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At times, life can be more dramatic than any kind of fictional portrayal. At times, a person’s entire life can be more unusual than a theatrical presentation. Princess Deokhye’s life was like that: born the youngest…
Happy New Year! It is 2013, the Year of the Snake. Among all the 12 symbols of the zodiac, the snake is probably regarded as the most dubious; its fli ...
Every two years, I make a pilgrimage down to the city of Gwangju to catch the Gwangju Biennale, the biggest art exhibition in Korea of international c ...
According to ancient folklore, the Emperor of the Heavens called upon 12 animals and told them he would hold a race to Heaven’s Gates and reward the ...
* This post is written by Magdalena Sieminska, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. National Science Museum had been established in 1945 in Seoul, but its location has been changed to Daejeon in 1990.…
In 1866 in the Joseon Dynasty, French legions invaded the Korean peninsula in retaliation for the persecution of Catholicism and the execution of French priests, which resulted in a violent encounter centered upon…
Lists are always popular, so I thought I’d start by giving a list response to the question I receive most often, “When I come to Seoul, what should I see?” To be perfectly honest, this is a loaded question. In my experience,…
The center of Seoul has a lot to offer: great food, historic locations, and fantastic museums. Many that visit this beacon of Asia spend their days at the National Museum, the Seoul Arts Center, or War Memorial Museum…
