24 March 2021 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe Goryeo Museum © Bjørn Christian Tørrissen/cc-by-sa-3.0
Kaesong is a
special city in the southern part of
North Korea (formerly in
North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of
Korea during the
Taebong kingdom and subsequent
Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the
Kaesong Industrial Region close to the
border with
South Korea and contains the remains of the
Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean
ginseng. Kaesong now functions as the DPRK’s
light industry centre.
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