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#Korean Folktales

The Golden Ax and the Silver Ax

2013-07-22

Once upon a time, there lived a young woodcutter. He was poor but he was a diligent and good-natured man. He worked all day long in the forests, cutting ...

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Dog days of summer

2013-07-17

The dog days of summer begins as soon as the summer solstice is over. Summer heat is at its peak from lunar June to July, and in Korean that period is called ...

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Non-verbal performance Tems

2013-07-16

You have just heard the sounds made by the drums and small metallic props. The harmony of these different sounds is the backbone of the non-verbal ...

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Pavilion

2013-07-10

When you tour Korean palaces or old houses, you often see a pavilion built next to a pond or a lake. The most well-known one would be a grand pavilion ...

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New Community Movement and Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s war diary accepted into UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register list.

2013-07-09

Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s wartime diary, Nanjung Ilgi, and records from the New Community Movement, Korea’s nationwide economic campaign that ...

#Korean Folktales

The Fox Sister

2013-07-08

A long time ago, there lived a rich man with three sons. It was already a perfect family but the parents wanted one more thing—a pretty daughter. Their ...

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Ramie fabric

2013-07-03

It is now a rare sight to see a Korean dressed in a starched snow-white ramie outfit in the middle of summer. Lightweight, cool and absorbent, ramie ...

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The Ballet Festival Korea, bringing ballet closer to the general population

2013-07-02

On the outdoor stage of the Seoul Arts Center ballerinas and ballerinos wrapped up their dance routine to the tune of Johann Strauss’ Voices ...

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The Fountain of Youth

2013-07-01

A long time ago, there lived an old couple in a mountain village. The husband and wife were poor but they worked hard and lived a happy life. Unfortunately, ...

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Fans

2013-06-26

Summer in Korea is blistering, and at times feels even more unbearable because of high humidity. But the sight of an aged man fanning himself in the ...

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