(391) Heated floors: traditional ondol
According to Korean tradition, Dangun Wanggeom (known also as Dangun or Tangun) was the legendary founder of Gojoseon (or ‘Old Joseon’), the first recorded state in Korean history. This state occupied the northern part of the Korean peninsula and parts of northeast China (specifically the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Jilin).
One photographer captured beautiful images of women around the country.
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Kring Elenzano, who owns the "My Korean Boyfriend" blog, makes her romantic life work. Here she lists 8 cultural differences between Pinoys and Koreans.View Post
A woman carrying a baby on her back and balancing a huge bucket on her head must have left a strong impression on American artist Lilian May Miller, who was born in Tokyo and briefly lived in Seoul after her father was appointed consul in 1918. She made a woodprint of the woman and titled it “A Strange Scene in Korea.” “Korean Farm House under the Moonlight” by Lilian May Miller (Gana Foundation for Arts and Cu...
Korean Women who had some children customarily used to wear breast-exposing Hanbok(한복) (breast-exposing Jeogori(저고리)) in public. Women like this could be seen at everywhere in Korea until around th…
Kring Elenzano, who owns the "My Korean Boyfriend" blog, makes her romantic life work. Here she lists 8 cultural differences between Pinoys and Koreans.View Post
A woman carrying a baby on her back and balancing a huge bucket on her head must have left a strong impression on American artist Lilian May Miller, who was born in Tokyo and briefly lived in Seoul after her father was appointed consul in 1918. She made a woodprint of the woman and titled it “A Strange Scene in Korea.” “Korean Farm House under the Moonlight” by Lilian May Miller (Gana Foundation for Arts and Cu...
"Nongak," a form of traditional Korean farmers' music and dance, has been recognized for its celebration of community spirit through music, with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adding it to a list of intangible cultural heritages on Friday.
Though technically there are no school breaks in the Fall semester in Korea, there is Chuseok which is in the simplest terms a Korean version of Thanksgiving. It is a harvest festival type holiday …
Pride in Korean culture shines in the traditional dress regularly worn to visit the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, Korea.
Korean Women who had some children customarily used to wear breast-exposing Hanbok(한복) (breast-exposing Jeogori(저고리)) in public. Women like this could be seen at everywhere in Korea until around th…
기녀 Kisaeng 기녀위문(1905) 노일전쟁 당시 기녀들이 일본군 기녀위문(1905) 노일전쟁 당시 기녀들이 일본군 침선비(針線婢) http://f17.aaacafe.ne.jp/~kasiwa/korea/mass/h0002.htm 妓生の親子 the Kisaeng mother and daughter 妓生の親子 今夜も遅くなるのと子供は不満顔 子持ちの妓生も多かった the Kisaeng parent-child, her daughter complaints to mother,"will you go back in midnight also tonight?" There were many Kisaeng having with children. 妓生学校の授業 the class in Kisaeng school http://euyeomuyeo.tumblr.com/post/23927377649/gisaeng-or-kisaeng-also-called-as she is japanese geisha 彼女は日本の芸者さんです 기생 (Gisaeng) or Kisaeng, also called as 기녀 (ginyeo), were Korean female entertainers or sometimes prostitutes. They are mostly considered as the Korean counterpart of Japanese geishas. Kisaeng were artists mostly hired for the royal court but were spread throughout the country. Kisaeng write poems, play music, and also dance. They received intense training during their childhood from which they possibly inherited from their mother, or sold from a poor family. Despite their service, they had inferior status in the society. One of the most popular Kisaengs is 황진이 (Hwang Jin Yi), known for her talent, wit, and exceptional beauty.
Yakgwa is a very traditional Korean cake made mainly from honey, sesame oil, and wheat flour. These taste a bit like donuts, so obviously they're delicious.What it tastes like: Glazed donuts.Also available on Amazon or at Hmart.com.
The diplomatic row between Korea and Japan over the wartime sex slave issue deepened ahead of a bilateral summit between their leaders this weekend. In a rare move, Tokyo yesterday lashed back at Seoul’s accusation that Japan has not responded to
