The Eight Views of Pyongyang are a collection of scenic views of
Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
, North Korea, that are alleged to have been handed down from the time of the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
dynasty in Korean poetry and paintings.
Eight Views of Pyongyang
(in Japanese)
They were modeled after the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang of the Song dynasty
The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
of China.
The Eight Views
1. Admiring spring from Ulmildae (''Ŭlmil Sangch'un'', 을밀상춘/)
2. Enjoying the moon at Pubyokru (''Pubyŏk Wanwŏl'', 부벽완월/)
3. Monk searching at Yongmyongsa
Yongmyong Temple () was a Korean Buddhist temple located at the foot of Moranbong hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. Prior to its destruction in the Korean War, it was the largest and most important center of Buddhist worship in Pyongyang. It is unkn ...
(''Yŏngmyŏng Samsŭng'', 영명삼승/)
4. Seeing off travelers at Pothong River
The Pothong River (Pot'ong River, Potonggang or Potong) is a river in North Korea. It flows through the capital Pyongyang and is a tributary of the Taedong River.
There are several bridges across the river in Pyongyang, including one at its mou ...
(''Pot'ong Songgaek'', 보통송객/)
5. Boating on the Taedong River
The Taedong River () is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthening the Soviet ...
(''Kŏmun Pŏpch'u'', 거문범추/)
6. Listening to rain at the lotus pond (''Ryŏndang Ch'ŏngu'', 련당청우/)
7. Evening kingfishers at Mt. Ryongak (''Ryongsan Manch'wi'', 룡산만취/)
8. Spring floods at Mat'an (''Mat'an Ch'ungyŏng'', 마탄춘경/)
See also
* Eight Views of Korea
* Eight Views
The Eight Views is an East Asian term used to allude to the most beautiful or otherwise significant scenes of a certain area. It is a term often used in East Asia. Historically, various series of eight views were produced; in some cases, such as ...
References
External links
* Eight Views of Pyongyang{Dead link, date=November 2010 (in Chinese)
Tourist attractions in Pyongyang
Geography of Pyongyang
Culture in Pyongyang
Arts in Korea