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#Korean Folktales

Lotus Flower Fairy

2013-12-12

A long, long time ago, there was a small village in the countryside. It was just an ordinary village where people lived happily and peacefully. There ...

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Exorcism

2013-12-11

The following story supposedly took place in the year 879, during the reign of King Heongang헌강 of Silla. The king went out for a picnic, but the sky ...

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Reading workshops, an interactive stage play program

2013-12-10

This is the opera “As the Moon Flows over the Water” presented in the Sejong Center for Performing Arts on November 20. But strangely the stage doesn’t ...

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The Tale of Lady Park

2013-12-05

Once upon a time, a government minister lived in Seoul. One day, he happened to talk with a guest surnamed Park who visited his house. The minister ...

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Seoul

2013-12-04

Have you thought about how many countries there are in this world? Tallies vary by institution, but there are 237 countries marked on a world map and ...

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Stage play “Bongseonhwa”

2013-12-03

This is the 999th Wednesday demonstration calling attention to the issue of Korean comfort women, who were kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery ...

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The Snake Husband

2013-11-28

A snake is usually considered a creepy and loathsome animal. But in this folktale, a snake turns out to be a handsome young husband. Once upon ...

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Gayageum

2013-11-27

There are many types of music in this world. What would be considered the best music? To teenagers, something like pop music with its straightforward ...

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Traditional markets in transition

2013-11-26

Back in November 1993, Seoul’s first supermarket chain opened its doors in Chang-dong, Dobong-gu. Twenty years later there are some 470 supermarkets ...

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Baridegi, the Abandoned Princess

2013-11-21

A long, long time ago, there lived a king with six daughters. The king and his queen desperately wanted a son, as they needed a prince to succeed to the ...

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