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	Travel in Kaesong - North Korea - Asia - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		One of the oldest cities of Korea, Kaesong was the capital city of Koryo, which was the first unified state on the Korean peninsula, for about 500 years beginning from 918, where the Koryo culture flourished.
		Since early times Kaesong enjoyed a certain level of development of the handicraft industry that produced Koryo ceramics, brassware, paper, Indian ink and other stationery and bamboo goods that were in great demand in the Song dynasty of China as valuable goods.
		Kaesong is important chiefly for its exports of ginseng, a valuable medicinal root, that has been exported to China and Southeast Asian countries since ancient times.
	www.asiatravelling.net /korea_north/kaesong/kaesong_history.htm (323 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kaesong, Korea (Korean Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Wang, founder of the Koryo dynasty, made Kaesong his capital; the city, then called Songdo, remained Korea's capital until 1392, when the Yi dynasty moved the capital to Seoul.
		Intersected by the 38th parallel, Kaesong served as the main contact point between North and South Korea from 1945 to 1951 and passed from United Nations to North Korean forces several times during the Korean War.
		The armistice talks, first held at Kaesong, were later transferred to Panmunjom.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kaesong.html (243 words)

	IOL: Kaesong offers a slice of North Korean life
		And the museum, once an ancient school for aspiring civil servants, is certain to be one of the main attractions in the town, which lies close to the west part of the border splitting the Koreas.
		Kaesong, with a population of just 100 000, also provides a more candid peek into life in North Korea than that provided by Pyongyang, the show-case capital full of monuments dedicated to founding father Kim Il-Sung and his son and successor, Kim Jong-Il.
		Kaesong, which hopes the business park and tourism will bring a better future, is also a reminder of the country's dire economic situation.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=&click_id=420&art_id=qw10994607023T614 (838 words)

	Pyongyang Opens Kaesong to Tourists from South \| Asian American Intelligence \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Some 500 South Koreans _ nearly half of whom were born in territory now in North Korea before the 1950-53 Korean War _ were being given a sneak preview of the ancient city on a pilot trip organized by Hyundai Asan, a Hyundai Group subsidiary that engages in business with the communist North.
		Hyun Jeong-eun and Kim agreed to develop tourism to Kaesong and Mount Paektu, the peninsula's tallest mountain in the northern part of the country on the border with China.
		Kaesong, North Korea is a border town that hosts an industrial zone occupied by South Corean (Korean) companies employing North Corean workers.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/508/26kaesong.html (408 words)

	Kaesong, North Korea, Pictures
		Kaesong, city, southern North Korea, coextensive with Kaesong District near Seoul, South Korea.
		Tombs of ancient kings are found in Kaesong, which was an ancient cultural center and the Korean capital from the 10th to the 14th century.
		It served as capital of the Koryo dynasty until 1392 and was sacked by the Mongols in 1231.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/North_Korea/Kaesong_city.html (166 words)

	North Korean Architecture: Kaesong
		Kaesong was the capital city of Goryeo (918-1392) and presently sits in North Korea not far from the demilitarized zone.
		The city was originally called Gaeju but was renamed Gaegyeong in 959 and Gaeseong in 995 (Kaesong is the romanization used by the North Korean government).
		By the time he founded the Joseon (Choson) dynasty in 1392, Kaesong was no longer the capital: thenceforth, Seoul held that honor.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /gaeseong/GAESEONGMAP.htm (318 words)

	Kaesong -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Because it is surrounded by pine-covered mountains, Kaesong was formerly called Songdo, meaning “City of Pine.” The four mountains are Songak, 2,506 feet (764 meters) tall; Osong, 3,483 feet (1,062 meters) tall; Nam, 584 feet (178 meters) tall; and Mansu, 754 feet (230 meters) tall.
		One of the oldest cities of Korea, Kaesong was the capital of the Koryo dynasty (935–1392).
		It was the location of the truce conference that was held for two years (1951–53) between representatives of the United Nations forces and the opposing North...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9275208 (602 words)

	Usurpers and Freebooters
		They interpreted Kongmin's policy of cutting all ties with the Yuan and establishing relations with Ming China as a direct threat to their status and feared that further attempts at reform might yet be made.
		Kaesong's pro-Mongol faction battled to protect its position and hoped to renew ties with the Mongols who helped them gain and hold their wealth in the first place.
		Turning to the Chinese for help, the Kaesong royal court hired six Chinese ship captains to deal with the problem, but they were quickly defeated in an engagement with Japanese pirates in 1358.
	www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C07/E0704.htm (2130 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Kaesong, model for Korean cooperation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The industrial park in the North Korean border city of Kaesong is a testing ground for mixing the North's cheap labor and the South's capitalism and technology.
		Hyun and government officials said Kaesong would be transformed into a regional hub in Northeast Asia, linking to nearby South Korean metropolitan cities of Seoul and Incheon, a reminder that Kaesong was Korea's capital and commercial hub hundreds of years ago.
		"The Kaesong project may be used as a hostage in the standoff between North Korea and the United States," said Hong In-pyo, a researcher at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy in Seoul.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story.asp?StoryId=CqPABqeidBM9YA29Ylw9Wzw5PBMCTzMvHDhu (981 words)

	S. Korea tourists visit N. Korea city - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		About 500 South Korean tourists on Friday went to get their first glimpse of the North Korean city of Kaesong, set to become just the second destination in the reclusive state being opened for regular visitors from the rival South.
		KAESONG, North Korea --The first South Korean tourists visited historic sites Friday in this North Korean city, set to become only the second destination in the communist nation that can be visited by ordinary citizens of its southern neighbor.
		Hyun and Kim agreed to develop tourism in Kaesong and Mount Paektu, the tallest mountain in the northern part of the country near the border with China.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/08/26/s_korea_tourists_visit_n_korea_city (675 words)

	New Directions
		The sharp foreign policy disagreement in Kaesong over the issue of whether to be pro-Mongol or pro-Ming Chinese set off contentious debates that beset the government for generations.
		Yi Song-gye sent a messenger back to Kaesong with a formal request that General Ch'oe cancel the military campaign and permit him to withdraw his troops.
		On the morning of August 5, 1392, the fifty-nine-year-old former army general mounted the Phoenix Throne in Kaesong as the first ruler of a new Korean dynasty.
	www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C07/E0705.htm (2716 words)

	1stopKorea - North Korea Trip, Traditional Kaesong and the Koryo Museum (pg. 7)
		Kaesong, located just a short trip from the DMZ, was once the capital of the whole country, back during the Koryo dynasty.
		Of course, based on Kaesong's fame as the home of beautiful kisaeng (kind of a Korean geisha) I would also bet that parts of this area could become a well-known red light district, post-reunification.
		The museum was only a short ride away from Kaesong and set in a peaceful, natural setting.
	www.1stopkorea.com /nk-trip7-postdmz.htm (958 words)

	Fashion show in North Korea - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kaesong, North Korea, May. 26 (UPI) -- Kim Tae-hee, one of South Korea's most popular actresses, was popping in a hall on Thursday packed by hundreds of guests from North and South Korea.
		The textile company's Kaesong factory started full operation in March and is producing 600 pieces of casual outfits.
		North Korean officials oversee the Kaesong complex said North Korean workers in the factory are well educated, and half of them completed college courses.
	www.washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20050526-115203-8491r.htm (831 words)

	Kaesong on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kaesong Industrial Complex Needs to Prove Itself in 2001.
		KIM JAE-HWAN Agence France Presse 08-25-2003 A North Korean mother and her son walk at downtown Kaesong in North Korea on 25 August 2003.
		Presse 08-25-2003 A North Korean with his bicycle stands in front of late North Korea leader Kim Il-Sung portrait at downtown Kaesong, in North Korea on 25 August 2003.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kaesong.asp (845 words)

	Search Results for Kaesong - Encyclopædia Britannica
		One of the oldest cities of Korea, Kaesong was the capital of the Koryo dynasty...
		The first constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was promulgated in 1948 and was replaced with a new constitution in 1972; in 1992 revisions reportedly were made to the 1972...
		Koryo was founded in 918 at Songak (modern Kaesong, N.Kor.) by Wang Kon, who in 936 established a unified kingdom in the Korean peninsula.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Kaesong&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (341 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Koreas taste benefits from joint venture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Kaesong will serve as a big door to an inter-Korean economic community and a center of economic cooperation in Northeast Asia," Chung said in a speech there.
		But the prospects for the Kaesong project are not all that rosy as it is facing a number of obstacles, with lingering nuclear standoff, analysts say.
		South Koreans placed an "awful big burden" on Kaesong by saying the project will help reform North Korea's economy and bring a brighter future for the nation, Hill said a recent address.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story.asp?StoryId=CqCewueidBM9YA29YlxzLBNr1CMuTyw5HBhK (992 words)

	nthposition online magazine: Korea: reunification by stealth?
		Kaesong, a project near the DMZ and the ROK, was started as part of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung’s “Sunshine Policy”.
		To many, it sounds like progress, but Kaesong is no equivalent of the boomtowns of China’s investment zones started under Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s such as Shenzhen or Hainan.
		The DPRK cannot supply sufficient energy to Kaesong, and by March 2005 the ROK state power company will be running energy into the zone, while afterwards it is expected that the South Korean state telecoms provider will move in to handle communications as the North cannot handle demand.
	www.nthposition.com /koreareunification.php (1832 words)

	Chapter 6: The Resumption of Negotiations
		Possession of Kaesong was important politically and psychologically as well as militarily since it lay south of the 38th Parallel and the ROK Government had been insisting upon its return.
		The last concession, Ridgway went on, would be to concede the Kaesong area, provided that the Communists agreed to the adjustments on the eastern and central fronts and permitted the UNC forces to locate its outpost line of resistance on the west bank of the Imjin River.
		But as chances for Kaesong became slimmer, they changed their attitude and attempted to defer mapping out the line until the armistice was ready to be signed, in the hope that the situation would be altered and the Communists might be more amenable to giving up Kaesong at that time.
	www.army.mil /CMH-pg/books/korea/truce/ch6.htm (9686 words)

	The Standard - China's Business Newspaper
		The North Koreans in Kaesong seemed determined to show their posh cousins from the other side of the demilitarized zone that they weren't the poor relations.
		In contrast, Kaesong is a historic city of 400,000 only 65 kilometers from Seoul, making it easily accessible for day-trippers coming across the demilitarized zone.
		Many of the elderly Kaesong natives on the trip were disappointed that they couldn't move freely in their hometown to visit their old neighborhoods or family graves.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /news_detail.asp?pp_cat=20&art_id=545&sid=4328573&con_type=1 (857 words)

	Koreas taste benefits from joint venture - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		About 1,000 sets of pots, which were made in the Kaesong complex earlier in the day and delivered into Seoul, were sold out in hours, according to Lotte Department Store.
		South Korean government officials were upbeat about the debut of products manufactured in the inter-Korean joint industrial park in Kaesong, expressing hopes it would promote reconciliation across the border, the world's last Cold War frontier.
		Hong In-pyo, a researcher at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, raised concerns that the Kaesong project could serve as a "hostage" that could be sensitively affected by future North Korea-U.S. relations.
	www.washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20041216-045142-2995r.htm (992 words)

	Travel in Kaesong - North Korea - Asia - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kaesong is a modern town with broad avenues.
		However there also is an old centre between the main road and the river, with many traditional buildings.
		Kaesong, with a history of more than 1,000 years, was founded as the capital of Koryo.
	www.asiatravelling.net /korea_north/kaesong/kaesong.htm (76 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Koreas share economic zone
		KAESONG, North Korea —; South Korean models in denim miniskirts and colorful tight tops strut down a runway to loud pop music.
		Kaesong is just north of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.
		South Korean officials say the industrial zone is one of the main projects from a 2000 historic inter-Korean summit and that once the rest of the 15 companies gear up, a total of 6,000 North and South Korean workers will be working together.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002290333_korea27.html (435 words)

	Kaesong. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Textiles are made in the city, there is some heavy industry, and special economic zone has been established where South Korean firms manufacture products for export.
		Wang Kon, founder of the Koryo dynasty, made Kaesong his capital; the city, then called Songdo, remained Korea’s capital until 1392, when the Choson (or Yi) dynasty moved the capital to Seoul.
		The armistice talks, first held at Kaesong, were later transferred to Panmunjom (Panmunjeom).
	www.bartleby.com /65/ka/Kaesong.html (211 words)

	Asia Times: North throws open its doors to the South
		He added that North Korea had told Hyundai Asan, which has pursued the Kaesong tourism project since last August, that it will proceed with the Kaesong tourism project as soon as the reconnection of the severed Kyongui Railway is finished.
		Kaesong has a variety of relics from the Koryo Dynasty which lasted from 918 to 1392.
		Kaesong is also famous for medieval private schools, castles and temples and the Pakyon Waterfall, Songak Mountain, ginseng and peaches.
	www.atimes.com /koreas/CC16Dg01.html (385 words)

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