In October 1996, an incredible discovery was made during the dismantling of the Three-story Stone Pagoda in Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju: a large amount of Buddhist scriptures were uncovered that had remained intact for approximately 1,300 years. What was the secret to their preservation? Hanji, a ty

People have long exchanged ingredients and cooking methods with neighboring countries and even far off continents. New ingredients and methods have been used to add exotic flavors to indigenous food and create fusion cuisine or entirely new dishes. Koreans have mastered such recreations and adaptati

Like passing through customs when arriving in Korea, there is one stop that all visitors to Korea will have in their trip itinerary: visiting a convenience store! Korean convenience stores have everything you could possibly want, and more. Open 24 hours, you can visit them at any time and expect to

For global fans of Korean pop culture who travel to Korea, visiting the locations where their favorite movies, series and/or music videos were filmed is a must. But it is not easy to locate the sites or find out how to get there. To facilitate their trips, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) issued

Tightrope walking is a widespread form of entertainment that in most countries focuses purely on acrobatic skill. The traditional Korean performing art of Jultagi is distinctive in that it is accompanied by music and witty dialogue between the tightrope walker and an earthbound clown. Jultagi is per

100-Years of Korean Cinema Led by PassionThe 1920s ushered in the full-fledged feature film era in Korea. Classical novels Chunhyangjeon and JanghwaHongryeonjeon were turned into films, and the era of silent films opened in earnest. The film industry began to develop rapidly as the first Korean talk

Originally created during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910), Korean mask dance dramas intrinsically entail anachronistic aspects of traditional Korean society, such as male dominance, a rigid social hierarchy, and references to the socially disadvantaged without due respect to the hardships they have e

The debates revolve around questions like this: Could you tolerate and accept your partner “kindly” helping your friend separate two pickled perilla leaves during a shared meal? Tolerant people say holding one end of a perilla leaf to help a friend peel off the one on top is no big deal, while stick

The Jangdabi Exhibition is an annual exhibition hosted by the Disabled People's International Daejeon in Korea since 2020, and open to all visitors who visit the special exhibition room of the Currency Museum. This year's exhibition features more than 50 works of various colors by 28 artists with di

By Jung Joo-riPhotos = Leeum Museum of Art One hundred and eighty-five pieces of the finest white porcelain created during the 500 years of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) will be on display in a special exhibition. The Leeum Museum of Art will open the special exhibition, "Joseon White Porcelain: Pa

Seong Nak-won, president of the Film Council, was elected as the 12th president of the Daejeon City Branch of the Korean Federation of Arts and Culture Organizations (hereby refer to as Daejeon Arts Center)On the 24th, Daejeon Arts Center held the regular general meeting and executive election for 2

By Cao Thi Ha Residents of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have given Korea a likeability score of 81 out of 100. A survey on mutual perceptions by Korean and ASEAN nationals released on Feb. 14 by the Korea Foundation's ASEAN Cultural Centre in Seoul said Southea

By Kim Hyelin Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon on Feb. 9 adopted a joint statement with his Japanese and Chinese counterparts on raising cooperation in sports. Minister Park held the fourth sports ministers meeting of Korea, Japan and China with Keiko Nagaoka, Japanese minister

By Yoon Sojung Select public schools in Belgium will offer Korean-language classes. The Korean Cultural Center in Brussels on Feb. 6 said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education of Belgium's Wallonia-Brussels Federation to promote and spread the Korean language.

By Theresia Margareth The annual Hanbok Model Contest from April through June will be held in major Korean cities as well as France from May to August. The Seoul-based World Culture Association on Feb. 8 said the event will be held 11 times consecutively in the domestic cities of Seoul, Incheon, Bus

By Kim Hayeon A British town has designated "Kimchi Day" for the first time in Europe. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London on Jan. 30 proclaimed Nov. 22 as Kimchi Day and will mark this occasion on this every year starting this year. Kingston includes New Malden, home to the biggest

An indispensable dish in Korea on Seollal (Lunar New Year) is tteokguk (soup with thinly sliced rice cake).This food reflects the wish of Korea's ancestors to start a new year solemnly and cleanly like the whiteness of the tteok (rice cake) in the soup. To make tteokguk, long garaetteok (cylindrical

Events spreading the warmth and excitement of Seollal (Lunar New Year) are scheduled around the world including Asia, Europe, North America and Africa.The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on Jan. 20 said it will host events

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Jan. 17 said the literary exhibition "Lee Sang, Yeom Sang-seop, Hyun jin-gun, Yoon Dong-ju, stroll through Cheong Wa Dae" attracted 24,000 visitors in 25 days at Chunchugwan, the media center at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul

In November of last year, after the Friendship and Cooperation city agreement between Sejong City and Sofia - the capital of Bulgaria, exchanges began in earnest with an exhibition of the ‘Cyrillic alphabet’, a unique alphabet of Bulgaria, at the National Library of Sejong CityThis exhibition “Hidde