very interesting information about Busan and the venue, The Busan Asiad Main Stadium.

* Busan was the host to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 14th Asian Games.
* Busan has a population of 3.65 million
* Busan is ranked internationally as the 4th largest seaport, and the largest in Korea.
*2007 is the 100 year anniversary of the Pyongyang Revival. That is considered the bench mark of the start of the Christianity in Korea.
* Busan is one of only 2 cities never to be taken by North Korean Communists during the Korean war.
* Busan is home to the largest Asian film festival, the PIFF (Pusan International Film Festival)
* Busan is home to the only United Nations Cemetary.
* The average Christian population is 23%. But in Busan, only 7 - 10% of the population is considered Christian.
* 40% of the population of Busan is Buddhist. The average Buddhist population in Korea is about 20%.

More to come...