The Republic of Korea South Korea Location 5000

The Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Location 5000 years old Gochoson Three Kingdoms(Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla) Unify Silla Goryeo Choson Division of Korea - Far East Asia - Among China, Russia and Japan. - Small Country (South Africa 1/8) - Population (48 Millions people)

Korean War video clip

Korean War(25. Jun. 1950 ~ 27. Jul. 1953) - Whole industry was destroyed during Korean War. - D. M. Z : Demilitarized Zone. (Buffer between S. K to N. K) - We haven’t finished Korean War. - We don’t have national flag and anthem. - We hope to unify with N. K

Korean War - Right after Korean war, These pictures from foreign war correspondent

Korean War General Mac Arthur said after Korean War “This country will take more than 100 years to rebuild. ”

High Grown South Korea has grown up to be strong country.

High Grown They called “Miracle of Han River”

High Grown According to CIA research 2007” - Korean military : No. 9 - Without Nuclear weapon : No. 6 - Spend Military Cost : No. 8

High Grown

Culture(Cloths : Han Bok)

Culture(Cloths : Han Bok)

Culture(Cloths : Han Bok) Han Bok is No. 1 part of traditional cloth in Miss Universe Contest.

Culture (Food) 불고기 K im i h C Bul Go-Gi

Culture (House)

Culture (Tae Kwon-Do : 태권도) 태(Tae): Legs, Feet and Step / Kick 권(Kwon): Fist and Fight / Punch 도(Do): Device and Discipline - Belt Signifies White: Innocence, beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Tae Kwon-Do. Yellow: Earth, which a plant sprouts and takes root as Tae Kwon-Do foundation is being laid. Green: Plant’s growth as the Tae Kwon-Do skill begins to develop. Blue: Heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Tae Kwon-Do progresses. Red: Danger, cautioning the student to exercise control and warning the opponent to stay away. Black: Maturity and proficiency in Tae Kwon-Do. Also indicates the wearer’s imperviousness to darkness and fear.

Tae Kwon-Do video clip

Culture (Han-Geul : 한글) King Se-Jong : who was the Jo-sun dynasty’s king made the Han-Geul - The Korean alphabet. - phonetic symbol. Consonant(14) Vowel(10) Word ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ Li on ㅅㅏ ㅈㅏ

Culture (Musical Instrument) There are three part of Korea traditional musical instruments. String, Percussion and Wind.

Culture (Musical Instrument) They usually make harmony between each individual musical instruments.

Culture (Landmark) Seok Gul-Arm is a temple of stone cave. (built 774)

Culture (Landmark) The Jo-Sun dynasty’s gate of castle. (500 years ago)

Culture (Landmark) Ancient nobles’ banquet place

Culture (Landmark) Ancient kings’ tomb

Culture (Landmark) Ancient kings’ crown Goriyo celadon was made from 9 century.

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Thank you for listening By Kim Young-Jin