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#Korean Folktales

The Filial Mouse

2013-06-03

Although people today are becoming more individualistic and attach less importance to Confucian traditions, filial duty to one’s parents and ...

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Rice planting

2013-05-29

Korean ancestors used to sing songs when working together to make the hard chores a little more bearable. The songs sang to boost productivity were ...

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Insa-dong Moonlight Hanok Music Concert

2013-05-28

As dusk settles on Insa-dong, the Korean traditional neighborhood is lighted by the silvery moonlight and filled with the forlorn sound of ...

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The Old Man with a Wen

2013-05-27

Once upon a time, there lived an old man who made his living by gathering firewood. He was poor but he was an honest and kindhearted man, so everybody ...

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Humor

2013-05-22

Many people cite “han,” a feeling of sorrow and regret, as a national sentiment of the Korean people. The deep sadness and resentment built over centuries ...

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Musical “Yun Dong-ju Shoots the Moon”

2013-05-21

Until the day I die I long to have no speck of shame when I gaze up toward heaven, so I have tormented myself, even when the wind stirs the leaves. With ...

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Red Flower for 100 Days

2013-05-20

Crape myrtles are known as colorful and long-lasting flowers. They are called baek-il-hong in Korean, meaning red flower for one hundred days. ...

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Buddha’s Birthday

2013-05-15

Here’s a part of the poem “Love for the Lotus Flowers” by Ju Don’i, a Neo-Confucian scholar of the Song Dynasty: It comes alone from the mud, but ...

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Percussion quartet Gongmyoung, leading the modernization of traditional Korean music

2013-05-14

An image of the blue sparkling sea opens up before your eyes and the instruments with the sounds resembling the crashing waves and the resonant ...

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White Rice, Rice with Beans

2013-05-13

Once upon a time, there lived a fisherman in a remote seaside village. After losing his wife, he lived alone with his young son. The fisherman spent ...

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