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Chok: Measuring unit used in the old East. One chok corresponds to 30 cm today.
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A replica of Goryeo Cheomseongdae built at Manwoeldae of Gaeseong, installed with a HonCheonUi (a celestial globe) and sundial, is on display. Goryeo Cheomseongdae is estimated to date back to the Goryeo era when the kingdom had a separate agency responsible for astronomic and meteorological observation.