Yangji, Great Monk-Sculptor of Silla 2013-10-03 While Europe boasts famous sculptor and architect Michelangelo, the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla had Yangji. He was considered a legendary ...
Yi Ok-gyeong, Korea’s First Announcer 2013-09-26 In June 1926, during the period of Japanese colonial rule of Korea, Gyeongseong(경성) Broadcasting Station in Seoul started its test-run broadcast. ...
Heo Gyun, Author of First Hangeul Novel ‘The Tale of Hong Gildong’ 2013-09-23 Heo Gyun was a scholar official in the mid-Joseon period. The scholar of Wang Yangming School was considered something of a literary genius who ...
Shin Don: Reformer or Wicked Monk? 2013-09-12 During the mid-Goryeo period in the 13th century, those in power deprived farmers of their land for various reasons. Farmers who lost their land ...
Kim Chang-ha Enhances Value of Court Music, Dance 2013-09-05 The Confucian philosophy characterized by courtesy and propriety was highly esteemed during the era of the Joseon Dynasty. So was music that ...
Park Su-geun, a Painter Beloved by Koreans 2013-08-29 A painting portrays six women sitting beside a stream. Among them, one wears a white towel around her head and another woman is in black rubber shoes. ...
Known as the “Poet of Flag,” Yu Chi-hwan 2013-08-22 『This is a silent cry An everlasting handkerchief of nostalgia waving toward that vast blue sea Pure love flutters in the wind like a wave On ...
Yi Soon-ji, the Astronomer Loved by King Sejong 2013-08-08 Even from the ancient past, people have measured time. They have created calendars on a daily, monthly or yearly basis, and used them in their ...
Kwon Jin-gyu, a Sculptor of Misfortune 2013-08-01 A few years ago, Musashino Art University in Japan prepared an exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its foundation. At ...
Kang Jeongildang, Female Confucian Scholar of Joseon 2013-07-25 Neo-Confucianism was established by scholars of Song and Ming Dynasties of China. During the era of the Korean kingdom of Joseon, it was very ...