Haeju - Kaishu

A city in Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Facing Ganghwa Bay, the city is bordered by Suyangsan (899m) to the north and Namsan (122m) to the south, with a slight bowl-shaped opening on both the east and west sides. Haeju was originally called Gojuk, but during the reign of King Wang Geon of the Goryeo Dynasty (940), it was renamed Haeju because it faces the ocean. At the time, it was a thriving trade center with China, but in 1906 it was left out of the newly constructed Gyeongui Line (Seoul-Sinuiju), and its development was delayed. Later, the Yellow Sea Line was opened, and with the grain-producing areas of Yeonbaek and Jaeryeong Plains and the large croaker fishing grounds of Yeonpyeong Island in front of it, it became a major distribution center for goods in Hwanghae Province. In 1981, Hwanghae Province was separated into North and South Provinces, and Hwanghae became the central city of South Province. The city is home to the Provincial People's Committee, National Hospital, Haeju Medical University, National College of Education, a smelter, and a cement factory. As an ancient capital, it has many famous historical sites, including the Buyongdang Hall built in 1526, Seokbingdong, Haeju Nine-Story Pagoda, and Baekje Cheongpungbi Monument.

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北朝鮮、黄海南道(こうかいなんどう／ファンヘナムド)にある都市。江華湾(こうかわん／カンホワマン)に臨み、市街地は北に首陽山（899メートル）、南に南山（122メートル）を控え、東西側がわずかにすり鉢形に開いている。海州はもと孤竹といわれていたが、高麗(こうらい)の太祖王建のとき（940）、大海に面しているので海州に改められた。当時は対中国貿易の中心地として交易が盛んであったが、1906年新設の京義線（ソウル―新義州）から外され発展が遅れた。のちに黄海線が開通し、延白・載寧平野の穀倉地帯と前面に延坪島(えんぺいとう／ヨンピョンド)のグチの大漁場を控え、黄海道の代表的な物資集散地となった。54年黄海道が南北2道に分離され南道の中心都市となった。市内には道人民委員会、国立病院、海州医大、師範大と製錬所、セメント工場がある。古都として名所古跡も多く、1526年建立の芙蓉(ふよう)堂のほか、石氷庫、海州九層塔と百済(くだら)清風碑がある。

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