Onggi, traditional earthenware vessel in Korea *This is the third part in our series, “Onggi, traditional earthenware vessel in Korea.” Steps to making traditional Korean pottery Usually, the kiln will be fired for two to three days, or about 45 hours. For the first 15 hours, the fire slowly heats up the kiln…
Yangban Gim(양반김): from side dish to snack When it comes to staple side dishes on the Korean table, many people would think of kimchi. There is, however, another side dish that appears on tables as frequently as kimchi. It’s seasoned gim, a type of laver, or edible seaweed. The dish, only appearing in East…
Korean classroom is based on an age-old tradition of learning Foreign observers of Korea often comment on the country’s passion for education and its role in Korea’s remarkable development over the past 50 years. Experts visit Korea to study its education system, looking for ideas that might be applicable back home. The current…
Early Catholicism in Korea: the Hapdeok Catholic Church The vast plains of Dangjin in Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province) have no mountains, but there is a small hill on the plain over which strong winds blow all the time. On the top of the hill stands the Hapdeok Catholic Church, a landmark of the…
Explore Korea’s UNESCO world heritage in Gangwon-do Gangwon-do (Gangwon Province) is home to two UNESCO-listed world heritage items: a royal tomb and a traditional festival. First, though many of the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are scattered across the whole nation, one of the most beautiful is the Jangneung tomb for King Danjong…
Korean Liberation Army honored in China National Liberation Day — August 15, 1945 — is one of the most meaningful and historical moments in modern Korean history. To achieve that glorious moment, a great number of people sacrificed themselves, dedicating their lives to independence and to the anti-imperialism movement. Among them is the…
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…
Le Clezio says ‘Korean literature full of imagination’ The French novelist Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio, who won a Nobel Prize in literature in 2008, has strongly recommended Korean literature. Le Clezio wrote a two-page book review, titled “Hâtez-vous de les lire,” or, “Hurry up and read these,” in the French newspaper Le…
Korea grows by one more Seoul Korean territory as recorded on the official land registry turned out to be 100,266 square kilometers as of late 2013, up from 99,617 square kilometers in 2004. In only one decade, the amount of land belonging to the nation has increased by about 649 square kilometers, 223.7…
Birthplace of Korean Catholicism, Solmoe Naepo lies along the western shore of Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province). The name means a bay, on the shores of a sea or a lake. Ships travelled up the small rivers, like the Sapgyo-cheon, during high tide and traded goods, including rice, along the banks of the waterways.…
