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"Jinsen" name

'called Jinsen by the Japanese colonists' why is that so imporant to mention about how Japanese colonists called that city? Wikipedia is not Japanese encyclopedia written in English -- Taku 22:43, 6 January 2003 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree with you Taku. The article is about a place. When a place is colonized, that becomes a significant part of the history of that place, therefore, what the colonists called the place becomes pertinent. --Qaz — Preceding undated comment added 01:07, 11 January 2003 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Taku. Jinsen is irrelavant to this page. soax 20:09, 14 January 2003 (UTC)[reply]

It is important! Jinsen = Incheon (during the Japanese rule), Historical name. Böri (talk) 15:16, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the name Jinsen does not need to be mentioned. Other historical names, including Jaemulpo, have existed, and mentioning Jinsen is not neccessary unless those names are all to be mentioned. Actually I've never heard of the name Jinsen as a Incheon citizen born and raised here, when other historical names are frequently mentioned by seniors. --Hongmt (talk) 21:31, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree vehemently. The point of an encyclopedia is to provide relevant, encyclopedic (historical and other) information – especially when is not universally known: you are here to learn new encyclopedic facts, after all, not only "common knowledge"! –, not to omit or suppress it out of concerns that it might be politically sensitive; that is comparable to historical revisionism, textbook (self-)censorship or whitewashing – the omission of vital information from textbooks for political reasons. As a former official name of the city (and possibly former or still-used exonym), Jinsen is inherently notable and 100% encyclopedic. It's the same as with German exonyms of Polish cities (which used to be the official names during the Nazi period) – for Warsaw not to mention the German exonym Warschau and for Oświęcim not to mention (prominently, even) Auschwitz just because of its associations with Nazi rule would amount to historical revisionism or (self-)censorship. The foreign name is an essential part of the history of the city, like it or not. That a nation or some other group of people was a victim is a conflict or brutally colonised doesn't give them the right to expunge facts related to that event or period from encyclopedias to avoid being reminded of that period in history, no more than to the formerly dominating, ruling, victorious, or colonising party. I have inserted the historical names now – in bold – because they redirect here. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 08:30, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2nd

If Incheon really does have 5.45 mil, how come Busan (with 3.7) is the 2nd largest city in S Korea? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.23.109.16 (talk) 08:08, 30 December 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Short answer: It doesn't. I can't figure out where the "5.45 million" figure came from, but all sources I can find give a population of about 3 million less than that (whether it is now the third-largest city in South Korea is a more open question). I've replaced the previous number with one from the KNSO's online 2000 census figures. -- Visviva 14:06, 30 December 2004 (UTC)[reply]

The Movie

What about the movie called Incheon? Should this be mentioned here, and maybe on a separate page? Mathmo — Preceding undated comment added 10:23, 16 April 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Modern Incheon

I remember Inchon well. Having spent more than a year there (1953-1954) as a member of the US Army Signal Corps restoring communications destroyed by the conflict. The city I see via the internet today is one I would never have expected to arise from the rubble that I remember from a half century ago.

Question: When was the E added to the name Inchon? Incheon?

Hope to be around to visit when your new 200 story super skyscraper is complete.

John Putnam Newton, NH — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.54.42.189 (talk) 00:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on which way you romanize the word. Romanization Kbarends 06:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the Revised Romanization of Korean replaced the McCune-Reischauer romanization about the year 2000. The McCune-Reischauer system was adopted in 1937, so it is what you are probably used to. Davidinkorea 01:10, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Inju?

Hi there. I have a question regarding Incheon’s medieval name; some sources hold it that the city was called Inju, while others identify Inju with Kyongwon (Saebyol). Can anyone clarify this? Thanks, Kober^Talk 18:13, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change

It seems that there should some reference to a name change from Inchon to Incheon, initiated to comply with a recently adopted romanisation system for Korean words. I believe the change was introduced by the Korean government in 2001. At the same time, the Invasion of Inchon should remain the provious spelling for two reasons. First it was the spellig that wa prevalent at the time and second, the victor routinely gets to choose the name fo the battle.72.242.134.135 (talk) 17:10, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Unfinished thought

The second sentence of the second paragraph within Major events begins, “Until, Incheon was the site of the Battle of Inchon, ...” I am not sure what the author is trying to say. Until what?

Date of Incheon airport opening

1st paragraph states that Incheon airport opened in 1883. As per Incheon International Airport - Wikipedia the opening date was 2001. 217.155.80.92 (talk) 07:53, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]