SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare mother-of-pearl lacquerware box from the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), known as one of three of its kind remaining in the world, was revealed Thursday after being brought back from Japan. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) held a media event for the small najeon chilgi box, 10 centimeters wide [...]
JINCHEON, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Cherry blossoms have reached full bloom near a 1,000 year old stone clapper bridge built during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) located in Jincheon County, North Chungcheong Province, attracting scores of visitors. On Sunday, tourists were seen enjoying the view as they walked on the path that leads to and [...]
BONGHWA, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run arboretum said Thursday it has been entrusted with storing seeds taken from lotus flowers that bloomed from seeds believed to have been from the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). According to the National Baekdu-daegan Arboretum near Bonghwa, a town in South Korea’s southeast province of North Gyeongsang, the Haman [...]
CHEONGJU, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The “Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests’ Zen Teachings” (also known as “Jikji”), the world’s oldest existing book printed with moveable metal type, will be re-created and incorporated into a 3D database. The Korea Culture Information Service Agency has selected the Goryeo Virtual Reality Program proposed by the Jikji Korea [...]
CHEONGJU, Jun. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A task force of the state-run Korea Tourism Organization’s branch in Cheongju, central South Korea, said Thursday it plans to complete a project aimed at turning a plaza that is known for its flagpole from Korea’s medieval dynasty into one of the top tourist spots by creating a dazzling [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Two camels have appeared on a sand dune at Incheon’s Daecheong Island, dubbed the Korean version of the Sahara Desert. Incheon’s Ongjin County announced on August 4 that it had set up two camel sculptures on the island’s sand dune to revitalize tourism. The camel sculptures are 2.5 meters wide [...]