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Busan Metropolitan City, is the second largest city in Korea, located on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula. The natural environment of Busan is a harmonious relationship of mountains, rivers and sea, including a coastline featuring superb beaches and scenic cliffs, mountains which provide excellent hiking and extraordinary views with hot springs scattered throughout the city. Its deep harbor and gentle tides have allowed it to grow into the largest container handling port in the country and the fifth largest in the world. The city's natural endowments and rich history have resulted in Busan's increasing reputation as a world class city for tourism and culture, and it is also becoming renowned as a hot spot destination for international conventions.