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It is reputed to be the oldest city in Korea. The ancient capital of the legendary Tangun dynasty (2333 BC) was located on the site where, according to legend, the modern city of P'yongyang was founded in 1122 BC.
The 2000 years illustrious history of the city has witnessed many rulers and rules governing the city.The dynamic city of South Korea have been its capital of Korean Peninsula ever since it was established. Seoul was first documented with the name of Wiryeseong as the capital of the Baekje dynasty in BC 18. Seoul developed as the first city in East Asia to have access to electricity, trolley cars, water, telephone, and telegraph systems simultaneously.
... and the official written (romanized) language is called Hangeul or Han-geul.
Despite propaganda to the contrary, Taekwondo was developed by Koreans who had learned Japanese martial arts in Japan during the colonial period and is more closely related to Japanese than Korean arts.
Modern. Inducted 2010
Pickled dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings, often the spicy cabbage; Also: Bibimbap & samgyetang
Moved to Hanyang (Seoul) - fall of Goryeo Dynasty, 919 - 1392
Begins three years of war
2019. "Gisaengchung" (기ìƒì¶©). Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Also awarded the oscar for Best Picture - the first foreign-language film to do so. |
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