PHYENG-YANG

[s. 605] : A town in Korea, about 80 miles W. by S. of Wonsan, beautifully situated on the right or N. bank of the Taedong, 50 miles The river on which it stands is -from the sea. navigable by ve els of moderate draught to It is the center of a within 15 miles of the city. The Japanese defeated the large silk industry. September, 1894. PopuChinese at this place in Station of the ME, with (1903) lati on, 20,000. 4 mi ionaries, three of them with their wives; 3 women mi ionaries, 11 native workers, 17 •outstations, 18 places of worship, 2 Sunday schools, 1 day school, 1 dispensary, 1 hospital, and 2,079 profe ed Christians, of whom 269 are (1893), communicants. Station also of the with (1903) 8 mi ionaries, seven of them with their wives; 2 women mi ionaries, 51 native workers, 185 outstations, 136 places of worship, 40 day schools, 1 boarding school, 1 dispensary, 1 hospital, and 4,358 profe ed Christians, of -whom 2,926 are communicants. The name is also written Pyeng-yang. 605