仁川
인천
어질 인 + 내 천
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📜 Name Through History
미추홀(彌鄒忽)
매소홀(買召忽)
소성(邵城)
경원(慶源)
인주(仁州)
인천(仁川)
📖 Origin of the Hanja
Originally Baekje's "Michuhol (彌鄒忽)" — where founder Biryu settled. "Hol" meant "fortress" in Baekje speech. Renamed Inju (仁州) in Goryeo, then Incheon (仁川) in 1413 by Taejong of Joseon — combining 仁 with 川 (stream). Korea's first international port (1883). Site of MacArthur's 1950 landing that turned the Korean War.
🌟 What 인천 is famous for
• 인천국제공항 — 동북아 허브
• 차이나타운 — 한국 최초
• 쫄면·짜장면 — 짜장면 발상지
• 강화도 — 고려 임시 도읍
""仁川" — the benevolent stream. Like flowing water, kindness must keep flowing."
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