Mangyongdae
| Mangyongdae | |
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| Korean name | |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만경대 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Mangyeongdae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Man'gyŏngdae |
Mangyongdae (Korean: 만경대) is a neighborhood in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean propaganda claims Mangyongdae is the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, although in his memoirs he wrote that he had been born in the nearby neighborhood of Chilgol. Mangyongdae is where his father Kim Hyong-jik was from, and where Kim Il-sung spent his childhood.[1]
Mangyongdae has been designated as a historic site since 1947, and is listed as a Revolutionary Site.[2][3] Original structures at the site have been replaced with replicas.[1]
Mangyongdae has since been incorporated to the city of Pyongyang.[4] The Football at the Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games and Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon are both named after the area.
References[]
- ^ a b Hoare 2012, p. 257.
- ^ Corfield 2014, p. 120.
- ^ Willoughby, Robert (15 November 2007). The Bradt Travel Guide: North Korea (Second ed.). Chalfont: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-84162-219-4.
- ^ Martin, Bradley K. (2007). Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4299-0699-9.
Works cited[]
- Corfield, Justin (2014). "Mangyongdae District". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. pp. 120–123. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
- Hoare, James (2012). "Mangyongdae". Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 257–258. ISBN 978-0-8108-6151-0.
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- Mangyongdae. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1981. OCLC 41146799.
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Coordinates: 38°59′28″N 125°39′36″E / 38.9911°N 125.6600°E
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