Gaesung Sonchuk Junior High School / Zenchu Elementary School (Kaesong)

Korea (North) / Hwanghaebukto / Kaesong / Sonjuk-dong
 district, quarter (urban subdivision), draw only border
(선죽동/善竹洞)
This neighborhood is the location of Sonjuk Bridge, where the famously loyal statesman Jong Mong-ju was slain, precipitating the end of the Koryo Dynasty. The name, meaning "virtuous bamboo", comes from a legend that a bamboo plant grew where Jong's blood was spilt; in old Korea, bamboo was the symbol of an upright scholar, as it would bend but not break in strong wind.
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Coordinates:   37°58'33"N   126°33'55"E
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