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Encyclopedia > Taedong River
Taedong River
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl: 대동강
Hanja: 大同江
McCune-Reischauer: Tae-dong-gang
Revised Romanization: Dae-dong-gang


The Taedong River rises in the Nangnim Mountains of northern North Korea. It then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Nampo. Hangul (hangul: 한글; revised: hangeul; McCune-Reischauer: hangÅ­l) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... McCune-Reischauer 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 is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Mountain range in north-central North Korea. ... The Korea Bay is located at the north of the Yellow Sea, between Liaoning Province of China and North Pyŏngan Province of North Korea. ... Nampo is a city and seaport in South Pyŏngan Province, North Korea. ...


The Taedong River runs through the capital of North Korea, P'yongyang. Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Idea Tower and Kim Il-Sung Square. Pyŏngyang (Pyeongyang) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the northwest of the country, near the Taedong River. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Kim Il-sung (김일성) (April 15, 1912–July 8, 1994) was a Korean Marxist-Leninist politician and the leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death, after which he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il. ...


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