model of de-Sinicization. The previous name, pronounced Hànchéng in Chinese and Hanseong in Korean, is an old name for Seoul. Hanseong was derived from the Han River, and literally means "Walled City on the Han (Wide) River" but the name can be misinterpreted as Han Chinese City. The new name Shou'er (首爾) carried no such connotation, and was close in both sound and meaning to Seoul, which, uniquely among Korean place names, does not have a Sino-Korean name. See also Names of Seoul. Kyrgyzstan The Dungans of Kyrgyzstan represent a less conscious process of de-Sinicization, during which, over the course of a little more than a century (since the Hui Minorities' War), a Hui Chinese population became alienated from the literary tradition and local culture of Shaanxi and Gansu. Indonesia See also China Exodus - Global exodus from Chinese markets Cultural Revolution Sinocentrism Sinicization Hong Kong Hong Kong Independence Movement Hong Kong Autonomy Movement Taiwan Taiwanese nationalism Taiwan Independence Movement References Citations Sources Politics of Taiwan Chinese culture Cultural assimilation Anti-Chinese sentiment