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The 100 Cultural Symbols of Korea [1] [2] (Korean: 백대 민족문화상징; Hanja: 百大 民族文化象徵; RR: Baekdae Minjongmunhwasangjing; MR: Paektae Minjongmunhwasangjing) were selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (at the time of selection, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism) of South Korea on 26 July 2006, judging that the Korean people are representative among ...
Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) Korean red pine: National flower: Mugunghwa (Hibiscus syriacus) Hibiscus syriacus: National bird: Korean magpie (Pica sericea) Korean magpie: National animal: Korean tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Siberian tiger: National fruit: Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) National currency: South Korean won: Patron saint ...
Taegeuk (Korean: 태극; Hanja: 太極, Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛgɯk̚]) is a Sino-Korean term meaning "supreme ultimate", although it can also be translated as "great polarity / duality / extremes". [1] [2] [3] The term and its overall concept is derived from the Chinese Taiji, popularised in the west as the Yin and Yang.
In 1919, a flag similar to the current South Korean flag was used by the Korean government-in-exile based in China. The term taegukgi began to use in 1942. The taeguk and taegukgi grew as a powerful symbols of independence in the 1,500 demonstrations during colonial rule. Inauguration of the First Republic of Korea on 15 August 1948
The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon (Korean: 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花, mugunghwa). The emblem was announced on 10 December 1963.
A Korean sign for Gyeongju, which translates to "congratulatory province" or "capital province". Korean place name etymologies are based upon a large linguistic background of Chinese, Japanese and Old Korean influence and history. [1] The commonplace names have multiple meanings in Korean, Chinese, and when transliterated to English as well. [2]
Korean mythology (Korean: 한국 신화; Hanja: 韓國神話; MR: Han'guk sinhwa) is the group of myths [a] told by historical and modern Koreans.There are two types: the written, literary mythology in traditional histories, mostly about the founding monarchs of various historical kingdoms, and the much larger and more diverse oral mythology, mostly narratives sung by shamans or priestesses ...
A sotdae (Korean pronunciation:) is a tall wooden pole or stone pillar with a carved bird on its top, built for the purpose of folk belief in Korea. [1] [2] [3] Like jangseung, wooden totem poles with a sculpted human face, it was usually erected near the entrance of a village to ward off evil spirits as well as to represent villagers' wishes for prosperity and well-being.