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Humanities Lectures Explore the Future of Korean Intangible Heritage
The National Intangible Heritage Center is a branch of the Cultural Heritage Administration that specializes in safeguarding intangible Korean heritage.
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Joseon Royal Wrapping Cloths and the Art of Packaging
The royal household of the Joseon Dynasty used special materials, colors, and techniques to elaborately package certain items. Coming in diverse sizes and patterns, the most widely used form of packaging was the wrapping cloth, or bojagi in Korean.
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On Novelty and Nostalgia: Reflections on a Decade in Korea
It was a clear spring day when I first touched down in Korea back in 2012. Lugging my suitcases through the maze of Sinchon’s backstreets while a deluge of lights, colors and sounds sluiced over me felt like toppling down the rabbit hole. In this curious Wonderland I now found myself in, Hangul (한글, the Korean alphabet) swirled in my vision and the blaring soundtrack of K-pop hits poured out from storefronts. I asked myself then, as disoriented as I was fascinated, just how had I gotten to this place so far from home?
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Where is the representative place of Korea?
The recent Gucci fashion show held at Gyeongbokgung Palace drew enormous public attention for its unusual juxtaposition of an international luxury brand with a historic Korean space. Choe Nowk, who was among the audience at the Gucci fashion show in central Seoul, shares his personal experience of this event as well as his thoughts on Korean tradition and the country’s historical sites.
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Seoraksan National Park
Located in Gangwon-do Province, Mt. Seoraksan is the third highest mountain in South Korea. It is part of the chain of mountain peaks running the length of the Korean Peninsula. The name seorak, or “snowy mountain,” is derived from how often its highest peak, Daecheongbong, is covered in snow. Rising 1,708 meters above sea level, Daecheongbong Peak first collects snow around Chuseok (the Korean Thanksgiving Day), and it often only melts deep into the next year.