I. Korean image Through drama and music, the image of Korea has attained greater exposure to the world-wide audience. Hallyu makes foreigners feel a close connection with Korea and…
One of the primary causes for Hallyu outbreak was the adoption of media liberation in many Asian countries in the 1990s, which resulted in a favorable environment fostering…
What do you think about a trip to Korea? Does Korea have any known natural landscapes like the Grand Canyon? Does Korea have any world heritage like the pyramids? Korea doesn’t seem too different from China or Japan. There is no specific image of Korea in my mind. Koreans look sullen and unfriendly. 2010 International [...]
Incheon was the place to signal the beginning of Korea’s modern history. Since the past, Incheon has been a gateway city that led trade relations with foreign countries. Incheon often found itself at the center of Korea’s historical crises. Around 120 years ago, Incheon was called “Jemulpo” (port). It was a small peaceful fishing village, [...]
A girl’s dream It was the time when Koreans were suffering from colonial exploitation and oppression. Japanese Occupation Period (Aug. 29. 1910 ~ Aug. 15. 1945) Her dream was to meet a caring man and have an ordinary marriage. She dreamed of making a happy family with adorable children. She used to draw on the ground [...]
This is a story about what happened in Korea 100 years ago In 1900, the international situation was changing rapidly because of Western powers. In this time of confusion, the neighboring country Japan began its move toward colonization. Japan launched a long-term project to manipulate the world’s perception of Japan. The Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) [...]
The National Archives of Australia became the fourth laureate of UNESCO/JIKJI award. The UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize was established in 2004. It was named after Jikji, the oldest metal type printed book. It is given every two years to individuals or institutions that have made significant contributions to the preservation and improving accessibility [...]
Q: Could you introduce yourself? A: Manager of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, a successful preservation and access initiative to raise awareness of the urgent need to preserve analogue and digital documentary heritage. I am the UNESCO project coordinator for the World Digital Library which helps to expand multilingual and culturally diverse content on [...]
JIKJI was inscribed on Memory of the World Register, UNESCO with Gutenberg’s 42-line Bible on the same day. By this, this book is not only Korean’s heritage but the world’s heritage. Eventually, the world recognized the value of this book. In this chapter, we tell you the influence to civilization of this book and the [...]
What do you think the greatest invention throughout the entire human history? This chapter will guide you to learn more about the development of printing methods and its remarkable contribution to civilization. And we introduce you representative movable metal type printings. You may know Gutenberg’s 42-line Bible as the first metal type printed book. However, [...]
How much do you know about printing methods? You may barely know about this and only heard your country’s representative old books. In this chapter, you can grasp the development of world’s printing methods. By reading this chapter, you may widen your knowledge and view about printing. 751 Darani Sutra Printed with Woodblocks in Korea [...]
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