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Three Bodies on the Mountain

2014-10-16

A long time ago, a woodcutter went to the mountain to collect some firewood. There, a terrible sight met his eyes. The bodies of three young men were ...

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Seasonal divisions and gifts

2014-10-15

In the late Joseon era, famed calligrapher Kim Jeong-hee김정희 used to find comfort in drinking tea while he was in exile in Jeju Island. Periodically, ...

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Original Korean musical “Tree with Deep Roots”

2014-10-14

A press conference for the original Korean musical “Tree with Deep Roots” was held at the National Museum of Korea’s Theater Yong on October 7th. ...

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Yun Seon-do

2014-10-08

On the year he turned 65, noted Confucian scholar Yun Seon-do resigned from his government post and went to live in Bogil Island in southern Korea. ...

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Eco theme park called Hantaek Botanical Garden.

2014-10-07

A mother and her child are searching the forest looking for a certain tree. “Is it this tree?” “Is it that tree?” What are they searching for? Through ...

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Gaecheonjeol, the National Foundation Day

2014-10-01

October 3rd is Gaecheonjeol, which translates to the day the heaven opened. It is Korea’s National Foundation Day, the day when the Korean people ...

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The revival of an all-female nongak troupe, Yeonheedan Palsandae

2014-09-30

The sound of Taepyeongso (태평소) leads the traditional Korean nongak troupe on stage while the audience gives an enthusiastic round of applause. ...

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Jeju Island

2014-09-24

It doesn’t do Jeju Island justice to describe it as merely a beautiful island south of the Korean Peninsula. Jeju’s unique shamanistic ritual, Chilmeoridang칠머리당 ...

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Mediacity Seoul 2014, a festival of media art

2014-09-23

If you walk up about 200 meters along the stone wall of Deoksugung Palace in Seoul, to the left there is a small path leading to the Seoul Museum of Art. ...

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A Chicken Dyed in Black

2014-09-18

Hello, everyone. Welcome to “Korean Folktales.” In this Thursday corner, we introduce you to interesting and instructive Korean folk stories. ...

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