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Kyungwon College
Gyeongwon, Kyongwon, or Kyungwon ( ko, 경원, link=no; also written with hyphens) may refer to: *Kyung-won (name), Korean given name *Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea *Gyeongwon Line, railway line between Seoul, South Korea and Wonsan, North Korea *Gyeongwon, a former name of Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...
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Kyung-won (name)
Kyung-won, also spelled Kyong-won, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 74 hanja with the reading "''kyung''" and 46 hanja with the reading "''Won (Korean given name), won''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People People with this name include: *Park Kyung-won (1901–1933), Korea's first female aviator *K. W. Lee (born 1928), Korean-born American male journalist *Kyongwon Ahn (born 1937), Korean-born American male taekwondo master *Na Kyung-won (born 1963), South Korean female politician and lawyer *Moon Kyungwon (born 1969), South Korean female artist *Lee Kyung-won (born 1980), South Korean female badminton player *Yoon Kyung-won (born 1982), South Korean male ice hockey player *Kwon Kyung-won (born 1992), South Korean male footballer See also *List of Korean given names References External linksPage for the name "경 ...
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Kyongwon County
Kyŏngwŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea, located at , formerly known as Saebyŏl. It is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north and east, Kyonghung to the southeast, Hoeryong to the southwest, and Onsong to the west. The western region of Kyongwon is mountainous, while the east is relatively flat. The highest point is Chungsan. The largest river is the Tumen, which flows along the eastern border. Numerous tributaries of the Tumen also flow through the county. Approximately 75% of the county is forested. Aside from agriculture, livestock raising and sericulture are widespread. The chief local crops are rice, corn, and soybeans. Bituminous coal is also mined. Railroads passing through Kyongwon include the Hambuk and Kogonwon Lines. It is also connected by Shatuozi Border Road bridge to the Chinese city of Hunchun in the Yanbian autonomous prefecture. History Under Joseon period Kyongwon was invaded by Jurchens tribes ...
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Gyeongwon Line
The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from ''Gyeongseong'' (Seoul) and ''Wonsan'', the original terminus of the line, in what is now North Korea. History ''For the original line's history and other information prior to 1945, see Gyeongwon Line (1911–1945)'' One of the first construction projects undertaken by the Railway Bureau of the Government General of Korea was for an east−west trunk line to connect Gyeongseong to the important port of Wonsan. The Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu'') opened the line in several stages between 1911 and 1914. The first section of mainline to be electrified by Sentetsu was also along the Gyeongwon Line, with the Pokkye− Gosan section being energised on 27 March 1944, as part of a plan made jointly with the South Manchuria Railway for an electrified railway all the way from Busan to Xinjing, capital of Manchukuo. After t ...
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