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Gonghwachun
Gonghwachun () was a historic restaurant specializing in Korean Chinese cuisine in Incheon Chinatown, South Korea. It first opened some time between 1905 and 1908, and is considered the first restaurant to serve the dish ''jajangmyeon'' in Korea. It closed in 1983. Its original building was made a Registered Cultural Heritage of South Korea in 2006. In 2012, a Jajangmyeon Museum was established in the building. There is a modern South Korean restaurant franchise under the same name that was created in 2004 that claims descendency from the original. Its authenticity is disputed by descendents of the founders of the original restaurant. Some descendants of the founders operate a nearby restaurant called Sinseung Banjeom. History Chinese settlers arrived in Incheon following Chinese soldiers sent to quell the 1882 Imo Incident. The restaurant's precise founding date is uncertain. It was founded in either 1905, 1907, or 1908 by Yu Xiguang (; ; 1886–1949), a Chinese person w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jajangmyeon Museum
The Jajangmyeon Museum () is a food museum in Jung District, Incheon, Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. It focuses on the history of the Korean Chinese cuisine dish ''jajangmyeon''. History The museum is located inside the historic former restaurant Gonghwachun (). Shandong ''zhajiangmian'', which was popular in Shandong, was served in the restaurant. Over time, this dish eventually became the Korean dish ''jajangmyeon''. The museum was opened on 28 April 2012. Architecture The museum consist of six exhibition halls: * History of Chinese immigrants, Chinese Immigrants and Jajangmyeon * The Beginning of Jajangmyeon * Gonghwachun Guest Room of the 1930s * The Jajangmyeon Boom Period * Jajangmyeon, an Iconic Symbol of Today * Gonghwachun Kitchen in the 1960s Transportation The museum is accessible within walking distance southeast of Incheon Station of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. See also * List of museums in South Korea References External links * 2012 est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incheon Chinatown
Incheon Chinatown (; zh, 仁川唐人街) is a Chinatown in Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. It is the only official Chinatown on the Korean peninsula, and one of the earliest, having formed in 1884. There are a number of restaurants and tourist attractions in the area. It features an 11-meter high Chinese-style gateway, or ''paifang''. The area is located nearby other attractions such as Jayu Park and Wolmido. There are also Japan-related attractions nearby. History The history of Incheon Chinatown is over 100 years old. While not all traditional culture of the first generation has been preserved, the area still harbors many of the flavors of China. Incheon became a China-friendly city after the modern opening of late 1800s. Korea started modern trade by signing the China–Korea Treaty of 1882. Incheon's Chinatown area came into being with the opening of the Incheon Port in 1883 and Incheon's designation as an extraterritoriality of the Qing dynasty. After this, 'Inche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin A Chun
Jinachun () is a historic Korean Chinese cuisine restaurant in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is recognized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government as the second oldest operating restaurant in Seoul, having been founded in 1925. History The restaurant was founded in 1925 in the Daehangno area by an ethnic Chinese immigrant surnamed Lee (; Chinese name not given) from Shandong, China. The restaurant was reportedly successful and survived both the Japanese colonial period and the Korean War. It had a number of famous regular customers, including later South Korean prime minister Chang Myon, who ate at the restaurant while working as the principal of . The restaurant was located near the old campus of Seoul National University, so many of its students and professors reportedly visited. Lee had just one daughter from his two marriages. He ended up adopting one of his employees, surnamed Song (; Chinese name not given). Upon Lee's death in the late 1970s, Song took over the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jajangmyeon
''Jajangmyeon'' () or ''jjajangmyeon'' () is a Korean Chinese noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of '' chunjang'', diced pork, and vegetables. It is a variation of the Chinese dish '' zhajiangmian''; it developed in the late 19th century, during the Joseon period, when Chinese migrant workers from Shandong arrived in Incheon. The Korean variant of the dish uses a darker and sweeter sauce than the Chinese version. Variants of the dish use seafood, or other meats. Name ''Jajang'' or ''jjajang'' is borrowed from the Chinese word ''zhájiàng'' (), which means "fried sauce", while ''myeon'' (; 麵) means "noodles", itself a Sino-Korean loanword in place of the native ''guksu'' (). The Chinese characters are pronounced ''jakjang'' () in Korean, but the noodle dish is called ''jajangmyeon'', not ''*jakjangmyeon'', because its origin is not the Sino-Korean word, but a transliteration of the Chinese pronunciation. As the Chinese pronunciation of ''zhá'' sounded like ''jja'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuk Young-soo
Yuk Young-soo (; 29 November 1925 – 15 August 1974) was the wife of the 3rd South Korean president Park Chung Hee and the mother of the 11th South Korean president Park Geun-hye. She was the First Lady of South Korea, first lady when Park was in office, from 1962 until she was killed in 1974 during an attempted assassination of her husband. Early life Yuk was born in Okcheon County, Chūseihoku Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan in 1925. She was the second of three daughters of a prosperous self-made landlord. She graduated from Paihwa Girls' High School. In August 1950 she met Park Chung Hee through a relative who was serving under Park. On 12 December 1950, she married Park Chung Hee. While her mother supported her choice of husband, Yuk's father was against the match, so she married without his blessing. First Lady When Park Chung Hee was in the mission as the chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, Yuk Young-soo's main inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Disestablishments In South Korea
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900s Establishments In Korea
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * ''19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * ''Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * "Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song from the 2001 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korean Won
The South Korean won (symbol: ₩; code: KRW; ) is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and it appears only in foreign exchange rates. The currency is issued by the Bank of Korea, based in the capital city of Seoul. Etymology The old "won" was a cognate of the Chinese yuan, which was derived from the Spanish-American silver dollar. It is derived from the hanja (, ), meaning "round", which describes the shape of the silver dollar. The won was subdivided into 100 (), itself a cognate of the East Asian unit of weight mace and synonymous with money in general. The current won (1962 to present) is written in hangul only and does not officially have any hanja associated with it. First South Korean won History The Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen were all derived from the Spanish-American silver dollar, a coin widely used for international trade bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naver News
Naver (; stylized as NAVER) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. The company's products include a search engine, email hosting, blogs, maps, and mobile payment. History Naver was the first Korean web provider to develop its own search engine. The company was founded on June 2, 1999, and is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. Naver is a combination of 'navigate', which means to navigate the Internet, and the suffix '-er', which means person, which means a person who navigates the vast ocean of information on the Internet. The Naver provides community services including blogs and cafes, other convenient services such as knowledge, shopping, maps, books, e-mail and naver tool bar. In August 2000, Naver launched its 'comprehensive search' service, which allows users to get a variety of results from a single search query on one page, organized by type, including blogs, websites, images, and web communities. Naver became an early pioneer i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GS25
GS25 () is a South Korean chain of convenience stores operated and owned by GS Retail, a subsidiary company of the GS Group. The headquarters of the company are located at the GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. As of June 9, 2020, GS25 operates 13,899 stores. GS25 is known for having hundreds of locations all over South Korea. They are also known for their large variety of drinks such as different flavored milks and iced beverages. They also carry a variety of Korean snacks as well as ramen, fish cakes, and kimbabs. History GS25, then known as LG25, opened their first store in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, in 1990. However, in 2005, GS Group split from the LG Corporation, the name of LG25 was correspondingly changed to GS25. In March 2019, GS25 changed their brand identity for the first time since changing their name to GS25. With the new identity, a new slogan of "Lifestyle Platform" began to be applied to all new store signage. However, as of August 2019, most stores still use the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Group
CJ Corporation (), doing business as CJ Group () or simply CJ, is a South Korean conglomerate holding company, operating internationally. It is one of the largest chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of food and food service, logistics, pharmaceutics and biotechnology, entertainment and media, Pager and Telephone. CJ Group was originally a branch of Samsung. CJ comes from 'Cheil Jedang' (), which literally translates to "first sugar manufacture", the industry where it originally started. Notable CJ subsidiaries include CJ CheilJedang (Food and Beverage), CJ Logistics (Logistics), CJ Olive Networks (Health & Beauty Stores & IT), CJ ENM (Entertainment and Retail), and CJ CGV (Cinema Chain). The group is chaired by Lee Jay-hyun, eldest grandson of Samsung's founder. History 1955 to 1970 CJ was founded as 'Cheil Jedang' in August 1955 as a sugar and flour manufacturer and was originally part of Samsung Group, as its f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonhap News Agency
Yonhap News Agency (; ) is a major news agency in South Korea. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures, and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap was established on 19 December 1980, through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press. The Hapdong News Agency itself emerged in late 1945 out of the short-lived Kukje News, which had operated for two months out of the office of the Domei, the former Japanese news agency that had functioned in Korea during the Japanese Japanese colonial era. In 1999, Yonhap took over the Naewoe News Agency. Naewoe was a South Korea government-affiliated organization, created in the mid 1970s, tasked with publishing information and analysis on North Korea from a South Korean perspective through books and journals. Naewoe was known to have close links with South Korea's intelligence agency, and according to the British academic and historian James Hoar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
