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On 3 November 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Chosin Reservoir to Lake Changjin. The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 3 November 2023[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 13:13, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chosin Reservoir → Lake Changjin – The lake's actual name is Lake Changjin, as it is situated on the Changjin River. If the lake itself is worth an article separate from the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, then the article should use the actual name of the lake, not the name adopted for the battle. 203.30.3.171 (talk) 11:13, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support and retarget Chosin Reservoir to Battle of Chosin Reservoir as a primary redirect, with a hatnote to the lake. Mdewman6 (talk) 18:22, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Focus on the lake, not the battle[edit]

There is already a separate article on the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. This article is about the lake itself. While the battle is a significant event in the history of the lake, most details of the battle are not relevant to this article on the lake. 203.30.3.171 (talk) 10:40, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology section questionable[edit]

I'm pretty sure the whole etymology section is wrong. First off, there's no references. Secondly, the following sentence is particularly problematic: "That is because when the hanja of characters used for the word "Changjin" read out as Japanese kanji, it reads as Nagatsu mizuumi." Chosin is actually the on'yomi reading of the hanja characters:

長: [1]
津: [2]

I don't think many japanese people would see "長津" and use the kun'yomi reading for the compound. atanamir (talk) 05:48, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is even worded speculatively; definitely a case of one editor's original conclusions. I am removing it immediately. Yue🌙 22:48, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lake or reservoir?[edit]

The battle calls it "Chosin Reservoir," but now it's "Lake Changjin." This page calls it a "man-made lake." I know it's difficult to get any authoritative source about North Korea, but a satellite view at the north-east corner definitely looks like a dam impounding the "lake". Is this enough confidence to modify the article to say it's a reservoir?

Never mind. I see the Georgraphy section labels it as a lake. Would it be proper to follow the example of, say, Lake Mead and call it a reservoir in the opening sentence? atanamir (talk) 19:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]