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Korean Life
Clothing and Fashion
Korea, surrounded by waters on three sides, features four distinct seasons and more mountains than plains. In these natural conditions, Korean people have developed unique ...
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Food
Since ancient times, the Korean people have believed that food and medicine share the same origin and hence perform the same function, following the adage ...
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Housing
Korean people have developed unique architectural techniques to build housing that is properly adapted to the natural environment, providing dwellers with better protection. One of ...
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Festivals, Celebrations and Holidays
FestivalsUntil the mid-20th century, Korea was primarily an agricultural society, and the seasonal rhythms of daily life were organized by the lunar calendar. Because farming ...
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Religion
South Korea is a country where all the world’s major religions, Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Islam, peacefully coexist with shamanism.
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Society
South Korea – Summary
Korea has a unique language and its own writing system, “Hangeul,” which was invented by King Sejong (1397–1450) during the Joseon dynasty. Korean are ...
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Education, Research and Industry
Education SystemThe Korean people have long regarded education as very important. In the process of industrialization, human resources emerged as an important factor in connection ...
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Labor and Social Welfare System
Korean Social Security SystemSouth Korea operates a labor and welfare system that meets international norms. It guarantees the three basic rights of labor. Public officials ...
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Culture and the Arts
UNESCO Heritage in Korea
Korea’s vibrant cultural legacy, comprising music, art, literature, dance, architecture, clothing, and cuisine, offers a delightful combination of tradition and modernity. South Korea preserves ...
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Traditional Arts
From Gugak to handicrafts, explore the traditional Korean arts
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Hallyu (Korean Wave)
From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, South Korean TV dramas and popular music gained great popularity in Asian countries such as China and Japan. In ...
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Tourism
Harmony between Tradition and Modernity
South Korea boasts abundant tourist attractions. Tourists can experience distinctive harmony between historical cultural heritage and modern culture. With these preserved local identities, tourists can ...
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Gourmet Travel
To experience Korean food culture properly, one should visit traditional markets. In a cozy atmosphere, visitors feel free to enjoy Korean food loved by the ...
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Nature and Its Healing Power
South Korea has designated and operated national parks to preserve the natural ecosystems and natural and cultural wonders.
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Travel Activities
Riding a bicycle, auto camping, luge and more
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Popular Places (Attractions)
Popular spots in Seoul
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Local Festivals
Each region of South Korea has its own unique identity. This is because they have different traditions, specialties, and natural environments. To further strengthen and ...
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Sports
History and Development of Korean Sports
Korean sports have taken an active part in the global arena over the past century, displaying Koreans’ fighting spirit even in harsh environments. In addition ...
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Infrastructure for Promoting Sports
South Korea has a wider foundation for sports, as elite sports and sports for all are closely connected with each other.
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Growth into a Sports Powerhouse
The reason why South Korea has been able to become a global sporting powerhouse is attributed to the people physically participating in a range of ...
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Higher Status as a Host for International Competitions
After liberation from Japanese colonization, Korean sports have made extraordinary achievements. Particularly, since the 1976 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXI Olympiad) and the 1984 ...
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Professional Sports, a History Written in Sweat
South Korea has professional leagues in sports: soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball, e-sports and Go (baduk). Korean professional sports began to develop in 1982 when six ...
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Transforming into an Advanced Sports Country
100 Policy Tasks of the Moon Jae-in Administration includes Task 72: To build a vibrant country where everyone can enjoy sports. The task is intended ...
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History
The Beginnings of the Country’s History (Prehistoric Times - Gojoseon)
The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ago. Representative historic sites ...
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Three Kingdoms and other States
Towards the end of the Gojoseon Period, tribal states came into being one after another in Manchuria and on the Korean Peninsula. Buyeo was established ...
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Northern and Southern States Period: Unified Silla and Balhae
With the unification of the three Kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula in 668, Silla enjoyed a marked expansion of both its territory and population. Unified ...
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Goryeo
By the late 8th century, Silla had been weakened by an internal struggle for power among the nobility; by the 10th century, leaders of powerful ...
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Joseon
Towards the end of the 14th century, Goryeo found itself in a difficult situation due to internal and external problems, including a struggle for power ...
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The Fall of Joseon: Imperial Japan’s Annexation of Korea
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, capitalism developed in Europe and large businesses came into being. European countries expanded their ...
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Independence Movement
During the colonial period, the Japanese pillaged Joseon’s resources, banned the use of the Korean language–even going so far in 1939 as to ...
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Transition to a Democracy and Transformation into an Economic Powerhouse
On May 10, 1948, the first general election was held in a democratic manner in South Korea under the UN’s supervision to elect the ...
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Economy
The Korean Economy – the Miracle on the Hangang River
South Korea has achieved rapid growth in a short period. The country has displayed global competitiveness in various fields such as mobile phones, semiconductors, automobiles ...
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Korea's Open Market Capitalist Economy
South Korea has adopted the open market economy, and is thus negotiating with other countries to sign more FTAs, as well as allowing foreigners to ...
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Industrial Brand Leaders and Korean Industrial Standards
The government is committed to diversifying export items and enhancing their quality through the annual selection of first-rate quality goods. The project, which began in ...
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Efforts to Grow as a Global Power
At present, South Korea is putting every effort into transforming itself into a global economic system. Although the country accomplished rapid growth within a short ...
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Inter-Korean Relations
Peace, A New Start; The ‘Panmunjeom Declaration’
South Korea has ceaselessly made efforts to relieve tensions on the Korean Peninsula and open up a new path toward peace. As a result, the ...
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Historical Background
With Japan’s surrender in the Pacific War in August 1945, four decades of Japanese colonial rule ended and U.S. and Soviet troops came ...
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Inter-Korean Exchanges and Cooperation
Between September 1990 and October 1992, the two Koreas engaged in a total of eight bilateral meetings, including the first high-level talks held in Seoul ...
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Efforts for Lasting Peace
The government of the South has made efforts for a permanent settlement of peace on the Korean Peninsula and the development of good relations with ...
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