Changsong is a kun, or county, in northern North Pyongan province, North Korea. It is bordered by Pyoktong to the east, Tongchang and Taegwan to the south, Sakchu to the west; to the north, it faces China across the Yalu River. For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Administrative divisions of North Korea As of 2004, North Korea consisted of two directly-governed cities (Chikalshi; 직할시;直轄市), three special administrative regions with various designations, and nine provinces (Do, singular and plural; 도; 道). These 14 regions are, in turn, divided into a Special... North Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ... The Amnok River, or the Yalu River, is a river on the border between China and North Korea. ...

Changsong's terrain is steep and mountainous, sloping generally downward from the southeast toward the Yalu. The Kangnam Mountains and Pinandok Mountains both pass through the county. The highest point is Piraebong, at 1470 m. The county is drained by various tributaries of the Yalu, uncluding the Yongjuchon (영주천) and Namchangchon (남창천), as well as by the Changsong River, a tributary of the Taeryong. The Yalu itself has been blocked by the Supung Dam to create Supung Lake.

Annual rainfall in Changsong is 1000 mm, with an annual average temperature of 7.3 °C (the average fluctuating from -11.6 °C in January to 22 °C in August). Temperatures are of course much colder in the mountains, with the snows atop Piraebong not melting until late May. Fog is common near Supung Lake. Some 80% of the county's land is forested, while only 6.1% is under cultivation.

Sericulture is widely practiced; other crops include maize, rice, peanuts, gochu peppers, sweet potatoes, and fruit. Changsong also leads the county in the production of sheep. Various products, including lumber and medicinal herbs, are taken from the forests. In addition, gold, tungsten, and coal are mined from the hills. Local manufactured products inlcude gochujang and alcohol. There are no railroads, but a road does connect Changsong to Sakchu, Tongchang, and Pyoktong. Freight and passenger traffic is also carried by ships plying Lake Supung; the lake is also used to transport raw lumber. Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk. ... Gochujang is a popular Korean condiment made from glutinous rice powder mixed with powdered fermented soybeans and powdered red peppers. ...

Notes

1. ^ Taken from the agreement of the Dusan and Korean Britannica entries.

References

• International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). “창성군”, 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author, 828.

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• North Pyongan

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External links

• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)  (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)