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The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese culture, South Korea split on its own path of cultural development away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1945.
The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea before the division of Korea in 1945. Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean states , resulting in a number of cultural differences that can be observed even today.
Seoul, [b] officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, [c] is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, [8] emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population.
Incheon, North Jeolla, South Jeolla: 2000 977; iii (cultural) This site comprises three assemblies of dolmens, megalithic funerary monuments of the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures. Korea is home to the largest number of dolmens in the world. Different types of dolmens provide information about culture and rituals of the societies that built them.
Seoul is the place where Hanseongbu (한성부, 漢城府), the capital of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the capital of Joseon, was located. It is also the central city of politics, administration, economy, and culture in South Korea. 25 Gyeongju (경주(서라벌))
South Korea hosted the G-20 Summit in Seoul in November 2010, a year that saw South Korea and the European Union conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) to reduce trade barriers. South Korea went on to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Australia in 2014, and another with New Zealand in 2015. South Korea and Britain have agreed to extend ...
Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF; Korean: 서울퀴어문화축제; RR: Seoul kwieo munhwa chukje), formerly Korea Queer Culture Festival (KQCF; Korean: 한국퀴어문화축제; RR: Hanguk kwieo munhwa chukje), is an annual modern Korean festival on LGBT rights. It includes a pride parade and film festival events. The festival lasts for a ...
National Intangible Cultural Heritage (Korean: 국가무형문화재) is a national-level designation within the heritage preservation system of South Korea for intangible cultural heritage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This and other national-level designations are maintained by South Korea's Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA).