Pyongsan County

P‘yŏngsan County
평산군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja 平山郡
 • McCune-Reischauer P‘yŏngsan-kun
 • Revised Romanization Pyongsan-gun

Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Pyongsan
Country North Korea
Province North Hwanghae Province

P‘yŏngsan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Administrative divisions

P'yŏngsan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 20 ri (villages):

  • P'yŏngsan-ŭp
  • Ch'ŏnhang-rodongjagu
  • P'yŏnghwa-rodongjagu
  • Chup'yo-ri
  • Ch'ŏngsu-ri
  • Haewŏl-li
  • Hanp'o-ri
  • Kit'al-li
  • Okch'ŏl-li
  • Pongch'ŏl-li
  • Pongt'al-li
  • Pusu-ri
  • Rimsal-li
  • Ryesŏng-ri
  • Ryonggung-ri
  • Samch'ŏl-li
  • Samryong-ri
  • Sang'am-ri
  • Sansŏng-ri
  • Sansu-ri
  • T'an'gyo-ri
  • Wahyŏl-li
  • Wŏlch'ŏl-li

History

Pyongsan County was called Pyeongju (Hangul: 평주; Hanja: 平州) during the Goryeo period,[1][2][3][4][5] and was home to General Sin Sung-gyeom of the Pyongsan Sin clan, who famously sacrificed himself to save Wang Geon at the Battle of Gongsan.

Industry

Nuclear Waste Dump

The North Korean Cental Government and Taipower are in negotiations about shipping nuclear waste to P‘yŏngsan.[6][7] The deal was "worth US$75.66 million envisaged shipping 60,000 barrels of nuclear waste, and a further 14,000 barrels in the second stage, with a total value of $150 million and that the North Koreans were after the deal as a source of foreign exchange" but has run into difficulty when Taipower could not get an "export permit for the waste from the Taiwanese Atomic Energy Council".[6][7] According to Huang Tien-huang, a Taipower official, North Korea blocked Taipower from viewing the processing site at P‘yŏngsan.[7] Due to several issues, the final contract was not signed. However, North Korea (through its attorney, Tsai Hui-ling) is suing Taipower for breach of contract.[6][7][8]

Transport

P‘yŏngsan county is served by the following stations of the Korean State Railway:

Portrayal in Korean drama

Pyongsan County is the location of Ep09 35:48 of the 2014 tvN series The Three Musketeers.

References

  1. ↑ 이은식 (2014). 필수역사용어해설사전 (in Korean). 타오름. p. 227. ISBN 9788994125855.
  2. ↑ "평산군(平山郡)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "황해도 평산(평산장)". 문화콘텐츠닷컴 (in Korean). Korea Creative Content Agency. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "서명 : 평산군지(平山郡誌)". 서울대학교 규장각 지리지 종합정보. Seoul National University. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "세종실록 152권, 지리지 황해도 연안 도호부 평산 도호부". 조선왕조실록 (in Korean). National Institute of Korean History. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 台湾曾想将核废料埋在朝鲜 朝鲜起诉索要赔偿 (in Chinese). Mil.Huanqiu.com. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Rank, Michael (March 15, 2013). "North Korean-Taiwan nuclear waste deal thwarted over export permit". NK Economy Watch. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "North Korea to sue Taiwan Power over failed nuclear waste agreement". Formosa English News. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.


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