What was the name of Seoul before?

Question 1: The transliteration of Seoul is Seoul. Why was it called Seoul before? Lee Myung-bak, Mayor of hancheng city, Korea, held a press conference in Hancheng on June 5438+1October 09, 2005, and announced that the Chinese name of Hancheng was changed to "Seoul" and the word "Seoul" was no longer used.

Lee Myung-bak said that most countries call Seoul according to the pronunciation similar to that of English, and Washington, London and Moscow in Chinese are also marked according to the inherent pronunciation of these place names. It's just that the Chinese name of Seoul has always used the ancient name "Seoul". After more than a year of negotiation, Hancheng decided to replace Seoul with a new Chinese name "Seoul".

Lee Myung-bak said that in the future, Hancheng will adopt a new Chinese name on the city's Chinese website, all Chinese publications and various signs, and at the same time require Korean institutions, organizations and enterprises to adopt new names, and also use new names on publications such as airports, traffic and tourism signs and textbooks. South Korea will also make this request to China.

The renaming of Seoul, the capital of South China, has attracted great attention of scholars from the Institute of Linguistic Application of the Ministry of Education of. They held a pen meeting on this matter. The following is the meeting minutes of this pen meeting.

Li (researcher): I learned the news from CCTV news reports. It feels a little strange and sudden, because it sounds as if only a Korean institution unilaterally announced that the Chinese language in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, will be changed from Seoul to Seoul in the future, without mentioning how the ROK informed the Chinese side and whether it had been negotiated. Nor did it explain whether and how the names of "Hanshan" in the north of Seoul and the nearby "Hanjiang" were renamed; Not to mention the reasons and reasons for the name change of "Seoul".

According to historical records, the evolution of "Seoul" is as follows: In 18 BC, King Baekje built a city in this city site, which was called "Comfort City". In 474 AD, Koguryo established the "Northern Hanshan County" here. King Zhenxing of Silla was renamed "Hanshan County" in 16. King Jingdezhen (742 ~ 765 AD) was called "Hanzhou". 1394, Li Chao moved the capital from Kaesong to this place and called it "Seoul". These names are all named after the cold mountain peak in the north of the city, so the city is located in the lower reaches of the Han River, or it may be named after both mountains and rivers. 19 10 years later, "Seoul" was once called "Beijing", but it was still called "Seoul" in many years in history. It has a history of 6 1 1 year since 1394 was explicitly called "Seoul".

Perhaps some people mistakenly think that the word "Han" in Seoul has anything to do with the words "Han", "Han * * *" and "China people" in China, which is just ignorance of the history of the Korean Peninsula.

In a word, China has always called the city "Seoul", which is actually not translated from Korean, but respects the name and writing of this place name by Koreans (Koreans used Chinese characters for a long time before, but later changed it into proverbs).

As for whether "Seoul" should be renamed as "Seoul" in the future, if it is renamed, what necessary measures need to be taken, including all kinds of preparatory work, and whether a certain transition period is needed, it is best for the relevant diplomatic, news, education and cultural departments of the two countries and the three parties (including the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) to negotiate and implement it.

Xie (Associate Research Fellow): Recently, the issue of renaming Chinese characters in the capital of South Korea has not only caused controversy in South Korea, but also attracted international attention. Because this is not only a language issue, but also an international political issue. How to deal with this complicated situation and solve this thorny problem as soon as possible is not only related to China-ROK relations, but also related to China's own international image. South Korea has no right to interfere in changing the Chinese name of its own city, but I think it is unacceptable for South Korea to ask China to change the translated name, but it can be handled flexibly. The reasons are as follows:

First, the academic reasons of South Korea cannot be established.

Transliteration is just a means to translate one text into another. Nowadays, when country names, place names and names are translated into another language, transliteration is generally adopted, such as Singapore, Spain, London, Paris and Moscow (москва). But are they all transliteration? Not necessarily. Such as San Francisco, Oxford and Cambridge. "Korea" is a title in Chinese, Korea in English and China in Chinese. Most of these transliteration cases are caused by historical reasons.

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Question 2: What was the name of Seoul before? Hello. Originally known as Seoul, the English name Seoul was officially changed from Seoul to Seoul on June 65438+1October 65438+September 2005.

Question 3: The capital of South Korea used to be called Seoul. Why Seoul? Any allusions? Seoul, Korea has a long history. In ancient times, it was named "Hanyang" because it was located in the north of Hanshui River. /kloc-At the end of 0/4, after the Korean dynasty made Hanyang its capital, it was renamed "Seoul".

During the colonial rule of the Korean peninsula in modern times, Seoul was renamed as the "capital". 1945 after the recovery of the Korean peninsula, it was renamed as an inherent Korean word, and the Roman alphabet was marked as "Seoul", meaning "capital".

Most countries call "Seoul" according to the pronunciation similar to that in English, and Washington, London and Moscow in Chinese are also marked according to the inherent pronunciation of these place names. Only the Chinese name of Seoul has always used the ancient name "Seoul".

With the frequent exchanges between South Korea and China, the confusion caused by names is increasing. After more than a year of negotiation, Hancheng decided to replace Seoul with a new Chinese name "Seoul". The pronunciation of "Seoul" is the closest to the Korean pronunciation of Seoul, and it uses commonly used Chinese characters as foreign place names, so it is easy for China people to get familiar with this new name.

Hanjiang River (Korean:? ): It is a major river on the Korean Peninsula and the fourth longest river on the Korean Peninsula, second only to Yalu River, Tumen River and Luodongjiang River. The Han River consists of the South Han River, which originated from Dade Mountain (also known as Taibai Mountain) in North Korea, and the North Han River (Jingang River), which originated from Mount Kumgang. The two main rivers, the South Han River and the North Han River, meet in Gyeonggi Province, which is called the Han River at this time. Then the Han River flows through Seoul and finally flows into Jianghua Bay in the Yellow Sea (known as the West Sea by Koreans). There is a vast beach at the mouth of the Han River, where you can see the demilitarized zone along the Korean coast that divides North and South Korea.

Question 4: Why was Seoul renamed Seoul? I sorted out what I collected online, hoping it will be helpful to you. O(∩_∩)O~: Lee Myung-bak, Mayor of hancheng city, Korea, held a press conference in Hancheng on June 65438+1October 09, 2005, announcing that the Chinese name of Hancheng was changed to "Seoul" and the word "Seoul" was no longer used.

Lee Myung-bak said that most countries call Seoul according to the pronunciation similar to that of English, and Washington, London and Moscow in Chinese are also marked according to the inherent pronunciation of these place names. It's just that the Chinese name of Seoul has always used the ancient name "Seoul". After more than a year of negotiation, Hancheng decided to replace Seoul with a new Chinese name "Seoul".

South Korea * * * has been working on the Chinese name of ""since 1992, and the corresponding Chinese characters are "Seoul" and "Seoul". June 5438 +2004 10, the "Seoul Chinese Logo Improvement Committee" was established to decide the Chinese name. After layers of screening, on June 5438+1October 65438+1October 08, 2005, the city Council adopted "Seoul" with similar pronunciation as the Chinese name of the city, and requested that the Chinese versions of Korean official documents, publications, websites, airports, stations and road signs all use "Seoul" instead of "Seoul". In this way, the name "Seoul" with a history of more than 500 years began to become history. Shortly after the announcement of the name change decision, most of the media in Hongkong and Taiwan Province Province have successively adopted the new name "Seoul"; China officially announced its name change, but the new name "Seoul" was not frequently used until the end of 2005. However, during this period, some folk media and newspapers began to adopt "Seoul", and some official media (such as Xinhuanet) also began to use it. Others are in a transitional period, such as "Seoul". From June 5438 to October 2005 10, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China issued the Notice on Changing the Chinese Translation of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, to "Seoul" (Minfa [2005] 149). From June, 5438 to the end of October, 2005/KLOC-0, most of Chinese mainland's * * * institutions and commercial organizations, as well as many media and publications including People's Republic of China (PRC)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and China's CCTV, began to adopt the name "Seoul" one after another, instead of the original name "Seoul". Some Koreans question whether the City Council has the right to change the Chinese name of the South Korean capital, and point out that if the Chinese translation of the name of the South Korean capital changes, it will cause chaos in the Chinese world. Another important reason why Koreans question it is that "Seoul" is mainly based on the transliteration of Putonghua, but Chinese characters are also used between Chinese dialects, as well as in Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese. If transliterated, it will cause confusion in the pronunciation of the word "Seoul" in many areas where Chinese characters are used. For example, Cantonese is pronounced Sauery 15, which is quite different from Korean pronunciation. If it is pronounced in Shanghai dialect, it is pronounced as sew2 el3. The word "Seoul" has also become "Su-i" according to the pronunciation of Chinese characters in Korean, which is also very different from Korean pronunciation. It has been suggested that if the Chinese characters "Xi Wei" or "Xu Wei (Xu Luofa)" (pronounced Seoul in Korean) are used according to Korean, this problem will not exist, and the region and time of using Chinese characters can be consistent.

In China, some scholars believe that this shows that South Korea is trying to get rid of the influence of China culture in history. Because "Han" represents the Han people who have ruled China since ancient times, and "Seoul" may be considered as "the city of Han people". However, according to international practice, the Chinese translation of place names in various countries will generally be respected if the country requires it. Another similar example is C? te d 'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in1985 * *, which requires people all over the world to call their country C? te d 'Ivoire, not Ivory Coast. In addition, according to Article 3 of the General Rules for the Translation and Writing of Chinese Characters of Foreign Geographical Names formulated by the Geographical Names Committee of China, the translation and writing of Chinese characters of geographical names in various countries shall be based on the official language names of that country. So the use of "Seoul" is in line with this general rule.

Question 5: When did the name "Seoul" begin to be called? What did you change your name for? Seoul is the name of the capital and a city. Now, of course, it is the proper noun of the Korean capital.

The word Seoul used to exist, but when Seoul was used as a city name, it was the Korean era, when the official name was Hanyang.

The name Seoul used to be a place name, originally called Hanhu, and later changed to Xicheng.

Seoul means king city, which also means "big city". Originally the name of a big city in the Baekje era, it is now the comfort city in Songpo District, South Korea.

However, during the Japanese compulsory period, Seoul was changed to the capital, 1945 was renamed Seoul City, and 1949 became the special city of Seoul.

The name Seoul was widely used in Korea and Japan.

As for why it was renamed, the official reason is that after the founding of New China, it was renamed Beijing, just as Beijing used to be called Beiping.

After the formal establishment of Korea, it changed its previous name and changed the previously used "Seoul" to the name of the capital.

Question 6: What was the original name of Seoul, the capital of South Korea?

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Question 7: Where is the capital of Korea? Seoul

Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is the center of South Korea's politics, economy, culture and education, and is also the national land, sea and air transportation hub. Located in the middle of the Korean peninsula and in the basin, the Hanjiang River passes through the city in a roundabout way, about 30 kilometers from the west coast of the peninsula, about 185 kilometers from the east coast and about 260 kilometers from Pyongyang in the north. The city has the strongest strength, with a length of 30.3 kilometers from north to south and 36.78 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 605.5 square kilometers and a population of 10.277 million (2003).

(English: Seoul, Han:. Old translation of "Seoul" English:, Korean:)

June 5438 +2005 10, Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak held a press conference in * *, announcing that the Chinese translation of Hancheng was changed to "Seoul" and the word "Seoul" was no longer used. Seoul has a long history. In ancient times, it was named "Hanyang" because it was located in the north of Hanshui River. /kloc-At the end of 0/4, after the Korean dynasty made Hanyang its capital, it was renamed "Seoul". During the colonial rule of the Korean peninsula in modern times, Seoul was renamed as the "capital". 1945 after the recovery of the Korean peninsula, it was renamed as an inherent Korean word, and the Roman alphabet was marked as "Seoul", meaning "capital".

The whole city of Seoul is surrounded by mountains and hills about 500 meters above sea level, and 40% of the urban area is mountains and rivers. The whole city is relatively high in the north. North Hanshan Mountain, Fengdaoshan Mountain and Yingfeng Mountain form a natural barrier. There are Shuiluo Mountain and Malong Peak in the northeast, Yueshan Mountain, Sansheng Mountain and Niumian Mountain in the south, and hills about 100 meter in the southeast and west, which form the outline of Seoul. The southwest of the city is the Gimpo Plain. The central part of the city is surrounded by Beiyue, Wang Ren and Anshan, forming a basin in the middle.

Han River, the largest river in South Korea, runs through the whole city from east to west, dividing Seoul into north and south. The river flowing through the urban area is about 4 1.5km long, 400- 1.000m wide and 6- 10m deep. Ruyi Island (about 7 square kilometers) and Silkworm Island, two islands formed by alluvial deposits in the middle of the river, have the largest Ruyi Island Square in Korea, the tallest building in the city, a 63-story parliament hall and an embassy district.

As the capital, Seoul has a history of nearly 600 years. According to legend, in 18 BC, King Wenzuo, the ancestor of Baekje, went south and built the capital city Yuli City on this site, which was later renamed Seoul. From 392 to 475 AD, Goguryeo occupied this area, calling the northern and southern parts of the Han River North Korea Mountain Country, and now it is South Pyongyang near Seoul. In the middle of the 7th century, Silla unified Korea and was incorporated into Hanshan County. Emperor Chengzong of South Korea (AD 960-997) upgraded this place to Yangzhou Animal Husbandry (one of Koryo Animal Husbandry 12), and 1068 upgraded it to Nanjing, one of the three Xiaojings (Xijing, Tokyo and Nanjing), making it a city. Nanjing New Palace was built in 1 104, and 1308 was upgraded to Hanyang House. Li Chenggui of the Li Dynasty built a large building here in 1393, and moved its capital here in 1394, which was called Seoul House. 19 10 It was renamed Capital House when it was occupied by Japan. 1945 after the recovery of the Korean peninsula, it was renamed as an inherent Korean word, and the Roman alphabet was marked as "Seoul", meaning "capital". 1In August, 949, South Korea designated Seoul as the "Seoul Special City".

Since the 1960s, Seoul's economy has developed rapidly. In the early 1960s, South Korea implemented the export-oriented economic development strategy, supported large enterprises, and vigorously developed export processing industry, thus achieving economic take-off. In addition, Seoul is also vigorously developing tourism. Seoul has air links with Japan, Southeast Asia and European and American countries, and tourists from all countries can easily travel freely between Seoul and European and American countries. At home, Seoul is also connected with major cities such as Busan and Incheon through expressways, and the traffic is very convenient. Seoul-Incheon Line is the first modern expressway in Korea. Seoul-Busan Expressway passes through Shui Yuan, Tianan, Daejeon, Kamei, Daegu and Gyeongju, which marks an important step for South Korea to expand and modernize its transportation network. Seoul Metro has five lines with a total length of 125.7 km, ranking seventh in the world. The subway has the most advanced facilities, and the ticketing and charging systems are automated.

Seoul is also the cultural and educational center of Korea, with 34 universities including Seoul University and Korea University.

There are many places of interest in the city, including Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeok Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deshou Palace and Secret Garden. Under the shadow of the urban area, ancient palaces and temples are equivalent to towering modern buildings, showing the ancient and modern history and times of Seoul.

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Question 8: Why was Seoul called Seoul before? China is a powerful country, and its neighbors are proud to imitate China. Seoul is imitating China's urban construction, and it has the Japanese Chang 'an. First, the name was changed to increase national self-confidence, and second, the pronunciation and writing in Seoul were far apart, so it was renamed Seoul. The above is my own understanding and I hope to adopt it.