Haedong

Haedong
Hangul	해동
Hanja	海東
Revised Romanization	Haedong
McCune–Reischauer	Haedong
Simplified Chinese 海东 Traditional Chinese 海東 Hanyu Pinyin Hǎidōng Shinjitai Kanji 海東 Hepburn Romaji Kaitō HiraganaKana かいとう

Haedong (also Haidong, traditional Chinese: 海東; simplified Chinese: 海东; pinyin: Hǎidōng; Korean: 海東; lit. 'east of the sea') may refer to:

• Haidong Prefecture (in the sense of ""east of the Qinghai Lake.")
• a historical term for Korea (viz., from a Chinese perspective)
  • Haedong Seongguk Balhae, a medieval kingdom in northern Korea and southern Manchuria
  • Buddhism in Korea
  • Haedong Goseungjeon "lives of eminent Korean monks"
  • Haedong Gumdo "Korean swordsmanship"

See also

• Names of Korea