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Tue, November 13, 2018 | 07:20

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Renowned chef promotes Korean history through fine dining

Yun Kyoung-suk, chef-owner of a fine dining Korean restaurant uses her restaurant as a venue for learning about the country’s culture and history. Her restaurant, Yunga Myeongga, located in downtown Seoul, is renowned for its traditional dishes and interior design. This week, Yun has magnified the ambience by filling her restaurant with jade relics from ancient Korea for a hi...

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-26 18:50

[Joseon Images] Ulleungdo's mystical past

Lying some 120 kilometers off the east coast of the Korean peninsula is Ulleung Island - an island famed for its beauty and remoteness. But there is more to the island than its natural beauty and location - there is the mysticism and uncertainty associated with its past. It is said that the island was inhabited nearly 2,000 years ago by a group of people who were “as wild and...

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-26 17:04

Scripture found inside Buddha statue's head

A Goryeo Kingdom Buddhist scripture was found inside the head of a Buddha statue in Silsang Temple in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, Wednesday. “Daebanyabaramildagyeong,” the 11.8-centimeter-wide and 30.6-centimeter-long foldable scripture written in silver letters is the 396th of the 600-volume Prajnaparamita sutra, the Research Institute of Buddhist Cultural Heritage said. ...

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-24 17:09

[Joseon Images] The Independence Ambushers

Following Japan’s annexation of Korea in August 1910, anti-Japanese sentiment was widespread throughout the peninsula as well as in Korean communities around the world. Men, like 38-year-old Yi Chin-yong, armed themselves and attacked isolated Japanese police stations and facilities. For the most part, Westerners and their businesses were generally immune from these attacks b...

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-19 16:34

Culture evangelist seeks to list 'yunnori' as UNESCO world heritage

A Korean culture evangelist is seeking to add 'yunnori’ _ a traditional Korean board game _ to UNESCO’s intangible world heritage list. Kwon Chun-moon, 75, started a petition to seek the status three years ago, with a goal of collecting 1 million signatures. Since then, around 100,000 people have joined the effort but it seems no one knows and admires the game quite like Kwon.

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-17 18:32

Cultural forum holds photo and video contest on image of Korea

Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), led by President Choi Jung-wha, hosts photo and video contest as part of its Culture Communication Forum (CCF) on topics of “Korea, I want to introduce to my foreign friend,” and “Korea in my eyes.” The winning pieces will be displayed for a month at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in December. The eligible contest participants are anybody ...

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-17 17:58

[Joseon Images] Dust in the Wind

For the past several days, the air quality in Korea has been horrible -- filled with dust and pollution. Many blame desertification in China due to its rapid industrialization but this phenomenon is not new -- it is one that has plagued the Korean Peninsula for hundreds of years. Historical records from the Three Kingdoms period indicate dust storms occurred at least as far b...

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-10 16:27

[Joseon Images] Children's Day in Joseon

Western accounts of 19th-century Joseon often depict the lives of Korean children as bleak existences -- a constant struggle to survive. Infant mortality was extremely high and children were frequently not named until after they survived their bout with smallpox. This dreariness even extended into their play. According to Horace N. Allen (an American who lived in Korea from 1...

Korean Traditions | 2017-05-03 15:47

'Jeungdogaja' owner objects to CHA's decision

The owner of "Jeungdogaja," a set of metal movable type that is claimed to be the oldest in the world, refuted the decision not to approve the type as a state-designated cultural property by the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA). Daboseong Ancient Art Museum director and antique dealer Kim Jong-chun, who currently owns the metal type, held a press conference Monday and s...

Korean Traditions | 2017-04-17 16:55

'Jeungdogaja' fails to be confirmed as oldest metal type

"Jeungdogaja," a set of metal movable type that is claimed to be the oldest in the world, failed to become a state-designated cultural property, Thursday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) rejected the request to list the metal movable type, which was speculated to be made in 1239 during the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392), as a state cultural property, during a Cultural H...

Korean Traditions | 2017-04-13 19:18

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Choking on worsening air pollution