Jŏngsŏng Street
| Jŏngsŏng Street 정성 거리 Street of loyalty
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| Street in Hamhŭng | |
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| View of Jŏngsŏng Street | |
| Basic data | |
| place | Hamhŭng |
| Created | 1954 -? |
| Hist. Names | Wilhelm-Pieck-Strasse |
| Name received | after 1962 |
| Buildings | No. 1 Department Store, Kim Il-sung's Museum of Revolutionary Activities, Hamhŭng Culture House, Sinhung Restaurant, Sinhungsan Hot'el, Hamgyŏng-namdo Culture House, Hamhŭng People's Stadium |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrians, cyclists, motorists |
| Technical specifications | |
| Street length | approx. 2600 m |
The Jŏngsŏng Street ( kor. 정성 거리, "Street of fidelity") is a main road in the North Korean city of Hamhung ( Hamgyŏng-namdo ).
history
After the Korean War , the city of Hamhŭng was rebuilt with the help of the GDR . To this end, the German working group Hamhŭng was set up and sent there. The project started in 1954 and ended early in 1962. The construction of Jŏngsŏng Street was part of the work. Initially it was called Wilhelm-Pieck-Straße (sometimes also called Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee). The planning office of the working group, which today functions as the town planning office, was also located here. After the early end of the aid, the street was given its current name. So it is a symbol of the former relations between the GDR and North Korea, which became more and more difficult over the years (see German-North Korean relations ).
Buildings
The road begins south of the city center at the Manse Bridge , which spans the Sŏnchŏn-gang River. It runs to an inner-city intersection. Many facilities and sights are concentrated at it. There is another statue of Kim Il-sung on the street . A side street connects Jŏngsŏng-Straße with Hamhŭng train station . This is also where the Hamhŭng Great Theater is located , which is the largest theater in North Korea.
Department Store No. 1
The department store no. 1 (Hamhung) is a shopping center ( map ).
Museum of Revolutionary Activities Kim Il-sung
In the Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Kim Il-sung , the life path of Kim Il-sung as a partisan and leading figure of the Korean revolution is traced ( map ).
Hamhŭng Culture House
The Hamhŭng Culture House is located next to the Revolution Museum ( map ).
Sinhung restaurant
Traditional Korean cuisine is prepared in the Sinhung Restaurant ; it is mainly used for business lunches ( menu ).
Sinhungsan Hot'el
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Foreign guests can stay at Sinhungsan Hot'el. It was opened in 1984 and offers good facilities by North Korean standards ( map ).
House of Culture Hamgyŏng-namdo
The House of Culture Hamgyŏng-namdo is a cultural center where music concerts and film shows are performed and political events are held ( map ).
Hamhŭng People's Stadium
The Hamhŭng Volksstadion is just before the end of Jŏngsŏng Street. ( Map ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b FOCUS Online: The last city of the GDR. November 7, 2005, accessed August 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Rainer Dormels: Hamhung - the center of Northeast Korea. (PDF) In: koreanologie.univie.ac.at. University of Vienna, Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, Institute for East Asian Studies, Koreanology, 2014, p. 4 , accessed on August 29, 2016 .
Coordinates: 39 ° 54 ′ 55 " N , 127 ° 31 ′ 51" E