Choi Chi-won, a genius scholar of Shilla Kingdom 2011-05-19 A genius who stunned China In many cases an intellectual who is ahead of his or her time is destined to be at odds with the ideas or spirits of the ...
Ji Seok-yeong, a pioneer of modern Korean medicine 2011-05-12 Infectious Disease Rampant in Joseon Smallpox was a deadly infectious disease in the 19th century Joseon, leaving almost nine out of ten infected ...
Park Kyung-ni, the writer of epic “Toji (The Land)” 2011-05-05 A Life of Literature The entire nation was saddened on May 5, 2008 by the news of the passing of Korea’s literary legend, Park Kyung-ni. She left ...
Choi Seung-hee, an early 20th century dancing star 2011-04-28 Korea’s first hallyu star in the 20th century The February 7th, 1936 edition of the daily Dong-a Ilbo ran the following article. “The New ...
Lee Ji-ham, a far-seeing sage for the people 2011-04-21 Presenting the real Lee Ji-ham At the beginning of every year many Koreans seek a certain book. It is called “Tojeong Bigyeol (The Secrets of ...
Na Hye-seok, an artist and women’s rights activist 2011-04-14 A woman ahead of her time At the turn of the 20th century when the old Joseon Dynasty lay in ruin and the oppressing Imperial Japan began its ambitious ...
Choe Je-U, the founder of Donghak 2011-04-07 Declaring humanism in Korea The ideology of “in-nae-cheon,” meaning man is heaven, spread in the Korean Peninsula some 150 years ago, sparking ...
Yu Kil-chun, a reformist at the end of 19th century 2011-04-01 Learning about the World Although globalization has become the norm for modern day Korea, in the 19th century Joseon locked down the country and ...
Eul Paso, an admired statesman of Goguryeo 2011-03-25 Entering the World of Politics Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the most widely-read Chinese classic fictions, tells of how Liu Bei, leader ...
Park Ji-won, a Pragmatic Scholar of Joseon Dynasty 2011-03-18 Becoming a Target of Censorship On October 19, 1792 King Jeongjo issued a strict import ban on Chinese fiction and carried out extensive censorship ...