Description Chapter 1: Place Names of Seoul Seoul, meaning 'new land' ……12 Apgujeong, where Han Myeong-hoe's pavilion once stood ……14 Nakseongdae, where a star fell when General Gang Gam-chan was born ……16 Ddukseom, where the finest banner-pole flags were raised ……18 Achasan, where King Myeongjong regretted executing the fortune-teller Hong Gye-gwan ……20 Nokcheon Village, the tears of a maiden who married a deer ……22 Jegi-dong, where King Seongjong personally held ancestral rites ……24 Hoegi, where the tomb of Lady Yun, King Yeonsangun's deposed mother, once lay ……26 Jangseungbaegi, where totem poles were erected on the way to pay respects at Crown Prince Sado's tomb ……28 Dangin-dong, home to a Ming soldier who fell in love with a Joseon woman ……30 Jeoldusan, where Heungseon Daewongun beheaded Catholic martyrs ……32 Tojeong-dong, named after the pen name of Yi Ji-ham, author of 'Tojeong Bigyeol' ……34 Hongje-dong, site of the national guesthouse Hongjewon ……36 Maljuk-geori, where King Injo ate porridge while fleeing during wartime ……38 Bangbae-dong, home of Prince Yangnyeong, who yielded the throne to King Sejong ……40 Wangsimni, where Monk Muhak walked ten more li to choose the site for the palace ……42 Dongmangbong, the peak where Queen Jeongsun wept longing for King Danjong ……44 Miari Pass, once called Doeneomi Pass, where invaders crossed during the Manchu invasion ……46 Jamsil, where silkworms were raised in the Joseon era ……48 Gomdallae-gil, where the Baekje woman Eumwol gave her life for tragic love ……50 Tugeumtan, symbol of brotherly love between two brothers who cast away gold ……52 Seobinggo-dong, site of Joseon's royal ice storehouse ……54 Itaewon, where foreigners gathered and lived during the Joseon era ……56 Haebangchon, settled by displaced people right after Liberation ……58 Jingwan-dong, named for Monk Jingwan, who saved the life of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo ……60 Gye-dong, site of Jesaengwon, a Joseon-era hospital ……62 Segeomjeong, where swords were washed after King Gwanghaegun's dethronement ……64 Jae-dong, where the bloody scent of the Gyeyu Coup was covered with ashes ……66 Jongno, where the bell was rung to announce curfew ……68 Pimatgol, the alley commoners used to avoid noble carriages ……70 Chapter 2: Place Names of Gangwon-do, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Chungcheong-do Salhaejae, where King Gongyang stayed before being killed ……74 Baengmagoji, 'White Horse Hill,' defended to the last by the 9th Division ……76 Hantangang, the river carrying the sighs of King Gungye ……78 Jaein Falls, where a wandering entertainer fell to his death ……80 Deokneung Pass, site of the tomb of Deokheung Daewongun, King Seonjo's father ……82 Uijeongbu, where King Taejo stayed after growing to resent King Taejong ……84 Imjingang, site of fierce battles among the Three Kingdoms ……86 Tancheon, where the trickster Dongbangsak, who lived 30,000 years, was finally outwitted ……88 Baengnyeongdo, an island of love brought together by cranes ……90 Jemulpo, which hastened Joseon's opening to the outside world ……92 Seosan, home to a sacred, auspicious figure ……94 Wiryesan, where Baekje wept after its defeat by Goguryeo ……96 Jochiwon, where Korea's first railway once passed ……98 Bakdaljae, the unfulfilled love story of young Bakdal ……100 Chapter 3: Place Names of Gyeongsang-do, Daegu, Busan, Jeolla-do, and Jeju-do Tongyeong, site of the Naval Headquarters of the Three Provinces commanded by Yi Sun-sin ……104 Pikkeut Village, where the blood of Prince Geumseong, who plotted to restore King Danjong, finally stopped ……106 Ansim-dong, where Wang Geon finally felt at ease ……108 Palgongsan, where eight loyal soldiers died protecting Wang Geon ……110 Gwangbok-dong, where cries for Korean independence once rang out ……112 Igidae, haunted by the spirits of two gisaeng who embraced enemy generals and leapt to their deaths ……114 Haeundae, the childhood name of the Unified Silla genius Choe Chi-won ……116 Seomjingang, named for the golden toad that helped drive back Japanese invaders ……118 Jeju, created by the goddess Grandmother Seolmundae ……120 Chagwido, the island the Song Dynasty geomancer Ho Jong-dan could never leave ……122 Baengnokdam, where a white deer wept in sorrow after losing its heart to a fairy ……124 Chapter 4: Place Names Around the World Athens, named after Athena, goddess of wisdom ……128 Greenland, named in hope that it would become a green land ……130 The Atlantic Ocean, named after Atlas, who turned to stone ……132 Dominica, the country discovered on a Sunday ……134 New York, a land with a history of being seized and re-seized ……136 Los Angeles, meaning 'City of Angels' ……138 Washington, D.C., named in honor of George Washington, America's first president ……140 Hawaii, once called the Sandwich Islands ……142 Ha Long Bay, protected by a dragon descending from the sky ……144 The Amazon River, named after the legendary warrior women, the Amazons ……146 America, named after an explorer of the New World ……148 Everest, the ultimate name for the world's highest peak ……150 London, which began as a small town in the Roman Empire ……152