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[Kobiz Photo] “Spring Is Just Around the Corner”

Time really flies. Signs of a spring season could be found everywhere. This is a picture taken at a Yangdong Folk Villange, which was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yangdong Folk Village (Yangdong Village of Gyeongju) is a traditional village from the Joseon Dynasty. The village is located in Gangdong-myeon, sixteen kilometers northeast of Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, [...]

Hanok, Korean Traditional House, Gets a New Lease of Life

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans have long believed that the most important thing in home building is harmony with the nature. They correctly thought houses built surrounding environmental conditions in mind can withstand natural elements better. For this reason, we Koreans boast tens of thousands of traditional houses still standing in this [...]