Sŏnjuk-kyo
Sŏnjuk-kyo is a bridge in Kaesong, Hwanghae. Sŏnjuk-kyo is situated nearby to the archaeological site Sungyang Seowon, as well as near Kaesong Youth Stadium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sungyang Seowon and Kaesong Youth Stadium.
Sungyang Seowon
Archaeological site
Photo: Photlas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in Kaesong, North Korea. The hall was constructed in the late fourteenth century for the home of the famously loyal statesman and Confucian scholar Chŏng Mong-ju, whose 1392 assassination by the agents of the later Taejo of Joseon marked the end of the Koryo dynasty. Sungyang Seowon is situated 500 metres west of Sŏnjuk-kyo.
Kaesong Youth Stadium
Stadium
The Kaesŏng Youth Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kaesŏng, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 spectators and opened in 1988. Kaesong Youth Stadium is situated 1 km northwest of Sŏnjuk-kyo.
Namdaemun
Monument
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Kaesong Namdaemun is the south gate of the old walled city of Kaesong, North Korea. Constructed between 1391 and 1393, it is the only one of the original seven citadel gates to survive mostly intact into the present. Namdaemun is situated 1 km southwest of Sŏnjuk-kyo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kijong-dong and Panmunjeom.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kijong-dong is situated 9 km southeast of Sŏnjuk-kyo.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Sŏnjuk-kyo
- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “Seonjuk Bridge”, “Seonjukgyo”, “Sŏnjuk Bridge”, and “Sonjuk-kyo”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kaesong, Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97524° or 37° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
126.56657° or 126° 33′ 60″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8Q98XHG8+3JGeoNames ID
1948793
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Sŏnjuk-kyo” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “善竹橋”
- Korean: “선죽교”
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