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The Taedong River (Korean: 대동강) [a] is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o. [3] In between, it runs through the country's capital, Pyongyang. Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Tower and Kim Il-sung Square.
Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. [ 9 ] Pyongyang is a directly administered city ( 직할시 ; 直轄市 ; chikhalsi ) with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces .
In this Dec. 4, 1950 photo, residents from Pyongyang, North Korea, and refugees from other areas crawl perilously over shattered girders of the city's bridge, as they flee south across the Taedong River to escape the advance of Chinese Communist troops.
Looking back at our Hotel from the top of the Juche idea tower, Pyongyang, North Korea. Date: 6 May 2007, 11:25:00: Source: originally posted to Flickr as The Taedong River in Pyongyang: Author: Gilad Rom: Permission (Reusing this file)
Taedonggang-guyŏk (Korean: 대동강구역), or Taedong River District, is one of the 18 guyŏk, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang-guyŏk is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, north of Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk and west of Sadong-guyŏk (Sadong District). It was established in January 1958.
The current gate features a granite base topped by a two-story pavilion, called the Euphoru Pavilion (읍호루, 挹 灝 樓), because of its grand views of the Taedong River. This pavilion houses two hanging name plaques, one, on the first storey, reading "Taedong Gate" and calligraphed Yang Sa-on, and the other, reading "Upho Pavilion", on ...
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Taedong river, Pyongyang, North Korea. I had to travel to China, then to North Korea. One day – just relaxing in Budapest – next day on a jet over the gulf. We saw the canon firing beneath (Iran-Iraq war, 1980-1988). North Korea, China was a mystery, an other planet at the time. Flying homebond I read the chinese newspaper: János Kádár ...