# Eight Views of Pyongyang

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Scenic places in Pyongyang, North Korea

Eight Views of Pyongyang Chosŏn'gŭl 평양팔경 Hancha 平壤八景 Revised Romanization Pyeongyang Palgyeong McCune–Reischauer P'yŏngyang P'algyŏng

**The Eight Views of Pyongyang** are a collection of scenic views of [Pyongyang](/source/Pyongyang), North Korea, that are alleged to have been handed down from the time of the [Joseon](/source/Joseon) dynasty in Korean poetry and paintings.[1]

They were modeled after the [Eight Views of Xiaoxiang](/source/Eight_Views_of_Xiaoxiang) of the [Song dynasty](/source/Song_dynasty) of China.

## The Eight Views

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1. Admiring spring from [Ulmildae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ulmildae&action=edit&redlink=1) (*Ŭlmil Sangch'un*, 을밀상춘/[乙](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99)[密](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AF%86)[賞](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%B3%9E)[春](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%98%A5)) 2. Enjoying the moon at [Pubyokru](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pubyokru&action=edit&redlink=1) (*Pubyŏk Wanwŏl*, 부벽완월/[浮](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B5%AE)[碧](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A2%A7)[翫](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%BF%AB)[月](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88)) 3. Monk searching at [Yongmyongsa](/source/Yongmyongsa) (*Yŏngmyŏng Samsŭng*, 영명삼승/[永](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B8)[明](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%98%8E)[尋](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8B)[僧](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%83%A7)) 4. Seeing off travelers at [Pothong River](/source/Pothong_River) (*Pot'ong Songgaek*, 보통송객/[普通](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A)[送客](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%80%81%E5%AE%A2)) 5. Boating on the [Taedong River](/source/Taedong_River) (*Kŏmun Pŏpch'u*, 거문범추/[車門](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%BB%8A%E9%96%80)[泛舟](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B3%9B%E8%88%9F)) 6. Listening to rain at the lotus pond (*Ryŏndang Ch'ŏngu*, 련당청우/[蓮](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%93%AE)[塘](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A1%98)[聴](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%81%B4)[雨](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%9B%A8)) 7. Evening kingfishers at [Mt. Ryongak](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mt._Ryongak&action=edit&redlink=1) (*Ryongsan Manch'wi*, 룡산만취/[龍](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%BE%8D)[山](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1)[晩](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%99%A9)[翠](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%BF%A0)) 8. Spring floods at [Mat'an](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mat%27an&action=edit&redlink=1) (*Mat'an Ch'ungyŏng*, 마탄춘경/[馬](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC)[灘](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%81%98)[春](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%98%A5)[漲](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%BC%B2))

## See also

- [Eight Views of Korea](/source/Eight_Views_of_Korea)

- [Eight Views](/source/Eight_Views)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Eight Views of Pyongyang](http://www.piks.or.tv/info/134.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070914222852/http://www.piks.or.tv/info/134.htm) 2007-09-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Japanese)

## External links

- [ Eight Views of Pyongyang][*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*](in Chinese)

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