1. Which city in our country is named after a street in Korea?

  • Danang
  • Nha Trang
  • Dalat
  • Quy Nhon
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Quy Nhon Street (Vietnam QuyNhon-gil) is 300m long, located in the center of the Western neighborhood Itaewon, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. This street is dubbed “little Vietnam” by Korean newspapers due to the concentration of many Vietnamese restaurants that attract local and international customers.

At the beginning of this street, there is a signboard with the name Quy Nhon in 3 languages: Korean - English - Vietnamese. The wish of the Yongsan District government is to have a street using Vietnamese in the heart of Korea, attracting tourists, especially Vietnamese people.

2. What familiar images are there on this road?

  • Lotus
  • Ao Dai
  • Bamboo
  • Conical hat
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At the beginning of Quy Nhon Street, there is a clock tower with a traditional Vietnamese conical hat motif. In addition, this street also has murals depicting Vietnamese landscapes and culture. Besides the scenery, the cuisine here is also rich in Vietnamese culture with many diverse Vietnamese restaurants appearing all over the street such as pho, bun cha, bun bo Hue, coffee...

3. Does this city have a street named after a Korean?

  • Itaewon
  • Yongsan
  • Busan
  • Incheon
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In Yongsan, there is Quy Nhon Street, and in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, there is also Yongsan Street. This street is located in An Phu Thinh New Urban Area, with a route from Vo Nguyen Giap Street to Nguyen Co Thach Street.

According to the Government's regulations, the naming and renaming of roads, streets and public works must contribute to the effective implementation of urban and administrative management; create favorable conditions for organizations and individuals in economic, cultural and social transactions; and at the same time contribute to educating the nation's historical and cultural traditions, enhancing love for the homeland and country, national pride, and international friendship and solidarity.

4. How long is this road?

  • 100m
  • 500m
  • 1km
  • 2km
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Yongsan Road is nearly 500m long, 22m wide, located in the center of the urban area. This road is organized and implemented by Quy Nhon City People's Committee in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and related sectors.

5. When were these two roads named?

  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2020
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In 2016, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, especially the long-standing friendship and twinning relationship between Quy Nhon city and Yongsan district, Quy Nhon city and Yongsan district named streets after each other.

The construction of a road named after each other by both sides has contributed to promoting and introducing the culture and people of Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam and Yongsan, Seoul, Korea to the people and tourists when coming to Quy Nhon or Yongsan.

In addition, in recent years, Yongsan District has also had many support activities in Quy Nhon such as building charity houses, providing medical equipment, and granting scholarships to civil servants in the fields of administrative management and urban development.