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Country of Courteous People in the East2022-02-222970Country of Courteous People in the East The people of the world long called Korea a “Country of courteous people in the East”. In ancient times in China, Korea was called a “land of gentlemen”, namely one of high courtesy and virtue. A Netherlander Hamel, greatly impre...
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Jongwoldaeborum2022-02-143350Jongwoldaeborum Jongwoldaeborum, one of the national holidays of Korea, is the fifteenth of January of lunar calendar. Holiday dishes include foods made of 9 dried greens and a dish made with all five grains. The Koreans had a custom of having noodle called noodle for lengthening lifetime at l...
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Castle in Mt. Paekun2022-02-073270Castle in Mt. Paekun Castle in Mt. Paekun dating back to Koguryo time (277 B.C.-668 A.D.) is situated in Mt. Paekun in Yonggwang County, South Hamgyong Province. The castle enclosed the summit with a wall reaching about 12 kilometers along the sharp ridge stretching out to the right and to the...
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Lunar New Year’s Day2022-01-313400Lunar New Year’s Day January 1st in the lunar calendar is celebrated as a new year holiday in Korea. The atmosphere peculiar to the lunar New Year’s Day was New Year’s greeting. First of all, children of a family wished their seniors, by age, a Happy New Year making a de...
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Udometer, First of Its Kind in World2022-01-243770Udometer, First of Its Kind in World The Korean people, based on the experience gained in astronomy, developed meteorology to actively use it in agricultural production. The Udometer was invented in the period of the feudal Joson dynasty (1392-1910). By the old archives, the Soungwan (a g...
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First Irion-clad Ship in World2022-01-104600First Irion-clad Ship in World The turtle ship is the world’s first iron-clad ship made by the Korean nation. The construction of the ship was completed from 1591 to February 1592 by distinguished patriotic general Ri Sun Sin (1545-1598). The ship made a great contribution to the vic...
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Mt. Paektu, Sacred Mountain of Nation2022-01-065570Mt. Paektu, Sacred Mountain of Nation Mt. Paektu, covered with eternal snow, came into being with a great volcano vomiting a million years ago. The mountain (2 750 metres above the sea) is a world-famous mountain in the East. From the old times the Korean people revered the mountain as on...
