Guide to Korean Culture: Korea's cultural heritage

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길잡이미디어, Jun 20, 2014 - Korea - 288 pages

Provides a comprehensive introduction about Korea's cultural heritage.


01 UNESCO Treasures in Korea

02 Traditional Korean Lifestyle

    Hangeul (The Korean Alphabet)

    Printing Heritage

    Hanbok (Korean Dress)

    Korean Seasonal Customs

    Rites of Passage

    Gardens

    Kimchi and Bulgogi (Two Healthy Korean foods)

    Korean Ginseng

03 Korean Music and Dance

    Masks and Mask Dance-Dramas

    Jeryeak (The Music of the Jongmyo Ancestral Rites)

    Traditional Musical Instruments

04 Traditional Korean Arts

    Folk Paintings

    Paper Crafts

    Jasu (Embroidery)

    Jangsingu (Personal Ornaments)

    Patterns

05 Religious Culture in Korea

    Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto

    Dancheong (Decorative Coloring Used on Buildings)

    Shamanism

06 Traditional Korean Sports

    Taekwondo

    Ssireum (Korean Wrestling)

 

Selected pages

Contents

Hangeul The Korean Alphabet _
65
Printing Heritage _
75
Hanbok Korean Dress _
85
Korean Seasonal Customs _
95
Rites of Passage _
107
Gardens _
113
Kimchi and Bulgogi Two Healthy Korean foods _
125
Korean Ginseng _
137
Korean Music and Dance
146
Jeryeak The Music of the Jongmyo Ancestral Rites _
159
Traditional Musical Instruments _
171
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182
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Bibliographic information

TitleGuide to Korean Culture: Korea's cultural heritage
AuthorKorean Culture and Information Service (South Korea)
Publisher길잡이미디어, 2014
ISBN8973755714, 9788973755714
Length288 pages
  
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