[Nhcoll-l] Fwd: Tsaulian

[Sei, Makiri]

Very interesting!

"Tsaulian" is based on the Chinese pronunciation of 草梁. In Pinying, it
would be written as cǎoliáng.

Makiri Sei

On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM Douglas Yanega <dyanega at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, this seems reasonably definitive, though it is on the Korean
> mainland opposite Tsushima Island, according to the map on P. 31 of this
> paper:
>
>
> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309885364_A_Study_on_the_Evolution_of_Korean_Place_Names_Marked_in_Modern_European_Mapsd
>
> It is therefore evidently NOT one of the harbors on Tsushima Island.
>
> Thanks to Quentin for passing this along.
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Tsaulian
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 18:19:54 +0000
> From: Cronk, Quentin Charles <quentin.cronk at ubc.ca> <quentin.cronk at ubc.ca>
> To: Douglas Yanega <dyanega at gmail.com> <dyanega at gmail.com>
>
> Tsaulian Harbour is the historical name for Chosan Harbor (Tsaulian is an
> old British romanization of Chosan 草梁).
>
>
>
> The best modern Korean name is Ulsan Hang (Port of Ulsan) or specifically
> the area near Jangsaengpo, coordinates: approximately 35∘ 31′N,129∘ 22′E
> (Ulsan Bay, or specifically the northern inner harbor known as Ulsan Hang).
> Today, the area is one of the most industrialized harbors in the world,
> home to the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard. The "mud in 7 fathoms" is
> now part of a massive commercial shipping and industrial hub.
>
> See 6.12 of:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsWC8phKG60&t=12s
>
>
>
> Quentin Cronk
>
> UBC
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