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Tongchon
T'ongch'ŏn County is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'', or county, in Kangwon Province (North Korea), Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It abuts the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the north and east. Famous people from T'ongch'ŏn include Hyundai Group, Hyundai Founder Chung Ju-yung, who is believed to have been born there. History The region was called Hyuyang county during the reign of King Gwanggaeto. The region became part of Silla during the reign of King Jinheung, The modern borders of the county was set in 1952, after the county was reformed. Current administrative divisions T'ongch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, ŭp'' (town) and 30 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, ri'' (villages): T'ongch'ŏn-ŭp The town contains the administrative centre of the county, and was created in 1952. The town has the tomb of the ancestor of the :ko:통천 김씨, Tongchon Kim clan, known for being the son of Crown Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Monuments Of North Korea
Natural monuments of North Korea is a natural monuments system that designates natural resources that are designated as significant to the North Korean government. A total of 469 natural monument entries have been designated from no.1 to no. 935. History North Korea first established a law made to protect natural heritage in 1946 April 29, but was abolished and was revised with new rules of administrating it in 1990. Designation standards The designations are not only considered in an academic, aesthetic and economic perspective, but also designated based on whether it has significant revolutionary history regarding the ruling Kim family of North Korea.For plants it can be something the Kim family planted themselves, for geology it can be things that they named themselves, or important in terms of cult of personality, such as Mount Paektu and Samjiyon lake, for animals it can be things that were paid attention to by the Kim family. List No. 1 - 50 Missing numbers are simply n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Yong-ho (general)
Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho (; 5 October 1942 – ) was a North Korean military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 2009 to 2012, as well as a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea from September 2010 to July 2012. Early life and education Ri was born on 5 October 1942 in Tongchon County, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in Kangwon Province, North Korea). He joined the Korean People's Army (KPA) in August 1959. He graduated from the Kim Il Sung Military University. Career After graduation, Ri Yong-ho worked as chief of staff of a division, director of the operations department of an army corps, head of a training center, vice-director of the operations department of the general staff, its deputy chief and head of a training center of the KPA. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2002, and served as commander of the Pyongyang Defense Command from 2003-09. He became a rising star in 2003 as a result of his appointm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Ju-yung
Chung Ju-yung or Jung Joo-young (; 25 November 1915 – 21 March 2001) was a South Korean entrepreneur and the founder of Hyundai Group, Hyundai Group, one of the largest chaebols in South Korea. Raised as the eldest son of a poor Korean farmer, Chung was an integral part of the rapid development of Korea's economy, growing Hyundai Heavy Industries into the largest Shipbuilding, shipbuilder in the world, as well as increasing Hyundai Motor Group into the largest automobile manufacturer in Korea and the third largest in the world. Chung was also a vital contributor to the development of South Korea's infrastructure after the Korean War; with President Park Chung Hee, Chung constructed the Gyeongbu Expressway to connect Seoul to Busan in 1970. Chung's business ventures steered through the tumultuous times of Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule in Korea and the post-Korean War stresses on the economy. Chung explained his success in his statement: "Our people succeede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kumgang
Mount Kumgang () or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly part of Kangwŏn Province, and is part of the Taebaek mountain range which runs along the east of the Korean Peninsula. The mountain is about from the South Korean city of Sokcho in Gangwon Province. Seasonal names Mount Kumgang has been known for its scenic beauty since ancient times and is the subject of many different works of art. Including its spring name, ''Kŭmgangsan'' (), it has many different names for each season, but it is most widely known today in the Korean language as Kŭmgangsan. In summer, it is called Pongraesan (); in autumn, Phung'aksan (); in winter, Kaegolsan (). Formation The creation of Mt. Kŭmgang is closely related to the unique climate and distinctive geological activity of the area. Mt. Kŭmgang is a region where rain and snow fall relatively hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Second-level Administrative Divisions Of North Korea
This is a list of all second-level administrative divisions of North Korea, including ''cities'', ''counties'', ''workers' districts'', ''districts'' or ''wards'', organized by province or directly governed city. Pyongyang Directly Governed City * 18 wards (guyok): Chung-guyok, Chung, Hwasong-guyok, Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongchon, Potonggang-guyok, Potonggang, Moranbong-guyok, Moranbong, Sosong-guyok, Sosong, Songyo-guyok, Songyo, Tongdaewon-guyok, Tongdaewon, Taedonggang-guyok, Taedonggang, Sadong-guyok, Sadong, Taesong-guyok, Taesong, Mangyongdae-guyok, Mangyongdae, Hyongjesan-guyok, Hyongjesan, Ryongsong-guyok, Ryongsong, Samsok-guyok, Samsok, Ryokpo-guyok, Ryokpo, Rangnang-guyok, Rangnang, Sunan-guyok, Sunan, Unjong-guyok, Unjong * 2 county (kun): Kangdong, Kangnam County, Kangnam Rason Special City * 2 ward (guyok): Rajin-guyok, Rajin, Sonbong-guyok, Sŏnbong Kaesong Special City * 2 ward (guyok): Kaepung-guyok, Kaep'ung, Panmun-guyok, P'anmun * 1 county (kun): Changpung County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangwon Province (North Korea)
Kangwon Province (Kangwŏndo; ) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwŏn Province and its South Korean neighbour Gangwon Province (also spelled ''Kangwon Province'' sometimes) formed a single province that excluded Wŏnsan. History Kangwŏn was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The province was formed 1395, and derived its name from the names of the principal cities of Gangneung (or Kangnŭng; ) and the provincial capital Wonju (or Wŏnju; ). In 1895, Kangwŏn was replaced by the Districts of Chuncheon (''Chuncheon-bu''; ) in the west and Gangneung (''Gangneung-bu''; ) in the east. Wonju became part of Chungju District. During 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period in Korea, the province was known as Kōgen-dō. In 1896, Korea was redivided into thirteen provinces, and the two districts were merged to re-form Kangwŏn Province. Although Wonju rejoined Kangwŏn province, the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmunda Japonica
''Osmunda japonica'' (syn. ''Osmunda nipponica'' Makino), also called Asian royal fern or fiddlehead, is a fern in the genus '' Osmunda'' native to east Asia, including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and the far east of Russia on the island of Sakhalin. It is called ''gobi'' () in Korean, ''zenmai'' (; ) in Japanese, and ''zǐqí'' or ''juécài'' ( or ) in Chinese. It is a deciduous herbaceous plant which produces separate fertile and sterile fronds. The sterile fronds are spreading, up to 80–100 cm tall, bipinnate, with pinnae 20–30 cm long and pinnules 4–6 cm long and 1.5–2 cm broad; the fertile fronds are erect and shorter, 20–50 cm tall. It grows in moist woodlands and can tolerate open sunlight only if in very wet soil. Like other ferns, it has no flowers, but rather elaborate sporangia, that very superficially might suggest a flower, from which the alternative name derives. Like its relative '' Osmundastrum cinnamomeum'' ("cinnamon fern" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeollyeo
''Yeolnyeo'' (), also called ''Yeolbu'' (), is defined as 'virtuous woman' during the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Joseon was a neo-Confucian society with every aspect of life governed by neo-Confucian ethics. Women were educated to be filial to their parents and in-laws, loyal to their husbands; to obey their father before marriage, to obey their husband during marriage, and to obey their sons in widowhood. The 1485 revision of Gyeongguk Daejeon, a Joseon code of law included a "prohibition of remarriage of widows", and specified penalties for widows who remarried, prohibiting the sons and grandsons of such a marriage from participating in the civil service exams, effectively banning them from holding public or governmental posts.Yeonsoo Kim. (2022). Imbalance in annual leave between couples due to the ‘prohibition of widows remarrying’ during the Joseon Dynasty. ''Folklore Studies'' ,(50), 51-79. Widows who remarried could be sentenced to death. The saying A loyal subject d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea (), commonly called the State Rail () and has its headquarters at Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song. History 1945–1953: Liberation, partition, and the Korean War The first railways in the future territory of North Korea were built during the Korea under Japanese rule, period of Japanese rule by the Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu''), the South Manchuria Railway (''Mantetsu'') and private companies such as the Chosen Railway (''Chōtetsu''). At the end of the Pacific War, ( of standard gauge, and of narrow gauge) was Sentetsu owned, and ( of standard gauge and of narrow gauge) was privately owned. In September 1945 the rolling stock was 678 locomotives (124 steam locomotive, steam tank locomotive, tank, 446 tender locomotive, tender, 99 narrow gauge steam, and 8 electric locomotives), one steam-powered railway crane, 29 powered railcars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line
The Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Anbyon Station, Anbyŏn to Kamho Station, Kamho. The total length of the line is , but it is only in regular use as far as Kumgangsan Chongnyon station, Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn; the length of the line to there is .Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), History The line was originally built by the Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu'') as part of the Donghae Bukbu Line (1929–1945), Tonghae Pukpu Line, from Anbyon Station, Anbyŏn on Sentetsu's Gyeongwon Line, Kyŏngwŏn Line to Yangyang Station, Yangyang. The construction and opening of the line took place in several stages, with the first section opening on 1 September 1929, and the last on 1 December 1937. Plans were made to extend the line from Yangyang to Pohang, but Japan's defeat in the Pacific War and the subsequent collapse of the Governor-General of Korea, Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
