Six hundred years ago, two ancient cities on the east Asian mainland found themselves situated on the cusp of the future. In 1368, the Ming Dynasty ascended to power and installed as its capital the city now known as Nanjing, perched on the south bank of the Yangtze River, 200 miles inland from the East China Sea.
Twenty-six years later and 600 miles to the north, the newly established Joseon Dynasty also relocated its capital, to a city now called Seoul, on the north bank of the Han River, the Yellow Sea 40 miles to the west.
Two mighty rivers. Two dynasties that resonate through the ages. Two illustrious cities, each suffused with portent and promise. Six centuries hence, Nanjing and Seoul, advantageously positioned and redolent with history, again became linked, this time on the cusp of a digital future, during Microsoft Research Asia’s ninth Computing in the 21st Century conference.
Source: http://research.microsoft.com/displayArticle.aspx?0rc=n&id=1848
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