Jemulpo

Definitions

Noun. [B1]

Examples

“While the board⟳ in New York gave him the green light⟳, and Allen departed for Korea while leaving his wife in Shanghai. He arrived at Jemulpo on September 20, 1884. Thus, in the four-millennium Korean history, Allen arrived in Korea as the first Protestant missionary (albeit his religious status had to remain⟳ hidden) and the era of Protestant missions commenced in Korea. Two days after arriving at Jemulpo, he rode a donkey with a Chinese language teacher that came with him from Shanghai and entered Seoul.”

“There once was a famous Confucian scholar in the late Joseon Dynasty. One day, a gentleman told this scholar about a train⟳ that traveled between the cities of Hanyang (today’s Seoul) and Jemulpo (today’s Incheon).”

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