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Image by The Blue House On July 28th, the first day of his Summer holiday, Korean President Moon Jae-in visited UNESCO World Heritage Site Bongjeong temple, one of seven Korean temples on the list. Despite

Image by USAGI_POST (Pixabay.com) Seoul is traversed by the Hangang river which flows from east to west. The whole area north of the river is called Gangbuk, and the south of the river is called Gangnam.

Image by cmmellow (Pixabay.com) Seoul is Korea’s the only Special City. The Hangang river runs through the city from east to west, roughly dividing the land into parts: gangbuk (north of the river) and

Image : Pixabay.com Instant noodles, generally and collectively called ‘ramyeon’ (Korean pronunciation of the same word ‘ramen’ in Japanese), usually occupy a considerable space in a supermarket. Hundreds

Image by KnowingKorea Naengmyeon is a Korean dish composed of noodles in a cold, meaty broth. Easily one of the most popular dishes among Koreans seeking a way to cool down during the hot summer, the best

Image by Hyeon-Jeong Suk ( CC BY 2.0 license Stir-fried dried baby anchovies, or ‘myeolchi bokkeum’ in Korean, are one of basic side dishes in Korean cuisine. Well known as a good calcium source, dried

Image by whaltns17 (Pixabay.com) The English word ‘ginseng’ comes from the Chinese word renshen, 人蔘, which refers to the plant’s resemblance to a human shape. Using the same Chinese characters but with

Image : JTBC News in Youtube During Moon Jae-in’s state visit to India, First Lady Kim Jung-sook was taken on a tour of the tomb of Humayun, second emperor of the Mughal Empire known for his patience and

On June 30th, during the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee, it was unanimously decided to add seven South Korean Buddhist temples that date back as far as the seventh century to the UNESCO World

Image by KnowingKorea The popularity of hanok guest houses continues. Usually gathered around old city towns. These traditional Korean houses are favored not only by foreign tourists but also local travellers.

Image by Republic of Korea Army ( CC BY-SA license. All South Korean males between the ages of 18 and 35 are required to complete up to two years of military service, one of the longest periods of military

Image by LoggaWiggler (Pixabay.com) A microorganism has been discovered in Korean sea salt that can survive in temperatures exceeding 66 degrees Celsius. What’s more, this salt is a main ingredient in

Image by Republic of Korea ( CC BY-SA 2.0 license Sinseollo, or royal casserole, used to be served in Korean traditional court cuisine. Consisting of meat, fish, vegetables and mushrooms, all cooked in

Image by Republic of Korea ( CC BY-SA 2.0 license In Korea, you find food names with ‘mayak’ added like a prefix. The work ‘mayak’ is literally translated as ‘drug,’ but that does not mean the food contains

Image by KnowingKorea Korea is a dolmen kingdom. About 40 percent of the world’s dolmens are found in the Korean Peninsular, with the largest concentration of these in the area once ruled by the ancient

Image by KnowingKorea Yakhyeon Catholic Church is located in a less crowded part of Seoul and thus less known than the famous Myeongdong Cathedral, but it is Korea’s first church built in modern brick

Garakguksu in Daejeon station is one of the famous noodle restaurant in Korea. Image by KnowingKorea. Garakguksu, a noodle dish in soup, is Korean variation of Japanese udon. The name was first used to

Image by Josiah Lau Photography ( CC BY-ND 2.0 license. Korean rice cake soup, tteokguk, is made by boiling rice cake slices in the soup. Rice cake is the single major ingredient. Korean dumpling soup,

Actor Park Hae-jin has donated 20,000 trees and began a tree planting project with his fans in China to try and help combat the growing issue of air pollution caused by fine dust, which often blows over

The much-debated ‘Hanbando’ flag, or the ‘Unification Flag’ as known to the world, was first used in 1991 in the 41st World Table Tennis Championship in Chiba, Japan, where South Korea and North Korea