Since its inception in 2009, the annual Seoul Lantern Festival has managed to put on remarkable displays of lanterns on the famous Cheonggyecheon Stream in downtown Seoul. During the festival period, hundreds of lanterns, each with a unique design and story, will be lit on Cheonggyecheon Stream.
The 8th day of the 4th lunar month is the Buddha’s Birthday. Temples nationwide light lanterns to symbolically transmit the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha. They also perform ceremonies in celebration of his birth.
Expats join cross-cultural experience A fresh opportunity to explore the humanities and to visit historical sites across Korea, all in English, will be offered to non-Korean speakers starting next month. Starting in June and running through to the end of the year, a variety of cultural programs have been prepared by the Korean…
Tongin Market started on a small scale in 1941 when buildings sprang up around the area,” said market manager Sim Kye-soon. “As street vendors slowly gathered to sell their goods around here, it transformed itself into a market over the past 70 years
Seoul becomes winter wonderland Seoul becomes winter wonderland Seoul becomes winter wonderland Early in the morning on December 11, an overnight snow shower turns Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bugaksan Mountain into a striking snowscape. (Photo: Jeon Han) Waking up on the morning of December 11, Seoulites arose to find their city covered with an overnight snowfall. With…
