Yun Dong-ju, the Poet who Became a Star in the Hearts of Korean People 2011-10-06 Fall Brings to Mind the Poet Yun Dong-ju There is a poem often recited by Koreans when autumn’s falling temperatures begin to chill the air. Autumn ...
Wonhyo, the Greatest Buddhist Monk of Shilla 2011-09-29 Humbling oneself to spread Buddhism Wonhyo was a Buddhist monk, but he became intimate with Princess Yoseok and begot a son named Seol Chong. ...
Moon Ik-jeom, sowing hope with cotton seeds 2011-09-22 Moon Ik-jeom the scholar A sudden autumn chill has replaced the sweltering summer heat, and as the seasons speed toward winter, Koreans once ...
Ahn Gyeon, painter of dreams 2011-09-15 Painter of Mongyu Dowondo (Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land) In September 2009 the line in front of the National Museum of Korea stretched ...
Park Mun-su, the most well-known undercover inspector 2011-09-08 Secret inspectors punishing the corrupt and helping out the poor The late Joseon period was rampant with corruption in local government. People ...
King Gongmin, one of the most underrated kings of Goryeo 2011-09-01 Crowned in the era of conflict Among the most well-known kings of Goryeo Kingdom are the founding King Taejo and the 31st King Gongmin. Long dismissed ...
Bak Hyeokgeose, the mysterious founder of Shilla Kingdom 2011-08-25 The founding myth of Shilla and Bak Hyeokgeose When was the Shilla Dynasty founded? Lacking definitive and concurring findings in historical ...
Ahn Chang-ho, an undying beacon for the independence movement 2011-08-18 Whatever he did, he did for Korea’s independence “When I eat, I do it for independence. When I sleep, I do it for independence. This will remain ...
Kim Bu-sik, the author of Samguk Sagi (The Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms) 2011-08-04 A Renowned Scholar of Goryeo Samguk Sagi (The Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms), Korea’s first thorough and official account of its ...
Yi I, an intellectual bureaucrat who led a Confucian Joseon 2011-07-28 Actualizing an ideal Confucian nation If the king was at the center of the Joseon Dynasty, the intellectual noblemen known as seonbi were at ...