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Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond. Korean garden culture can be traced back more than 2,000 years. In recent years, 300 documents have been found, written during the Koryo (918–1392) and Choson (1392–1910) dynasties, that contain detailed records about traditional Korean gardens, many of which survive and can be visited today.
Korean artwork shows scholar paying homage to a special stone – painting with calligraphy by Hô Ryôn, 1885. Suseok (Korean: 수석), also called viewing stones or scholar's stones, is the Korean term for rocks resembling natural landscapes. [1] [2] The term also refers to the art of stone appreciation. [1]
Sosweawon or Sosaewon is a typical Korean garden of the middle Joseon Dynasty. It is located in the Nam-myeon, Damyang County of the South Jeolla Province, South Korea. This garden harmonizes with nature in characteristic traditional Korean style. Clean waters in the valley flow below the wall and fall through the small cataract into the lake.
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 ...
There are over 26,000 specimens of a hundred different species of trees in the garden and some of the trees behind the palace are over 300 years old. The garden for the private use of the king had been called 'Geumwon' (금원, 禁苑, Forbidden garden) because even high officials were not allowed to enter without the king's permission. It had ...
In recent years, the statue has become a symbol of Jeju Island. [3] The first time a dol hareubang souvenir was created was reportedly in 1963, by sculptor Song Jong-Won. Song made a 25 cm (9.8 in) tall replica of a statue at the south gate of Jeju-mok. [10] Tourist goods now widely feature the statues, with miniature to full-sized statues ...
The park aims to showcase Korean gardening and artistic concepts. [3] On 330,000 m 2, it houses 5,000 species of plants. There are different festivals in this garden, especially in winter with a light festival. [3] The garden was created by Han San-kyung of Sahmyook University. The garden was first conceived of in 1992. Land was purchased for ...
In Korean culture, Jangdokdae (Korean: 장독대) or Jangttokttae is an outside space, most frequently a terrace, used to store or ferment food. Foods such as Kimchi , soybeans , grains , and bean and red pepper paste, are placed in Jangdok (or Onggi ) earthenware jars which are then placed on the Jangdokdae .