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After Korea opened its ports to trade in 1876, foreigners were for the first time allowed to trade at the newly opened ports, such as Busan (1876), Wonsan (1880), Incheon (1883), Mokpo (1897), Jinnampo (1897), Gunsan (1899), and Masan (1899). But the opening of the ports also ushered in the beginning of new diplomatic relationships, as well. The foreigners began establishing diplomatic institutions inside Hanyangdoseong, the Seoul City Wall, which was the capital of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Korea had long-standing diplomatic relationships with China and Japan, but now these countries began to interfere even more heavily in Korea's internal affairs. However, it was the first time Westerners had begun a formal relationship with Korea. In the last two decades of the 19th century, these three groups, namely Chinese, Japanese, and Westerners, each set up their diplomatic institutions in different neighborhoods within the Seoul City Wall.

The Chinese established their

The Japanese built their legation on the northern slope of Namsan Mountain. Later during the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945), this area to the south of Cheonggyecheon Stream and to the north of Namsan Mountain, today's Myeongdong and Eulji-ro areas, would become the Japanese district, while the area's to the north near Jong-ro would become the Korean district of Seoul. Japan would continue to set up its military and police facilities on the northern slope of Namsan Mountain, and even built a Shinto Shrine on top of the mountain.

Westerners established their diplomatic missions primarily in the Jeong-dong neighborhood, located in the far west of the capital to the south of Donuimun Gate (i.e. Seodaemun). The first legation to be built was the American Legation, established in 1883, followed by the British and German Legations in 1884, the Russian Legation in 1885, the French Legation in 1888, and the Belgian and Italian Legations in 1901. In addition to the diplomatic legations, established in the neighborhood were Christian churches, schools, hospitals, and a hotel for foreign visitors. Many of the buildings were built in a Western style, creating a distinctly different feeling from other neighborhoods in the capital. After King Gojong fled to the Russian Legation in 1896 following the assasination of his wife, the neighborhood became the center of the Korean Empire (1897-1910), which based itself at the palace located there, today's Deoksugung.

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