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The name "Han River" began to be used around the time when Baekje started interacting with China's Eastern Jin Dynasty; from then on, it was called "Hansu" (漢水) or "Hangang" (漢江). [11] [12] Arisu (阿利水) is an archaic term used to refer to both the Han River and the Amnok River.
The Han River is a major river which runs through Seoul. In the early 1960s, South Korean politicians admired what they called the "Miracle on the Rhine": the surprising postwar economic growth of West Germany, which is often called the Wirtschaftswunder ("economic miracle"). [14] [15]
The Han Chinese, alternatively the Han people [a] or simply the Chinese, [18] are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over 1.4 billion, the Han Chinese are the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 17.5% of the world population.
A left tributary of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia, it has a length of 1,532 km (952 mi) and is the longest tributary of the Yangtze system. The river gave its name to the ancient Chinese Han dynasty , which marked one of ancient China's first golden ages and through it, to the Han Chinese , the dominant ethnic group in modern China and ...
The expansion of Han culture from the upland stretches of the Yellow River across a huge and expanding geographical area with climate zones ranging from the tropical to the subarctic, each providing new ingredients and indigenous cooking traditions;
Chopsticks are used as an eating utensil in all of the core East Asian countries. [40] The use of soy sauce, which is made from fermenting soybeans, is also widespread in the region. [41] Rice is the staple food in all of East Asia and is a major focus of food security. [42] People who have no rice are often seen as having no food.
Han River may refer to: Han River (Guangdong) ( Hánjiāng , 韩江), southeast China, flows into the South China Sea Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi) ( Hànshuǐ , 漢水 or Hànjiāng , 漢江), the longest tributary of the Yangtze, China
South of the [Han] River; IPA: [ka̠ŋna̠m]), sometimes referred to as the Greater Gangnam Area, is a geographic and cultural region in Seoul. While Gangnam can refer to the entire region of Seoul south of the Han River, the region is generally defined as consisting of the city's affluent Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa districts.