Eight Views of Pyongyang


The Eight Views of Pyongyang are a collection of scenic views of Pyongyang, North Korea, that are alleged to have been handed down from the time of the Joseon dynasty in Korean poetry and paintings.
They were modeled after the Eight [Views of Xiaoxiang] of the Song dynasty of China.

The Eight Views

1. Admiring spring from Ulmildae
2. Enjoying the moon at Pubyokru
3. Monk searching at Yongmyongsa
4. Seeing off travelers at Pothong River
5. Boating on the Taedong River
6. Listening to rain at the lotus pond
7. Evening kingfishers at Mt. Ryongak
8. Spring floods at Mat'an