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This is a list of Korean inventions and discoveries; Koreans have made contributions to science and technology from ancient to modern times. In the contemporary era, South Korea plays an active role in the ongoing Digital Revolution , with one of the largest electronics industries and most innovative economies in the world.
Locations of all known Korean creation narratives. Korean creation narratives are Korean shamanic narratives which recount the mythological beginnings of the universe.They are grouped into two categories: the eight narratives of mainland Korea, which were transcribed by scholars between the 1920s and 1980s, and the Cheonji-wang bon-puri narrative of southern Jeju Island, which exists in ...
Taekkyon (태껸; 택견), is a traditional Korean martial art. Jultagi, tightrope walking 2011 00448: Jultagi (줄타기) or eoreum (어름) is traditional performance of tightrope walking. Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea 2012 00445: Arirang (아리랑) is a Korean folk song. Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the ...
The Korean language was banned, and Koreans were forced to adopt Japanese names, [248] [note 5] [249] and newspapers were prohibited from publishing in Korean. Numerous Korean cultural artifacts were destroyed or taken to Japan. [250] According to an investigation by the South Korean government, 75,311 cultural assets were taken from Korea ...
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).
Pages in category "Korean inventions" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
During ancient times, Korean craftsmen and women mastered a range of artistic techniques and utilized them to produce essential and decorative items in the traditional Korean home. These days, traditional handicrafts are still seen in Korean homes, but are also sold as souvenirs to foreign tourists that come to visit the country.
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 ...