Why did South Korea rename Seoul Seoul?

This is because after the recovery of South Korea, the independent government began to use the Korean special word ""(meaning "capital") in 1948. At that time, there was no Chinese name, so China and others continued to use the Chinese name Seoul. June, 65438 +65438 10+September, 2005, Lee Myung-bak, then mayor, officially announced that the Chinese translation of ""was changed to Seoul, because a city has two names, which is easy to be misunderstood.

"Seoul" means the capital in Korean. South Korea was called Seoul as early as 1945, but the Chinese word for "Seoul" is still Seoul, so in China cultural circle, the capital of South Korea is still called Seoul.

After 2005, South Korea stopped using the Chinese character "Seoul" to call its capital, so other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle directly transliterated the word "Seoul", and Seoul became the only city on the Korean peninsula without a Chinese character name. However, some scholars have pointed out that the word "Seoul" is also a Chinese word, and the Chinese word "Seoul" is the first meaning.

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South Korea has been influenced by Confucian tradition for 2000 years. It pays attention to etiquette, respects the old and loves the young, is humble to each other, and is more polite to foreign tourists.

Respect elders, professors and superiors. Pay attention to etiquette and personal image after going to Korea, and don't make any noise in public; Take off your shoes when entering Korean restaurants or Korean families, pay attention to the hygiene of shoes and socks, and don't walk barefoot; Don't smoke without the consent of the other party; Don't spit or blow your nose in the street.

When entering Korea, if you have more than 10000 dollars, you must declare it to the customs officer. Non-resident passengers leaving Korea must obtain permission from the Korean bank or customs if they bring foreign currency or won (including traveler's checks and bank checks) equivalent to more than 65,438+00,000 US dollars. However, the amount declared at the time of entry need not be declared again. Those who violate this provision will be fined or punished in accordance with the foreign exchange trading law.

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