More Pyongyang, North Korea HD Videos at youtube/tanvideo11 Powered by tanmarket/ - Pyongyang literally means Flat Land, in Korean. One of Pyongyangs many historic names is Ryugyong (류경; 柳京), or capital of willows, as willow trees have always been numerous throughout the citys history; this served as an inspiration for many poems. Even today, the city has numerous willow trees, with many buildings and places having Ryugyŏng in their names. The most notable of these is the uncompleted Ryugyong Hotel. The citys other historic names include Kisong, Hwangsong, Rakrang, Sŏgyong, Sodo, Hogyong, and Changan. During the early 20th century, Pyongyang came to be known among missionaries as being the Jerusalem of the East, due to its historical status as a stronghold of Christianity, namely Protestantism. After the Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung in 1994, some members of Kim Jong-ils faction proposed changing the name of Pyongyang to Kim Il-sung City (김일성시), but others suggested that North Korea should begin calling Seoul as Kim Il-sung City instead and grant Pyongyang the moniker Kim Jong-il City, and in the end neither proposal was implemented Source: wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:15:04 +0000
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