The eight provinces of Korea are the administrative divisions set up in the Joseon Dynasty of the Lee family, and the administrative divisions of Xian and South Korea are still based on this framework, but there are some small changes, such as the division of the original province.
2. Add a few regional cities or municipalities directly under the Central Government. With the exception of Gyeonggi Province, the names of the eight provinces of Korea are all the collective names of the first characters of the two major cities in the province, so the origin of the names of these seven provinces is actually the origin of the names of the fourteen cities and prefectures.
Gyeonggi-do (), Gyeonggi-do is the only one of the eight provinces that is not collectively referred to by the initials of the main prefectures and cities in the province, and the name "Gyeonggi" is commonly used in China, Japan and South Korea, which means "the suburbs and surroundings of the capital". Of course, this name was only used as a fixed administrative division name in North Korea for a long time, and it is still used in South Korea today.
Chungcheong-do ( Chungcheong-do is the collective name of Chungju and Cheongju. Chungju ( One is supposed to be derived from Chungwon Kyung ( Chungwon Kyung was one of the five small gyeongs set up at the height of the Silla Dynasty's territory in the century. At that time, the Silla Dynasty annexed Baekje and the southern part of Goguryeo, and set up the five small gyogyos of Kyushu. In 557, the capital of Silla, Geumseong (now Gyeongju), was established in the southeast, so in 557, Guwon Sogyong was established in the current Chungju City, Chungcheongbuk-do, and the former Goguryeo Fortress of Goguryeo, which was subordinate to Hanju, and in the late 7th century, Bukwon Sogyung (formerly Goguryeo Plain Fortress, now Wonju-si, Gangwon-do), Geumguan Sogyong (formerly Gimguan-gun, the capital of Gimguangaya Province, and now Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do), Seohwon Hyongyong (formerly Baekje Nyong-gun Fortress, now Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do) and Namwon Hyongyong (formerly Baekje Ancient Dragon Fortress, In 685, Namwon City, Jeollabuk-do, while setting up two small gyos, Seowon and Namwon, changed the original Gyeong to Namwon Gyeong (In 757, Namwon Gyeong, Namwon changed its name to Namwon Gyeong. In 940, the fourth year after King Taejo of Goryeo established the unification of the Korean Peninsula, he changed the name of Chunggkyung to Chungju Province, that is, "Chung" was changed to "Chung" in Jinyin. During the Goryeo period, Chungju was renamed Gowongyong (1254), but in 1395, the newly established Yi dynasty reverted to Chungju, which continues to this day. Cheongju ( A name originated from the Nishihara Kyo (i.e., the Nishihara Kokyo of the five small kyos of Silla Kyushu ( was established in 685, the same year that the Kuniwon Kokyo was renamed the Nakahara Kokyo. Then, in 757, it was renamed Nishiharakyo at the same time as Nakahara Kokyo was renamed Nakahara-kyo, and in 940 it was changed to Cheongju, that is, "west" was changed to "Kiyoshi", which is close to the sound, and has been called Cheongju ever since.
Jeolla Province (Jeolla Province is the collective name of Jeonju and Naju. Jeonju ( The name is probably derived from Wansan ( Wansan is the name given to the place during the Baekje period, and is supposed to be the name of the local town mountain. After Silla conquered Baekje, its territory began to reach its peak, and in 685 it was established as a state under the name of Wansan, a total of Kyushu. In 757, King Jingdeok changed the name to all nine states, of which Wanshan Prefecture was changed to the synonymous Quanzhou, which also means the unification of the nine states in the country. Naju ( A name derived from the Pharaju set up by Silla ( Pharaju was originally the Vara County of Baekje, but after Silla conquered Baekje, it was changed to Lora Prefecture, and then reduced to a county in 686, and the old state was renamed Mujinju ( King Gyeongdeok changed it to Mura in 757 and changed it to Naju in 903, that is, the name of Lora Prefecture was simplified. After the unification of the peninsula by Goryeo, it is still known as Naju.
Gyeongsang-do (Gyeongsang-do is the joint name of Gyeongju and Sangju. Gyeongju (one from Goryeo Taejo Wangjian, the last king of Silla, King Gyeongshun, at the end of 935 to relinquish the country to Wang Jian, so the capital of Silla was renamed Gyeongju, probably taking the meaning of "Tongqing of the whole world", also known as Tokyo. Sangju ( One originated from the kingdom of Savar ( The country was annexed in 249 by the twelfth king of Silla, the state of Savar, also known as Sangju. When King Gyeongdeok changed his name to Kyushu in 757, it was changed to Sangju in Jinyin.
Gangwon-do (Gangwon-do is the joint name of Gangneung and Wonju. Gangneung ( The origin of one is uncertain, the place was originally the land of the ancient state of Hao, **Goguryeo is Hexiliang (or Hesero, Hosero). After the unification of Silla, King Shenwen established Heseoju as one of the nine states in 687, and in 757 King Gyeongdeok changed its name to Myeongju ( Wonjong of Goryeo changed its name to Gangneung in 1263, but the origin is not clear, and there is a legend that it came from Gangneung, Hubei, and it is believed that it was an expedition mainly composed of soldiers from Gangneung, Hubei during the Western Han Dynasty to today's Gangwon Province. Of course, there is no strong evidence for this legendary interpretation, but "Gangneung" may have some connection with "Ming", and many Korean place names in the Middle Ages came from China, especially in the Tang Dynasty, so it may just be the name of Jiangling in Hubei. Wonju ( A descendant of Pyeongwon-gun set up by Goguryeo in 469 ( In 678, King Munmu of Silla changed the name of Pyeongsan County to Bukwon Xiaogyong ( In 757, King Gyeongdeok changed its name to Bukwon-kyung ( In 940, King Taejo of Goryeo built and reestablished Wonju, which should have removed the "North" and retained only the character "Won" in Bukwon-kyung. In addition, Ningxia, China, has Yuanzhou, which was governed by Pingliang County in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and Yuanzhou, North Korea, alias Pingliangjing, should have been attacked from China.
Pyongan Province ( Pyongan Province is the joint name of Pyongyang and Anju. Pyongyang ( The name is generally believed to come from the meaning of "flat land". Anju (one should be derived from the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, which was originally Goguryeo-Siseong-gun, where the Tang Dynasty set up the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate. In 931, the last King of Gyeongshun of Silla set up Anbuk Province ( In 1369, King Gongsu of Goryeo set up Anju Manga.
Huanghaidao (Huanghaidao is the joint name of Huangzhou and Haizhou. Huangzhou ( One is unknown, but it may be similar to Jiangling, both are taken from the Chinese place name, namely Huangzhou, Hubei, because Huangzhou is also known as Qi'an, which is the name used by Huangzhou in Hubei during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. Haizhou (one from Goryeo Taizu, this place was originally the Han and Wei dynasties of Daifang County, and later Goguryeo Naimun County ( to Goryeo Taizu Wang Jian changed Haizhou, taking the meaning of its place "Linhai".