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6 unusual facts about Hanyang


Battle of Yangxia

The battle was the largest military engagement of the Xinhai Revolution and was waged in Hankou and Hanyang, which along with Wuchang collectively form the tri-cities of Wuhan in central China.

Hamhung Royal Villa

The founder of Joseon had lived here before he came to Hanyang to move the formal capital, Kaesong of Goryeo to the new land.

Hyeminseo

Hyeminseo aimed to benefit the people but its coverage was limited to commoners living in Hanyang, current Seoul.

Uigeumbu

In 1894,Gojong of the Korean Empire converted the name to Uigeum-sa and then furtherly started to hand down the decisions, only the case happened in Hanyang, current Seoul.

Yi Eungro

He learned how to paint and become concentrated on art work under Kim gyujin who was a famed calligrapher in Hanyang, current Seoul.

Yingwuzhou Bridge

Yingwuzhou literally means "parrot island," a famous island that was mentioned many times in Tang dynasty poems, but has now been part of Hanyang due to the redirection of the river.


British Supreme Court for China and Japan

In Korea, Great Britain obtained extraterritorial rights in 1883 under a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce which was signed in Hanyang on 26 November 1883.

Duan Qirui

After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising of 1911 against the Qing Dynasty, Duan commanded the loyalist Second Army Corps against the revolutionary army in the Battle of Yangxia and succeeded in taking back Hankou and Hanyang.

Hanyang University College of Engineering

Chung Ju-yung, formal president of Hyundai Group, said about Hanyang University College of Engineering on official speech.

Jang-deok

When Jang Geum returns to the palace, Jang-deok goes with her to Hanyang and lives in a public residential clinic she owns.

Names of Seoul

Seoul was called Hanseong (漢城) or Hanyang(漢陽) during the Joseon Dynasty, but the city's main railway station opened with the name "Gyeongseong Station" (京城驛) in 1900, which name it retained until 1905.

Park Myeong-yi

After Seo is arrested, Park and her daughter escape to Hanyang, where Park reunites with Han, now Court Lady Han(Han Sang-goon).

Silicon nanotubes

Researchers from LG Chem (the makers of the battery in the Chevrolet Volt), Stanford University and Hanyang University have been researching ways in which this technology could improve electric cars by making the battery smaller.

Yu Guozhen

In 1894, the North American Presbyterian missionary John Farnham took holiday leave and returned home, handing over the pastoral responsibility of a Shanghai Presbyterian church congregation on Hanyang road to pastor Yu.


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