Pyongyang: the Capital that Changed Countries over the Centuries

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Situated on the Taedong River, amidst the rolling hills of the western Korean peninsula, Pyongyang looks like a 20th-century city. Its wide boulevards, monumental buildings, and almost entirely planned cityscape belie the fact that the place has a history that stretches back much further than the modern state of North Korea. In Korean tradition, Pyongyang is associated with Tangun, the legendary ancestor and founder of Ancient Joseon. According …