{{Short description|Scenic places in Pyongyang, North Korea}} {{Infobox Korean name |caption=Eight Views of Pyongyang |hangul=평양팔경 |hanja={{linktext|平|壤|八|景}} |context=north |mr=P'yŏngyang P'algyŏng |rr=Pyeongyang Palgyeong }}
'''The Eight Views of Pyongyang''' are a collection of scenic views of [[Pyongyang]], North Korea, that are alleged to have been handed down from the time of the [[Joseon]] dynasty in Korean poetry and paintings.<ref>[http://www.piks.or.tv/info/134.htm Eight Views of Pyongyang] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914222852/http://www.piks.or.tv/info/134.htm |date=2007-09-14 }} (in Japanese)</ref>
They were modeled after the [[Eight Views of Xiaoxiang]] of the [[Song dynasty]] of China.
==The Eight Views== {{Unsourced section|date=March 2025}} 1. Admiring spring from [[Ulmildae]] (''Ŭlmil Sangch'un'', 을밀상춘/{{linktext|乙|密|賞|春}})<br> 2. Enjoying the moon at [[Pubyokru]] (''Pubyŏk Wanwŏl'', 부벽완월/{{linktext|浮|碧|翫|月}})<br> 3. Monk searching at [[Yongmyongsa]] (''Yŏngmyŏng Samsŭng'', 영명삼승/{{Linktext|永|明|尋|僧}})<br> 4. Seeing off travelers at [[Pothong River]] (''Pot'ong Songgaek'', 보통송객/{{linktext|普通|送客}})<br> 5. Boating on the [[Taedong River]] (''Kŏmun Pŏpch'u'', 거문범추/{{linktext|車門|泛舟}})<br> 6. Listening to rain at the lotus pond (''Ryŏndang Ch'ŏngu'', 련당청우/{{linktext|蓮|塘|聴|雨}})<br> 7. Evening kingfishers at [[Mt. Ryongak]] (''Ryongsan Manch'wi'', 룡산만취/{{linktext|龍|山|晩|翠}})<br> 8. Spring floods at [[Mat'an]] (''Mat'an Ch'ungyŏng'', 마탄춘경/{{linktext|馬|灘|春|漲}})
==See also== * [[Eight Views of Korea]] * [[Eight Views]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [ Eight Views of Pyongyang]{{Dead link|date=November 2010 }}(in Chinese)
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Pyongyang]] [[Category:Geography of Pyongyang]] [[Category:Culture in Pyongyang]] [[Category:Arts in Korea]] [[Category:Eight Views]]