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Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul
Nonhyeon-dong () is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It borders Apgujeong and Sinsa-dong on the north, Samseong-dong on the northeast, and Yeoksam-dong to the south. Hakdong Park is located in the neighborhood. Etymology and history The name of the current neighborhood is the sinized name of the original korean name "Non gogae(논고개)" which meant there was a valley of rice paddies in the region. The region was Originally part of Gwangju, Gyeonggi province in the Joseon era and was placed under the subdivision of Eonju myeon(언주면(彦州面), which now lends its name to Eonju station in seoul subway line no.9).The region became part of Seoul in 1963 as part of a expansion plan of Seoul, and it was initially placed under the Seongdong district, and was administered through the Sapyeong dong office of the Eonju branch office(called Eonju chuljangso(언주출장소) in korean.) but was transferred to the Sinsadong office in the same branch office in 1970.Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangul
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them. They are systematically modified to indicate Phonetics, phonetic features. The vowel letters are systematically modified for related sounds, making Hangul a featural writing system. It has been described as a syllabic alphabet as it combines the features of Alphabet, alphabetic and Syllabary, syllabic writing systems. Hangul was created in 1443 by Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty. The alphabet was made as an attempt to increase literacy by serving as a complement to Hanja, which were Chinese characters used to write Literary Chinese in Korea by the 2nd century BCE, and had been adapted to write Korean by the 6th century CE. Modern Hangul orthography uses 24 basic letters: 14 consona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (). Dong-A Publishing was merged into Doosan Donga, a subsidiary of Doosan Group, in February 1985. The ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a major encyclopedia in South Korea. Digital edition EnCyber The online version of the ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' was named EnCyber, which is a blend of two English words: ''Encyclopedia'' and ''Cyber''. The company has stated that, with the trademark, it aims to become a center of living knowledge. EnCyber provides free content to readers via South Korean portals such as Naver. Naver has risen to the top position in the search engine market of South Korea partially because of the popularity of EnCyber encyclopedia. When Naver exclusively contracted Doosan Doonga in 2003, the former paid multi billion won to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dong Of Gangnam District
There are 26 ''Dong (administrative division), dong'' (neighborhoods) in Gangnam District. *Apgujeong, Apgujeong 1-dong *Apgujeong, Apgujeong 2-dong *Cheongdam-dong, Cheongdam 1-dong * Cheongdam-dong, Cheongdam 2-dong * Daechi-dong, Daechi 1-dong * Daechi-dong, Daechi 2-dong * Daechi-dong, Daechi 3-dong * Daechi-dong, Daechi 4-dong * Dogok-dong, Dogok 1-dong * Dogok-dong, Dogok 2-dong * Gaepo-dong, Gaepo 1-dong * Gaepo-dong, Gaepo 2-dong * Gaepo-dong, Gaepo 3-dong * Gaepo-dong, Gaepo 4-dong * Irwon-dong, Irwon 1-dong * Irwon-dong, Irwon 2-dong * Irwon-dong, Irwon bon-dong * Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, Nonhyeon 1-dong * Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, Nonhyeon 2-dong * Samseong-dong, Samseong 1-dong * Samseong-dong, Samseong 2-dong * Segok-dong * Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, Sinsa-dong * Suseo-dong * Yeoksam-dong, Yeoksam 1-dong * Yeoksam-dong, Yeoksam 2-dong List by Population and Area General information See also * Gu of Seoul {{Gangnam District Neighborhoods of Gangnam District, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinnonhyeon Station
Sinnonhyeon Station is a railway station on Line 9 and the Shinbundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, located by the Kyobo Tower sageori in Seocho District and Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. It was the southern terminus of Line 9 from 2009 to March 2015, when the line was extended to Sports Complex station. Gangnam Station and Nonhyeon Station are near here. It became a transfer station to the Shinbundang Line The Shinbundang Line (; literally, ''New Bundang Line'') or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the world's fifth subway to run completely driverless and the second completely driverless metro ... on May 28, 2022. The section of Gangnam Boulevard from exit No.5 of this station to exit No.2 of Gangnam Station of Line 2 is designated as a smoke-free zone by the Gangnam District office. Station layout References Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2009 Seoul Metropolitan Subway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Subway Line 9
Seoul Subway Line 9, operated by Seoul Line9 Operation, is a subway line in Seoul, part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line runs east from Gaehwa station (local train terminal) or Gimpo International Airport station (express train terminal, connecting to Line 5, AREX, the Gimpo Goldline and the Seohae Line) along the south bank of the Han River towards VHS Medical Center in Gangdong. In 2019, Line 9 had an annual ridership of 225 million or about 616,000 people per day. Line 9 was constructed as a double track subway, but several stations feature passing loops enabling express trains to overtake local trains. Express trains run around five times per hour in each direction. All stations are equipped with elevators, escalators, and platform screen doors. Phase 1 (Gaewha to Sinnonhyeon) was the first privately run subway line in Korea. The franchisee of phase 1 is Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation (SML9), which oversaw the construction of phase 1. SML9 contracted the ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eonju Station
Eonju is station on Line 9 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T .... It opened in March 2015. Station layout Gallery File:Eonju Station 20150328 141133947.JPG File:Eonju Station 20150328 141620467.JPG File:Eonju Station 20150328 142245934.JPG File:Eonju Station 20150328 142802685.JPG References Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Gangnam District Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2015 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinbundang Line
The Shinbundang Line (; literally, ''New Bundang Line'') or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the world's fifth subway to run completely driverless and the second completely driverless metro line to open in South Korea, after Busan Subway Line 4. It connects Sinsa station and Gwanggyo station in 42 minutes, a feat achieved by being the first line to operate South Korea's next-generation subway car travelling at over , with the fastest average speed of any subway line in the country. The initial route opened in October 2011 passed through 6 stations intersecting with three existing lines at Gangnam station (Seoul Subway Line 2, Line 2), Yangjae station (Seoul Subway Line 3, Line 3), and Jeongja station (Bundang Line). Phase 2 opened on 30 January 2016 added 6 stations to the south, extending the line to serve Yongin's Suji-gu and Suwon's Gwanggyo, Gwanggyo New City. Construction for Phase 3's extension northwards to Sinsa stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonhyeon Station system.
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Nonhyeon can refer to several places in South Korea. Administrative divisions * Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. * Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon. Railroad stations * In Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul: ** Nonhyeon Station on the Seoul Subway Line 7. ** Sinnonhyeon Station on the Seoul Subway Line 9. * In Nonhyeon-dong, Incheon: ** Incheon Nonhyeon Station on the Suin Line. It was provisionally called "Nonhyeon Curtilage (''Nonhyeontaekji'') Station" until its opening. ** Hogupo Station on the Suin Line. It was former "Nonhyeon Station" until the opening of the Suin Line as a part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Subway Line 7
Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 (Jangam- Konkuk Univ.) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section . Konkuk University to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on February 29, 2000. This north-south line does not run through the city centre but links Gangnam directly to the northeastern districts of Seoul. In 2019, Line 7 had an annual ridership of 380 million or 1.04 million passengers per day. Although most trains run between Jangam and Seongnam, some trains short turn at Onsu station and some trains start at Dobongsan station. All trains on Line 7 are monitored by 1,008 closed-circuit television cameras that were installed in June 2012. The extension to Incheon Subway Line 1 was designed to relieve the traffic congestion in western Seoul and northern Incheon. Nine stations were added on October 27, 2012, for the extension, starting from Onsu Station of Line 7 and ending at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hak-dong Station
Hak-dong Station () is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 7. It is located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. The area around the station was known as Hak-dong prior to 1982 and Hakdong intersection sits at the west end of the station. Nine buses A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ... service the station through 10 exits. The station services Nonhyeon 1-dong and Nonhyeon 2-dong. This station cannot be crossed in the opposite direction because the turnstiles are divided by direction. Station layout Average daily passenger numbers References {{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, line7=yes Metro stations in Gangnam District Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangju, Gyeonggi
Gwangju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul. The city is not to be confused with the much larger Gwangju, former capital of South Jeolla Province, or Guangzhou, the city of Guangdong, China in Hanja. History ''Bunwon-ri'' in Gwangju took an important role of ceramic production during the Kingdom of Joseon. There had official kilns and produced superb quality of white porcelains for use at the royal court and to export to China. In 1962, 4 myeons (townships) including 5 ris (villages) were incorporated to Seoul. In 1973, 6 ris were separated and became a part of Seongnam city. In 1979, Gwangju-myeon was elevated to an eup. Gwangju county became a city in 2001.Establishment of new cities including Hwasung.(2000. 12. 20.) Festival Gwangju Toechon Tomato Festival - Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province has been holding a festival since 2003 to promote the city's pollution-free tomatoes and sell them to consumers Traditional markets *Gyeongan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakdong Park
Hakdong Park () is a public park in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It first opened on January 15, 1985, and has an area of . The park is a ten-minute walk from Exit 1 of Sinsa station. Description The park has a number of facilities for exercise and leisure. It has one badminton court and a playground. A pavilion, benches, and pergolas are available in the park for rest. The park is hilly, and has a number of trails. The park is surrounded by a residential area, so is popular with the locals. The park is notable to fans of the band BTS because members of the band used to frequent the park when they were trainees and use its swings. As such, tourists have taken photographs of themselves on the same swings. The park was featured in an episode of ''Run BTS'' in 2022 (''Telepathy Part 2''). History The area the park was on previously was used by the military. As Seoul sprawled into Gangnam Gangnam (), sometimes referred to as the Greater Gangnam Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
