Seoul

From Andong Kim

Seoul, South Korea is about 600 years old. The name Seoul means capital city. Seoul accounts for about 22% of the country's population while Seoul is home to about 10.3 million people, although that figure is decreasing a bit due to the high cost of living in Seoul. The area where the city of Seoul is now located was formed about 2,000 years ago when it was then chosen as the capital of he Paekche Kingdom. That time frame was from about 18 B.C. to around 660 A.D. When the Chosun Dynasty was formed in 1392 Seoul became the capital of Korea. Over many years Seoul has had it's share of troubles to include of course the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. During that time Seoul was completely destroyed. Before that and in the year 1910 Japan occupied Seoul and in doing so, Japan also renamed Seoul to Kyongsong.