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Gangnam (Seoul)
Gangnam (), sometimes referred to as the Greater Gangnam Area, is a geographic and cultural region in Seoul. While Gangnam can refer to the entire region of Seoul south of the Han River, the region is generally defined as consisting of the city's affluent Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa districts. Other definitions define Gangnam by the boundaries of the Gangnam Eighth School District or by the commercial zones around Gangnam Highway, Yangjae Station, Sinsa Station, Nonhyeon Station, Sinnonhyeon Station and Gangnam station. These definitions exclude the Songpa District, which has been argued to be culturally and administratively distinct from the Gangnam and Seocho districts. Historically, the region was also called Yeongdong () and remained undeveloped prior to the state-led urban development of the 1960s. During the 1970s and 1980s, Park Chung Hee, aiming to counteract urban sprawl and the threat of North Korean invasion, promoted development in Gangnam through targeted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teheran Valley
Teheran-ro (; named for Tehran, Iran) is a street in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea. It runs from Gangnam Station through Yeoksam-dong and into Samseong-dong. It is colloquially known as "Teheran Valley" (after Silicon Valley) due to the number of internet-related companies operating there. The district of Gangnam-gu experienced phenomenal growth and waves of construction, with Teheran-ro becoming one of the busiest streets in South Korea. Its counterpart, Seoul Street, Seoul St. in Tehran, Iran, runs in the north of that city, close to the Evin district. Teheran-ro is a 3.5 km section of Seoul City Route 90, and runs eastwards from Gangnam Station to Samseong Station and the COEX/KWTC complex. Yeoksam Station, Yeoksam and Seolleung Station, Seolleung stations are also on Teheran-ro. All stations are on Seoul Subway Line 2. Some of South Korea's tallest skyscrapers and most expensive real estate are in Teheran-ro, while Seoul Metropolitan Government estimates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonhyeon Station system.
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Nonhyeon can refer to several places in South Korea. Administrative divisions * Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. * Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon. Railroad stations * In Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul: ** Nonhyeon Station on the Seoul Subway Line 7. ** Sinnonhyeon Station on the Seoul Subway Line 9. * In Nonhyeon-dong, Incheon: ** Incheon Nonhyeon Station on the Suin Line. It was provisionally called "Nonhyeon Curtilage (''Nonhyeontaekji'') Station" until its opening. ** Hogupo Station on the Suin Line. It was former "Nonhyeon Station" until the opening of the Suin Line as a part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaebol
A chaebol ( , ; , ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group. Several dozen large South Korean family-controlled corporate groups fall under this definition. The term first appeared in English text in 1972. Chaebol have also played a significant role in South Korean politics. In 1988, a member of a chaebol family, Chung Mong-joon, president of Hyundai Heavy Industries, successfully ran for the National Assembly of South Korea. Other business leaders were also chosen to be members of the National Assembly through proportional representation. Hyundai Group, Hyundai has made efforts in the thawing of North Korea–South Korea relations, North Korean relations, despite some controversy. Many South Korean family-run chaebol have been criticised for low dividend payouts and other governance practices that favor controlling shareholders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Money
Old money is a social class of the rich who have been able to maintain their wealth over multiple generations, in contrast with new money whose wealth has been acquired within its own generation. The term often refers to perceived members of the ''de facto'' Aristocracy (class), aristocracy in societies that historically lack an officially established aristocratic class (such as the United States). Wealth and class ''Wealth''—assets held by an individual or by a household—provides an important dimension of social stratification because it can pass from generation to generation, ensuring that a family's offspring will remain financially stable. Families with "old money" use accumulated assets or savings to bridge interruptions in income, thus guarding against downward social mobility. United States According to anthropologist W. Lloyd Warner, the upper class in the United States during the 1930s was divided into the upper-upper and the lower-upper classes. The lower-upper we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teheran-ro
Teheran-ro (; named for Tehran, Iran) is a street in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea. It runs from Gangnam Station through Yeoksam-dong and into Samseong-dong. It is colloquially known as "Teheran Valley" (after Silicon Valley) due to the number of internet-related companies operating there. The district of Gangnam-gu experienced phenomenal growth and waves of construction, with Teheran-ro becoming one of the busiest streets in South Korea. Its counterpart, Seoul St. in Tehran, Iran, runs in the north of that city, close to the Evin district. Teheran-ro is a 3.5 km section of Seoul City Route 90, and runs eastwards from Gangnam Station to Samseong Station and the COEX/ KWTC complex. Yeoksam and Seolleung stations are also on Teheran-ro. All stations are on Seoul Subway Line 2. Some of South Korea's tallest skyscrapers and most expensive real estate are in Teheran-ro, while Seoul Metropolitan Government estimates that more than half of South Korea's ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangjaecheon
Yangjaecheon () is a stream that flows through the city of Seoul, South Korea. It runs through Gangnam District, Gangnam, which is part of the southern half of the city. Yangjaecheon is a Greenway (landscape), greenway stretching five and a half kilometres from Gwanaksan in Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi through the Seocho District, Seocho, Gangnam, and Songpa District, Songpa districts until it feeds into the Tancheon. The stream is recessed, with major and minor roads above it on bridges and multiple parallel bike and pedestrian trails flanking it on tiered ledges. Public exercise equipment is provided along the stream, as well as benches and a variety of flowers. 3.75 km of the stream was appointed as Seoul Future Heritage. Course The stream flows from Gyeonggi Province into Seoul through different districts. It has a total length of 15.6 km. Its course is shown below: * Gwacheon; 8.4 km * Seoul * Seocho District ; 3.7 km ** Yangjae-dong * Gangnam District ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tancheon
Tancheon () is a stream in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul, South Korea. The stream is a tributary of the Han River. It begins in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, flows through Seongnam, and eventually into the Han. It has a total length of . The area also serves as a large park, and there are paths for both walkers and cyclists on each bank with occasional foot bridges joining the two sides in addition to the bridges built for vehicle traffic. Along the paths there are many benches as well as exercise equipment. The whole area is extremely popular among local residents. Toponymy The original name for the stream may have been the native Korean word "Sutnae" (). The meaning of this name was translated into Hanja (Chinese characters) as 炭川; this can then be read in Korean as "Tan-cheon" (). The "Sut" or "Tan" part of the name may have come from a place called "Sut-gol" () or "Tan-gol" (); this was an area along the river that corresponds to the current Taepyeong-dong, Sujin-dong, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guryongsan
Guryongsan () is a mountain of North Gyeongsang Province, eastern South Korea. It has an elevation of 1,346 metres. See also *List of mountains of Korea The following is a list of mountains in Korea: List of mountains in North Korea Pyongyang * Taesongsan () – Chagang Province * Namsan (Chagang), Namsan () – * Obongsan (Chagang), Obongsan () – North Pyongan Province * Myohyangsan () � ... References Mountains of Gangwon Province, South Korea Mountains of North Gyeongsang Province Yeongwol County Bonghwa County Mountains of South Korea One-thousanders of South Korea {{GangwonKR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hankyoreh
''The Hankyoreh'' () is a centre-left liberal daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established in 1988 after widespread purges forced out dissident journalists, and was envisioned as an alternative to existing newspapers, which were regarded as unduly influenced by the authoritarian government at the time. When it launched, it claimed to be "the first newspaper in the world truly independent of political power and large capital." As of 2016, it has been voted as the most trusted news organization by Korean journalists for nine consecutive years but is also the least influential news outlet by the survey. It has online editions in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The newspaper was originally established as ''Hankyoreh Shinmun'' () on 15 May 1988 by ex-journalists from '' The Dong-A Ilbo'' and '' The Chosun Ilbo''. At the time, government censors were in every newsroom, newspaper content was virtually dictated by the Ministry of Culture and Information, and newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Conflict
The Korean conflict is an List of ongoing armed conflicts, ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole Legitimacy (political), legitimate government of all of Korea. During the Cold War, North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union, China, and Eastern Bloc, other communist allies, while South Korea was backed by the United States, United Kingdom, and Western Bloc, other Western allies. The division of Korea by the United States and the Soviet Union occurred in 1945 after the defeat of Japan ended Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese rule of Korea, and both superpowers created separate governments in 1948. Tensions erupted into the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953. When the war ended, both countries were devastated, but the division remained. North and South Korea continued a military standoff, with periodic clashes. The conflict survived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Sprawl
Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city". Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted growth in many urban areas of housing, commercial development, and roads over large expanses of land, with little concern for very dense urban planning. Sometimes the urban areas described as the most "sprawling" are the most densely populated. In addition to describing a special form of urbanization, the term also relates to the social and environmental consequences associated with this development. In modern times some suburban areas described as "sprawl" have less detached housing and higher density than the nearby core city. Medieval suburbs suffered from the loss of protection of city walls, before the advent of industrial warfare. Modern disadvantages and costs include increased travel time, transport costs, pollution, and dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
