Masan

Masan was a South Korean port city on the Sea of ​​Japan and transportation hub near Busan and administrative center of the province of Gyeongsangnam -do.

Under pressure from Japan's harbor on May 1, 1899, opened for international trade. Among other things, fish, salt and cotton important export goods to the industry include fish and soy factories, electrical industry, metal processing industry, cotton weaving and enterprises of the chemical industry.

July 1, 2010 Masan was incorporated into the neighboring city of Changwon.