P'yongyang capital of North Korea, on the Taedong River, in the western section of the country, near the Yellow Sea. It is the principal commercial, manufacturing, administration, and cultural center of North Korea. Major products include metal and rubber items, textiles, processed food, machinery, building materials, armaments, and ceramics. The city is served by a nearby international airport.
Because it has periodically been devastated by war, P'yongyang has been rebuilt many times and is presently a well-planned modern city with beautiful parks and gardens and wide avenues lined with large apartment houses. It is the site of Kim Il Sung University (1946) and the affiliated Kim Hyong-chik Normal University, Kim Chaek Polytechnic Institute, and P'yongyang Medical Institute; the Academy of Sciences (1952); the Central Library; and the P'yongyang Theater. Points of interest include the remains of the ancient city walls, tombs from the 1st century BC, Buddhist temples, a great bronze statue of a horse of Korean legend, the Korean Central Historical Museum, and a fine arts museum.
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