Verrrrry interesting¡¦
Not that I¡¯ve kept up with recent news, nor do I understand a word of Korean, but it looks as though they are considering reunification
of North and South (although I doubt this would be the case). I found the painting somewhat telling. Is it just me, or did anyone notice the prominent placement of North Korea¡¯s President Kim and the relatively subjugated position of South Korea¡¯s President
Moon? And was the painting a gift from Kim to Moon?
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Subject: President Moon presents copy of Daedongyojido map to North Korea at PY
South Korean leader, President Moon, gave North Korean leader a copy of Daedongyojido (Territorial map of the Great East) map in Pyongyang.
Here is a video the two leaders and the map (in Korean but you get the idea):
More information about the map:
en.wikipedia.org Daedongyeojido (also Daedong yeojido, Korean:
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ÓÞÔÔæ«ò¢Óñ, lit."The Great Map of the East Land") is a large scale map of Korea produced by Joseon dynasty cartographer
and geologist Kim Jeong-ho in 1861. A second edition was printed in 1864. One source describes it as the "oldest map in Korea". Daedongyeojido is considered very advanced for its time, and marks the zenith of ... |
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