Jayang-dong
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| translit_lang1_info = 자양동
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| translit_lang1_info1 = 紫陽洞
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| subdivision_name = South Korea
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| area_total_km2 = 3.39
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| population_total = 87567
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Jayang-dong ({{Korean|hangul=자양동}}) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gwangjin District, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732298&contentno=732298 |script-title=ko:자양동 (Jayang-dong 紫陽洞) |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-22 |language=Korean }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gwangjin.go.kr/office/MLA_XX05.jsp?dongId=10&layoutId=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616171802/https://www.gwangjin.go.kr/office/MLA_XX05.jsp?dongId=10&layoutId=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |publisher=Gwangjin District official site |title=The origin of Jayang-dong |accessdate=2008-04-22 |language=Korean }}
Name origin
During the Joseon period, the name of Jangyang-dong was "Jamajang" (雌馬場), which translates to "female horse field." The term "jamajang" refers to a female horse. In the early days of the Joseon Dynasty, there was a legend that if one were to raise a thousand horses, a mythical creature called Yongma (龍馬), a dragon-horse, would be born. This led to a great interest in horse breeding in various regions. Jangyang-dong, being an area where fertile sediments flowed through the Han River and accumulated, had vast natural fields, making it advantageous for grazing horses. As a result, a significant number of female horses were raised in this area. Having a large number of female horses in a ranch facilitates the mass breeding of horses through reproduction. The name "Jamajang" was later changed to "Jamajang-ri" (雌馬場里), and during the period of Japanese colonial rule, the Chinese character for "ja" (馬) was changed to 紫, resulting in the current name of Jangyang-dong.
See also
References
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- {{cite web |url=http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 |title=Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong |publisher=Guro District Official website |language=Korean |access-date=2008-04-22 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120702/http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 |url-status=dead }}
External links
- [http://www.gwangjin.go.kr/english/ Gwangjin District official website in English]
- {{in lang|ko}} [https://archive.today/20110525031210/http://www.gwangjin.go.kr/intro/MIT_011.jsp Map of Gwangjin District] at the Gwangjin District official website
- {{in lang|ko}} [http://www.gwangjin.go.kr/office/index.jsp?dongId=10 Jayang 1-dong resident office website]
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