Original sentence: Gyeongju emerged as a railroad junction in the later years of the Japanese Occupation, as the Donghae Nambu Line and Jungang Line were established.Thanks to these improved connections, the town began to emerge as a center of tourism.The population probably exceeded one million
Edited sentence: Based on the transportation establishment, the town began to emerge as a center of tourism.During the Silla period, the city was called "Seorabeol", "Gyerim," or "Geumseong".Gyeongju emerged as a railroad junction in the later years of the Japanese Occupation, as the Donghae Nambu Line and Jungang Line were established to prepare for Sino-Japanese War and to exploit rich resources of the eastern Korean peninsula.The Samguk Yusa gives the city's population in its peak period as 178,936 households, suggesting that the total population was almost one million