Stay overnight with books in a ‘home for paper’ The Jijihyang hotel provides Author Rooms where guests can not only read the books stacked on the shelves, but can also be inspired by all the books there written by Korean authors. Nowadays, there are small, easy-to-come-by libraries right next door to us in…
Forest of Wisdom builds new reading paradigm Paju’s Forest of Wisdom greets visitors with 8-meter shelves stacked with books donated by Korean scholars, intellectuals and specialists from a variety of fields. “Eight meters tall and spanning 3.1 kilometers.” At first glance, one may think these numbers refer to the dimensions of a building…
What’s old is new: Tracking the changes in Yeonnam-dong Not long ago I paid a visit to an old neighborhood. For two years I lived in the hilly backstreets between Sinchon and Hongdae, within walking distance of their raucous nightlife, but far enough away that at night the only sounds making it up to…
