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Kōgen Province
, alternatively Kōgen Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Shunsen (Chuncheon). The province corresponds to the combination of the modern Kangwon Province, North Korea and Gangwon Province, South Korea. Population Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 1,529,071 people ** Japanese: 15,019 people ** Koreans: 1,513,276 people ** Other: 776 people Administrative divisions The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945: Counties * Shunsen (春川) - (capital): Chuncheon (춘천). * Rintei (麟蹄): Inje (인제). * Yōkō (楊口): Yanggu (양구). * Waiyō (淮陽): Hoeyang (회양). * Tsūsen (通川): Tongcheon (통천). * Kōjō (高城): Goseong (고성). * Jōyō (襄陽): Yangyang (양양). * Kōryō (江陵): Gangneung (강릉). * Sanchoku (三陟): Samcheok (삼척). * Utchin (蔚珍): Uljin (울진). present Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province. * Seizen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Under Japanese Rule
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under policies of isolationism, with Joseon being a Tributary system of China, tributary state of Qing China. However, in 1854, Perry Expedition, Japan was forcibly opened by the United States. It then rapidly modernized under the Meiji Restoration, while Joseon continued to resist foreign attempts to open it up. Japan eventually succeeded in opening Joseon with the unequal Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876. Afterwards, Japan embarked on a decades-long process of defeating its local rivals, securing alliances with Western powers, and asserting its influence in Korea. Japan Assassination of Empress Myeongseong, assassinated the defiant Korean queen and intervened in the Donghak Peasant Revolution.Donald Keene, ''Emperor of Japan: Meiji and his World, 1852 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in the province of Gangwon Province, South Korea, Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and connected by expressways and high-speed passenger railways. Pyeongchang's slogan, "Happy 700 Pyeongchang", is taken from its average elevation of approximately . Pyeongchang hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. It was officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" (with a capital 'C') for the purposes of the 2018 Games, in order to avoid confusion with Pyongyang in North Korea. History Pyeongchang region was ruled by the Goguryeo Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms period, and it was called Uk-o-hyeon (욱오현). After the Silla dynasty conquered the Goguryeo Dynasty and Baekje Dynasty, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangwon (historical Province)
Kangwon Province or Kangwon-do (; ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The province was formed in 1395, and derived its name from the names of the principal cities of Gangneung (강릉; 江陵) and the provincial capital Wonju (원주; 原州). In 1895, Kangwon-do was replaced by the Districts of Chuncheon (''Chuncheon-bu;'' 춘천부; 春川府) in the west and Gangneung (''Gangneung-bu;'' 강릉부; 江陵府) in the east. (Wonju later became part of Chungju District.) In 1896, Korea was redivided into thirteen provinces, and the two districts were merged to again form Kangwon-do Province. Although Wonju rejoined Kangwon-do province, the provincial capital was moved to Chuncheon (춘천; 春川). With the division of Korea in 1945, the subsequent establishment of separate North and South Korean governments in 1948, and the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, Kangwon came to be divided into separate provinces once again: Gangwon Province (So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor-General Of Chōsen
The Governor-General of Chōsen (; ) was the chief administrator of the : a part of an administrative organ established by the Imperial government of Japan. The position existed from 1910 to 1945. The governor-general of Chōsen was established shortly after the Korean Empire was formally annexed by the Empire of Japan in the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 to replace the title of Japanese Resident-General of Korea, Resident-General. The governor-general of Chōsen was appointed from Tokyo and accountable to the emperor of Japan. The governor-general of Chōsen was responsible for the administrate ministry of the Chōsen regionin, including infrastructure, culture, justice system, justice, Censorship in the Empire of Japan, censorship, and the suppression of the Korean independence movement. The governor-general of Chōsen was seated in the Japanese General Government Building, Seoul, General Government Building in Keijō after its completion in 1926. Pending its completion, the go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Korea
Korea has had administrative districts that can be considered provinces since the 7th century. These divisions were initially called ''ju'' () in Unified Silla and Later Baekje, and there were nine in total. After Goryeo conquered these states in the 10th century, twelve divisions called ''mok'' () were established, although they were reorganized into ten ''do'' () in the 11th century. After Joseon's conquest of Goryeo, it established the Eight Provinces of Korea, Eight Provinces in 1413. These provincial boundaries closely reflected major regions of Korea, regional and Korean dialects, dialect boundaries, and are still significant in contemporary Korea. In 1895, as part of the Gabo Reform, the country was redivided into 23 districts (''Bu;'' 부; ), which were replaced a year later by thirteen new provinces. The thirteen provinces of 1896 included three of the original eight provinces, with the five remaining original provinces divided into north and south halves (''Bukdo'' (북도 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kyu-wan
Yi Kyuwan (; November 15, 1862 – December 15, 1946) was a politician, philosopher, and revolutionist during Korea's Joseon period. His Japanese names were Asada Ryo () and Asada Ryoichi (). In 1884, he was one of several military leaders in the brief Gapsin Coup, a Japanese-supported attempt to overthrow the royal palace in Seoul. Biography Yi was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon. He had ancestry in the royal family of the Joseon dynasty, descending from Prince Limyoung, the fifth son of Sejong the Great. Yi had a somewhat distant relationship with his family; his father was in the process of moving to Seoul from Guangzhou, and worked as a woodcutter, while his mother died early on in his life, which led his father to remarry. In Yi's youth, he came under the influence of reformist politicians Park Young-hyo and Seo Jae-pil, who arranged for him study in Japan in 1883. In 1884 he returned to Korea and was appointed to a junior military post. In December 1884, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icheon County
Ich'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in northern Kangwŏn province, North Korea. The terrain is predominantly high and mountainous; the highest point is Myongidoksan, 1,585 meters above sea level. The county's borders run along the Masingryong and Ryongam ranges. The chief stream is the Rimjin River. Administrative divisions Ich'ŏn county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town) and 22 '' ri'' (villages): Economy Agriculture Agriculture is limited to the low-lying regions. Sericulture (silk farming) is also practised. Due to the abundant woods, lumbering is also an important industry. Mining There are deposits of gold, asbestos, nickel and lead in the county. Transport Ich'ŏn is served by roads, and by the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn line of the Korean State Railway. See also *Geography of North Korea *Administrative divisions of North Korea The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. These divisions were created in 2002. Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyeonggang County
P'yŏnggang County is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It borders Sep'o to the north, Ch'ŏrwŏn to the south, Ich'ŏn to the west, and Kimhwa to the east. Physical features A portion of the county is occupied by the Ryongam wetlands, which also cross into Ch'ŏrwŏn. Most of the county's terrain is mountainous, although there a few small expanses of level ground. The Kwangju and Majŏllyŏng mountains pass through P'yŏnggang. The region is prone to heavy rains. History The P'yŏnggang area was known as Puyang ''hyŏn'' during the Koguryŏ period, and as Kangp'yŏng (강평) under Silla. In the Koryŏ Dynasty, it was included in Tongju (동주); in the Chosŏn dynasty, it took its modern name. Climate Administrative divisions On August 15, 1945, P'yŏnggang county included 1 ''ŭp'' (P'yŏnggang), 6 '' myŏn'' (Sŏ, Nam, Hyŏnnae, Mokchŏn, Sep'o, Yujin). Presently, it is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' and 30 '' ri'' (villages): In addition, Jeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheorwon County
Cheorwon County (''Cheorwon-gun'' ), also spelled Chorwon, is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is located right next to the North Korean border. History *Goguryeo – first named ''Moeuldongbi''. *Silla dynasty – name changed to ''Cheolseong''. **During the Later Three Kingdoms period of Korea, Gung Ye determined it capital of Taebong. *Goryeo dynasty **In 918, during the rule of King Taejo of Goryeo, its name was changed to Cheorwon and then renamed as ''Dongju''. *Joseon dynasty ** King Taejong changed its name into 'Dohobu'. **In 26th year of King Sejong's reign (1434), it was transferred from Gyeonggi-do to Gangwon. **On May 26 of the King Gojong, altered to Chuncheon-bu. Korean War Following the Division of Korea in 1945, all of Cheorwon County was part of North Korea. During the Korean War the region changed hands several times during the UN invasion of North Korea and the Chinese invasion of South Korea, by 1951 the frontlines had stabilized, cuttin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimhwa County
Kimhwa County was a historical county of Korea that lies on the border of modern-day South and North Korea. Kimhwa County reorganized in Chuncheon in 1895, then in Gangwon Province the following year. Kumsong County merged into Kimhwa County in 1914.조선총독부령 제111호 (1913년 12월 29일) North Korea abolished Kimhwa County in 1952. In July 1953, after the Korean War, most of the original Kimhwa County became part of South Korea. Both North and South Korea restored the country in 1954. In 1962, the Kimhwa County of South Korea was merged to Cheolwon County. After a reform in 2001, most of the original (pre-1914) Kimhwa County in North Korea was annexed to Pyonggang County. See also * Cheorwon County (Korea) Cheorwon County was a historical county of Korea. In 1895, Cheorwon County reorganized into Chuncheon, then reorganized into Gangwon Province the following year. In 1945, it was reorganized by the Soviet Civil Administration. In July 1953, aft ... Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwacheon County
Hwacheon County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Gangwon-do (South Korea), Gangwon Province, South Korea. The northern border is, in some places, within nine kilometres of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Neighboring counties are Cheorwon County, Cheorwon to the northwest and north, Yanggu County, Gangwon, Yanggu to the east, Chuncheon to the south, and the Gyeonggi-do province to the southwest. The county consists largely of mountains and rivers, between which are small farming communities, military bases and military training grounds. The area is renowned for its rivers, lake trout, indigenous otters, and natural scenery. Demographics As of 2005, the population of Hwacheon stood at 23,822. 12,471 of these people were male; 11,351 were female. Only 90 of these people (0.38%) were foreign residents - 20 male and 70 female. The average household was home to 2.4 people, and 3,577 of the population (15%) was aged 65 or older. These numbers do not reflect soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongcheon County
Hongcheon (''Hongcheon-gun'') is a county and city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies on the northern bank of the Hongcheon River, southeast of Chuncheon. The terrain of the county is mainly mountainous and contains hot springs in the Hongcheong River valley. The county produces ginseng, maize, and vegetables. As of 2012 the county had a population of 70,401 people (including foreigners) in 29,894 households. History Hongcheon's historic name was BulRyeokChunHyeon during the rule of Goguryeo. King Gyeongduk of Silla changed the name to YoungHyeon of Sak-Ju, In 1043, it was named Hongcheon during the reign of King In-Jong. Following the independence of the country on 15 August 1945, many administrative changes were made, affecting the jurisdiction of various units under its control. Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) opened an educational facility in Hongcheon in 1995. Hongcheon County uses an emblem to represent itself as the “County of Culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
