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Merger[edit]

I suggest a merger of this article with Kumgangsan Tourist Region for the following reasons:

  • The two are completely interdependent, and
  • the Tourist Region article merely describes the economic (and political) use of the area around the mountain.

Kokiri 30 June 2005 15:17 (UTC)

However, the range would be there whether the actual reigon existed or not. I merley suggest a re-structuring of the two articles - In particular, the movement of the infomation on tourism to the Kumgangsan Tourist Region page, and the addition of geographicla, as oppossed to economic and political infomation to the Kumgangsan page.

User: Bobkindles


Agreed. --Menchi 3 July 2005 10:14 (UTC)
Note: above was in response to Kokiri's suggestion, not the subsequent one. -- Visviva 12:04, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
If we knew anything at all about the political structure, population, etc., of the Kumgangsan Tourist Region, I would oppose this merge. As it stands, though, it seems unlikely that the KTR article will ever come to contain anything aside from general information about the "Kumgangsan area" -- which may or may not actually be pertinent to whatever region is within the boundaries of the KTR. -- Visviva 12:04, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Opposed Generally speaking it's a bad idea to merge articles dealing with physical and political features into one. The latter are transient and change while the former are stable by and large. Caerwine 16:11, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Opposed Per Caerwine. Also this has been open quite sometime. Since nothing is done, maybe it's time to remove the tag. Davidpdx 15:23, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think a merger would be a good idea. This article covers the Tourist Region. There is no need for a separate article.--Jack Upland (talk) 05:12, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More information that could be added…[edit]

This mountain has no co-ordinates. Also, somebody could write a short paragraph in the origin of the name Diamond Mountain, or the role of the mountain in literature/poetry in East Asia, or some of the legends that involve Kumgangsan… Kokiri 30 June 2005 16:08 (UTC)

I've done the co-ordinates, but the stuff on the name and legends I haven't. Kokiri 13:30, 23 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

金 Kŭm or Kim[edit]

Isn't 金 pronounced Kim? Is Kŭm another acceptable pronunciation as well? --Menchi 3 July 2005 07:44 (UTC)

Yes. The gim (김) pronunciation is unique to the Korean surname; in every other context I'm aware of, the character is pronounced geum (금). See Wiktionary entry. -- Visviva 3 July 2005 11:34 (UTC)

Removal of Merger Notice[edit]

I removed the merge notice today. It's been open for seven months and only drawn three or four comments. Davidpdx 13:38, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tours reopened[edit]

S. Korea only temporarily closed the tours after the shooting. The tours are now back on - I just went on one, additionally one can easily signup online.

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Moves made as requested Mike Cline (talk) 14:07, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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  1. Reliable sources: English language sources universally prefer the anglicized form "Mount Kumgang" over "Kŭmgangson": BBC, NYT, Telegraph. When the Korean form is (rarely) used, Kumgangsan, not Kŭmgangsan, is written: NYT, Spiegel, Guardian. The exception comes at the railway, which is rarely mentioned in English language sources. Following this Reuters caption[1], it can be renamed "Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line".
  2. Common use: A web search for "Mount Kumgang, North Korea" nets 321,000 results;[2] "Kumgangsan, North Korea" yields 110,000 results;[3] "Kŭmgangsan, North Korea" gets 43,500.[4]
  3. English language: Wikipedia uses Mount Wutai, not Wutaishan; Baekdu Mountain, not Baekdusan; Mount Fuji, not Fujisan. Also, when Korean loan words are adapted into English, they lose their diacritics. See: Pyongyang, Chaebol, Hangul. Shrigley (talk) 18:40, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The provided link has no mention of the railway line's name. 2Q (talk) 19:36, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You have to mouseover the picture with javascript enabled to see it. Shrigley (talk) 19:42, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Aha, thank you. While I agree completely re the mountain and the resort, regarding the rail line (and the station), I don't see what difference it makes either way, and am not sure moving for the sake of moving is that good an idea. 2Q (talk) 21:18, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support all- Policy supported, in line with current practices. Dru of Id (talk) 22:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Location[edit]

I've changed the {coord} to 38°39′24.35″N 128°06′17.65″E which fits the Google Earth location and all the other attributes of the mountain. The previous {coord} took you to a valley within the DMZ. Coinmanj (talk) 23:43, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

classic art images[edit]

  • the famous painting "Entire View of Geumgang-san" by Ahn Hyeon, 18th Century, one of Korea's most important artists.

Please add classic art images to the article, such as the one from 1734 in the Korean-wiki article. -71.174.188.43 (talk) 18:34, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

resources:

  • www.san-shin.net/Geumgangsan-Changdeok-1.html
18th Century Paintings of Geumgang-san in Huijeong-dang Hall of Changdeok Palace, Seoul
  • www.san-shin.net/Geumgangsan-Changdeok-2.html
18th Century Paintings of Hae-geumgang-san in Huijeong-dang Hall of Changdeok Palace, Seoul

-71.174.188.43 (talk) 20:31, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

Based on Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(Korean)#Mountains, shouldn't this be moved to Kumgangsan? --Fujiiy (talk) 03:26, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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