Santa Claus offers safety as Christmas gift Clad as Santa Claus, rescuers climb the Haegolbawi, ‘Skeleton Rock,’ of Bukhansan Mountain on December 21, four days before Christmas. They remind us of Santa Claus as he climbs up the chimney to bring Christmas gifts. Santa Claus has come to the rocky face of Bukhansan Mountain,…
Korean maps, tourist info now in simplified Chinese A new smartphone application is winning popularity among mainland Chinese tourists travelling in Korea. The app provides information about tourist attractions and information about discount vouchers in major shopping districts. Users can also book a package tour at a travel agency, all using the “玩转韩国,”…
Masks & the Mask Dance This is the fifth part in our series, “Masks & the Mask Dance” published in partnership with the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage The Haeseo Mask Dance: the mask dances from Hwanghae Province the Bongsan Mask Dance – the Gangnyeong Mask Dance – the Eunyul Mask Dance…
Iconic soft drink for 64 years: Chilsung Cider The baby boom generation of Korea, born roughly between 1955 and 1966, tends to feel nostalgic about school outings and the picnic food of their childhood. Two of the most common foods from field trips were gimbap, an assortment of vegetables rolled inside edible seaweed,…
