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Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival

The Lotus Lantern Festival (Photo courtesy of Festival organizers) Can you tell it’s festival season in Korea? Well, if this is news to you, starting on April 24, Korea’s Buddhist community will… more →

Discovering Korea

Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival

FoldIT Creations wrote 3 months ago: Spring has arrived officially in Toronto and with the wind chill today it felt more like the dead of … more →

Tags: Everyday Sights, sakura, Blossoms, cherry blossom, South Korea, Korea, gyeongju cherry blossom, Sakura Festival, Gyeongju Festival

The Colors of Bulguksa Temple

supertiago wrote 6 months ago: Bulguksa Temple is one of South Korea’s Unesco World Heritage Sites. It was built as early as … more →

Tags: asian adventures, Unesco heritage sites, South Korea, busan, gyeongju, Bulguksa, Unesco Worl Heritage Site

Geom-mu: A Korean Folk Dance – Its Cultural, Historical, and Religious Identity

Amy J. Woeste wrote 7 months ago: Geom-mu is a traditional Korean folk dance created in 660 A.D. in the Silla kingdom (57 B.C. to 935 … more →

Tags: Application Project III, korean folk dance, kisaeng, Geom-mu, king of Baekje, Hwangchang, Jinju Geom-mu, KAL, hanbok

The Taekwondo Origins

milobee wrote 10 months ago: Taekwondo, is a martial art that teaches us discipline and many values. It originates from Korea. Ko … more →

Tags: Taekwondo, General Kim Yu Shin, Korean Peninsula, Korean history, Jiri Mountain, Hwarang

Gyeongju Tree Heaven — 2 comments

Courtney Tait wrote 1 year ago: Back in the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries, Korea was ruled by a kingdom called Silla.  Its capital was … more →

Tags: Do, See, Try: Stuff I Recommend, Travels through Korea, Korean Culture, gyeongju, trees in Korea, Fall in Korea, trains to Gyeongju, renting bikes in Gyeongju, Gyeongju sites

Temple Ventures — 7 comments

Paul wrote 2 years ago: Following “Busan Landing” and “Chan’s Guesthouse and Friends,” I give … more →

Tags: South Korea, buddhist temple, Buddhism, busan, beomeosa, Samgwangsa, Haedong Yonggungsa, Shrine, Buddha

Gyeongju - a historical journey

littlemissglutton wrote 3 years ago: haha. i know i’m kinda slow in updating my blog cuz there are so many happenings recently! i d … more →

Tags: Korea, Travels, gyeongju, Tumuli Park, Daereungwon, Gyeongju National Park, Cheomseongdae observatory, Queen Seonduk, Bulguksa temple

Seoul's Lotus Lantern Festival — 2 comments

Matt Kelley wrote 4 years ago: The Lotus Lantern Festival (Photo courtesy of Festival organizers) Can you tell it’s festival … more →

Tags: Seoul, Food, buddhist temples, Urban Life, History, Festivals, joseon dynasty, Hanji, Dongguk University

Gongju's Songsanri Tombs — 2 comments

Matt Kelley wrote 4 years ago: Gongju’s well-kept royal burial mounds turn gold in autumn. During ancient Korea’s Three … more →

Tags: History, S. Chungcheong Province, Art & Design, Baekje Kingdom, Goguryeo Kingdom, UNESCO, Three Kingdoms, Gongju, Songsan-ri Tombs

Boseong's Green Tea Fields — 7 comments

Matt Kelley wrote 4 years ago: Boseong’s Daehan Tea Plantation welcomes thousands of visitors annually. (A version of this te … more →

Tags: Food, Nature, History, South Jeolla Province, Beaches, Festivals, Spas & Resorts, joseon dynasty, Japanese Occupation

Colorful Daegu — 2 comments

Matt Kelley wrote 4 years ago: Like most Korean cities, glitzy high rises are rapidly transforming Daegu’s modest neighborhoo … more →

Tags: Nature, Shopping, Urban Life, People, History, N. Gyeongsang Province, joseon dynasty, Japanese invasions, Nakdong River

Fall Color at Bukhan Mountain — 2 comments

Matt Kelley wrote 4 years ago: Phenomenal views from the top of Bukhansan Mountain. Bukhansan Mountain (also known as Samgak Mounta … more →

Tags: Seoul, Nature, buddhist temples, History, Gyeonggi Province, joseon dynasty, Baekje Kingdom, Han River, Joggye Buddhist Order

Bulguk-sa

danielle912 wrote 4 years ago: On our Saturday in Gyeongju, we took a nice quiet trip up to Bulguk-sa Temple… Did we say quie … more →

Tags: Korea, Travel, Buddhism, gyeongju, Bulguksa, Bulguk-sa, Bulguksa temple, Korean Buddhism, Silla period


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