All posts tagged "Yongsan"

  • Visitors look at artifacts displayed at the National Museum of Korea’s Goryeo celadon exhibition hall, which reopened on Tuesday after a year of renovations. / Yonhap
    Color of jade

    National museum’s expanded Goryeo celadon hall is worth visiting By Baek Byung-yeul The exquisite, gray-green hue of medieval Goryeo celadon has been claimed by many as the most beautiful element of Korean culture. After walking through the...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • The annual Lotus Lantern Festival on Buddha’s birthday
    Seoul wants Yongsan base on UNESCO list

    By Kim Tong-hyung The U.S. Army base in Yongsan was announced among Seoul City’s new candidates for UNESCO’s cultural heritage list. Other candidates revealed on Monday included the historical sites of Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C.-660 A.D.) in...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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