Gaeseong

English

Proper noun

Gaeseong

  1. Alternative form of Kaesong.
    • 2008, “North and South, 60 Years On”, in Korea: Impossible to Possible‎[1], Korean Culture and Information Service, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 252:
      Gaeseong, the capital of Korea during the Koryo dynasty (918-1392) and the site of numerous historical monuments, is located just across the DMZ, some 50 km away from Seoul.
    • 2011, Marilyn Stokstad, Michael W. Cothren, “Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279”, in Art History: Portable Edition, 4th edition, number 3, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 352, column 2:
      Established in 918, the Goryeo dynasty eliminated the last vestiges of Unified Silla rule in 935; it would continue until 1392, ruling from its capital at Gaeseong—to the northwest of present-day Seoul and now in North Korea.
    • 2012 August 13, Choe Sang-hun, “North Korea Reported to Be Pursuing Industrial Project With China”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 August 2012, Asia Pacific‎[3]:
      North Korea and South Korea jointly run an industrial complex in Gaeseong, in southwestern North Korea, where the North provides cheap labor for South Korean factories.
    • 2015 July 25, “Why you won't find that Tory Burch frock Pippa Middleton wore”, in South China Morning Post‎[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 July 2015, Fashion‎[5]:
      Sulwhasoo (www.sulwhasoo.com.hk), a luxury brand owned by the same company as Laneige, takes its inspiration from Korean herbal medicine and the ginseng associated with Gaeseong, the city where it was founded.
    • 2017, “The Medieval World 500-1600 CE”, in Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past‎[6], Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 457:
      Tombs and temples were constructed and are testimony to the great architectural achievements in Korea. Most of the Goryeo royal tombs are in the vicinity of Gaeseong, in North Korea. The mausoleum of Kongmin, who reigned from 1352 to 1374, is the best preserved, with a stone chamber and wall paintings.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Gaeseong.
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