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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 ...
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. Many of these handmade specialty crafts are found in Insadong or Bukcheon, where a lot of local craftsmen and women sell handicrafts. Not only do Korean handicrafts serve practical purposes, but ...
Gamasot is a Korean traditional pot that has kept its kitchen for a long time. There were few places where it is not used, such as making fire, cooking rice, frying the side dishes and steaming. The closest thing to real life was gamasot. It is an important cooking tool that can not be used for cooking in Korea.
Gonghu (공후; 箜篌) – Harps (no longer used).There were four subtypes according to shape: Sogonghu (소공후; 小箜篌; lit. small harp) – harp with angled sound box, 13 strings, and a peg that is tucked into the player's belt
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.
Many Korean chopsticks are ornately decorated at the grip. In North and South Korea, chopsticks of medium-length with a small, flat rectangular shape are paired with a spoon, made of the same material. The set is called sujeo, a portmanteau of the Korean words for spoon and chopsticks. This (the historical extensive use of a spoon in addition ...
Bangjja (Korean: 방짜), also called notgeureut (놋그릇), yugi (Korean: 유기; Hanja: 鍮器), is a Korean type of hand-forged bronzeware. A complete set of bangjja includes dishes, bowls, spoons, and chopsticks. The main difference between Korean bronzeware or bangjja from other
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.