Area: 98477, sq. km. Cities: Capital

Seoul Other major cities

Busan

Daegu

Inchon

Gwangju

Daejeon Ulsan

Geography

National FlagThe Korean flag is called the T'aegukki and is derived from the Oriental philosophy of the yin and yang. The circle in the center is

divided into two parts. The red is the yang or positive cosmic forces and the

blue is the yin or negative.

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LanguageThe Korean language is of the Ural-Altaic family. This includes Turkish,

Hungarian, Finnish, Mongolian, Tibetan and Japanese. The written Korean

language is very simple with 10 vowels and 14 consonants. This language is

called Hanguel and is easy to read and write.

Some words are added to the end of others to denote what they are:

sa - (Temple) - Bulguksa, Bulguk Temple

san - (Mountain) - Jirisan, Jiri Mountain

nam - (South) - Namsan, Nam Mountain or South Mountain

kung - (Palace) - Changdeokkung, Changdeok Palace

gang - (River) - Han-gang, Han River

Korea's Climate

Korea has four seasons as does the Unite d States. In late March spring begins with

rainfall at times in a light drizzle to May, The summer is hot, rainy, and humid. Th

e monsoon season begins in late June wit h the heaviest rain being in July. Autumn is from the end of September to Novemb er with dry weather as air blows from the

north. The autumn leaves are beautiful. T he winter weather is cold with some rain or snow.

Buddhism

Christianity

Confucianism

Islam

Shamanism

Korean Religion

Cabbage, radish, peppers, and garlic are among the ingredients

used to prepare the filling for kimchi.Thin strips of radishes and scallions, minced garlic and red pepper powder are all

mixed together

The cabbage is cut in half, salted and placed aside for one night. The

following day the cabbage is rinsed well and the

excess water is drained away

The making of kimchi

The cabbage is then ready fo r the filling. The filling is even ly placed between each leaf of cabbage. In order to keep all of the

filling securely in the cabbage , the entire cabbage is wrappe d with an outermost leaf and a

llowed to ferment for about 1week. The fermented kimchi is sli

ced and placed in a dish for all to enjoy.

Bibimbap

Bulgogi Grilled Galbi

Samgyetang

Special Traditional Korean Food

Sight-SeeingFull House

Changdeokgung

Dae Jang Guem: Jewel in the Palace

Samsung Everland Them park