What is the capital of Korea?

In fact, "Seoul" and "Seoul" are the same place, but their names have been changed. It used to be called "Seoul", but now it is called "Seoul".

On June 65438+1October 19, 2006, Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak announced at the press conference held by Seoul City Government that the Chinese name of Seoul would be changed to "Seoul" and the word "Seoul" would no longer be used. The newly determined Chinese name "Seoul" can be interpreted as "the first city".

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". 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".

Lee Myung-bak said that the pronunciation of "Seoul" is the closest to that of Korean in Seoul, and the Chinese characters commonly used in foreign place names are used, so it is easy for China people to get familiar with this new name. In the future, Hancheng will adopt a new Chinese name on the Chinese website of the municipal government, all Chinese publications and various signs. At the same time, Korean institutions, organizations and enterprises will be required to adopt new names, and new names will also be used in publications such as airports, traffic and tourism signs and textbooks. South Korea will also make this request to China.

As early as the beginning of 2004, Hancheng established the "Seoul Chinese Name Renaming Promotion Committee" to discuss and solicit opinions on the renaming plan. It was originally planned to announce the new name in April 2004, but due to many problems in the process of determining the new name, the announcement date of the new name was repeatedly postponed.

The final Chinese name "Seoul" can be interpreted as "the first city". On the same day, the reporter logged into Hancheng Chinese website and found that most of the words "Seoul" on the website had been changed to "Seoul".