Eight Views of Pyongyang | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 평양팔경 |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Pyeongyang Palgyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngyang P'algyŏng |
The Eight Views of Pyongyang are a collection of scenic views of Pyongyang,North Korea,that are alleged to have been handed down from the time of the Joseon dynasty in Korean poetry and paintings. [1]
They were modeled after the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang of the Song dynasty of China.
1. Admiring spring from Ulmildae (Ŭlmil Sangch'un, 을밀상춘/乙 密 賞 春)
2. Enjoying the moon at Pubyokru (Pubyŏk Wanwŏl, 부벽완월/浮 碧 翫 月)
3. Monk searching at Yongmyongsa (Yŏngmyŏng Samsŭng, 영명삼승/永 明 尋 僧)
4. Seeing off travelers at Pothong River (Pot'ong Songgaek, 보통송객/普通 送客)
5. Boating on the Taedong River (Kŏmun Pŏpch'u, 거문범추/車門 泛舟)
6. Listening to rain at the lotus pond (Ryŏndang Ch'ŏngu, 련당청우/蓮 塘 聴 雨)
7. Evening kingfishers at Mt. Ryongak (Ryongsan Manch'wi, 룡산만취/龍 山 晩 翠)
8. Spring floods at Mat'an (Mat'an Ch'ungyŏng, 마탄춘경/馬 灘 春 漲)