The Korean

Peninsula
Bul-guk-sa Temple (The 8th Century, Shilla
Dynasty)
Suck-gul-am (Stone Cave, the 8th Century)
Buddhist Bell
(The 8th
Century)
 Stone
buddha
carved on a
cliff (The 10-
13th
centuries,
Koryo
Dynasty)
Celadon Porcelains in the Koryo Dynasty
 Kyung-bok-
goong Palace
built in the15th
century, Yi
Dynasty)
 Kyung-hoe-roo
(A building for royal banquets, the 15th century)
Nam-dae-moon (South Gate Market, the 14th
century, Yi Dynasty. National Treasure No. 1)
A 19th century
map of Korea
Sohn Ki-jeong, a Korean marathoner who won
the gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympic
Games when Korea was a Japanese colony.
 The 38th Parallel
which divides North and South Korea
 Refugees
crossing a
broken bridge
in Pyong-Yang
during the
Korean War
(1950-1953)
Refugees boarding a ship during the Korean War
An orphan sister and her brother during the
Korean War (1950-53)
Korean Traditional Masked Dance
A Traditional Korean Mask
Various Masks
Performance of the Royal Court Music
Typical Korean dinner
Kimchi (pickled cabbage)
Bi-bim-bap (mixed food)
Chap-chae (Korean noodles)
The King and the Queen
 Korean
Women’s
Traditional
Clothing
Change in Women’s Clothing
from 16th to 19th Century
Traditional
Wedding
Dress
A Traditional Wedding Ceremony
Seoul at Night