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Heavenly beings

2013-06-19

In the East Asian folklores and myths there are enlightened immortal beings called shinseon신선, who are known to live in secluded places and have ...

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Daehangno, the Mecca of Culture and Performing Arts

2013-06-18

A theater company is getting ready for a performance at Daehangno in the old part of Seoul. It is hard for street performers to capture people’s ...

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The Fox Bead

2013-06-17

A fox with nine tails called gumiho in Korean often appears in Korean oral tales or legends. There are various versions of this creature, which often ...

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Dano

2013-06-12

East Asians have long believed that everything in the world is created and transformed through the harmonious balance of yin and yang. Yin symbolizes ...

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Palace Concert, where class and traditional arts meet

2013-06-11

Located in the innermost sanctum of Gyeongbok Palace, Jipokjae used to serve as King Gojong’s personal library as well as a reception and party ...

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A Dog that helped a Devoted Daughter

2013-06-10

A long, long time ago, a young girl lived alone with her mother in a small village. Unfortunately, the mother had been suffering from an illness for ...

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Memorial Day and Yeongsanjae

2013-06-05

Korea was among the poorest countries in the world immediately after the Korean War. Japanese occupation and the Korean War were back-to-back calamities ...

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Digital cameras and hobbyist photographers

2013-06-04

Members of the photography club Exposure met in Jongma Park in Gyeonggi Province one Sunday morning in May. The club members meet once a month ...

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The Filial Mouse

2013-06-03

Although people today are becoming more individualistic and attach less importance to Confucian traditions, filial duty to one’s parents and ...

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Rice planting

2013-05-29

Korean ancestors used to sing songs when working together to make the hard chores a little more bearable. The songs sang to boost productivity were ...

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