Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . - 159 — 308. 308. New street of Pyengyang CpJ^). Pyengyang (^Jji pop. 59,000) is a large riverine city located 165 milesto the north of Seoul (l^M)- 1 he scenery around it is exceedingly lieau-tiful owing to the Taidong River (;::feltiliT.) skirting the city along its easternside. It also abounds in historic interest as it was the capital of the Kokuryu(K^li) Kingdom which prospered 1,300 j-ears ago. Chinnanipo (|ftt^j^ ,000) is a fine little port, practically Japanese, and enjoys a very importantplace in Chosens; foreign trade. 309

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