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Kaesong
Kaesong
(
Gaeseong
; ) is a city in
North Hwanghae Province
in the southern part of
North Korea
, a former
Directly-Governed City
, and the capital of
Korea
during the
Taebong
and subsequent
Goryeo
kingdoms. The city is near the
Kaesong Industrial Region
close to the border with
South Korea
and contains the remains of the
Manwoldae palace
. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade center that produced Korean
ginseng
. Kaesong now functions as the DPRK's
light industry
centre. It was also known by the
Japanese pronunciation of its name
, "Kaijo", during the
Japanese occupation
from 1910-45.
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