A Foreigner's Trip to Yeosu - Looking for Cultural Porperties - By Tauhid Ahmed, Korean Government Scholarship Student, Bangladesh Photo by Kwon Jeong-ha, Tribune ReporterYeosu citizens gave a shout of joy early in the morning on November 27, 2007 when the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
Harmony with Human and Nature, Hanok By Lee Han-na, Student Editor Have you heard how a “Hanok”, a traditional Korean style house, is ergonomic? When you watch historical dramas set in the Joseon Dynasty, you many think Hanok is nature/human-friendly. Chonnam Tribune visited Ganggol village in Deukl
Looking to the Inside, Jindo SsanggyesaBy Gim Ye-seul, Student Editor If traveling around Namdo, you will recognize that Buddhist temples are one of the finest representatives of cultural heritage in this region. You will probably have difficulty finding only one proper Buddhist temple that is worth
Last Chuseok, about twenty foreigners participating in the Residence Program, which was hosted by the Asia Culture Academy & Institute for Communication Research, Chonnam National University and sponsored by the Executive Agency for Culture Cities, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, explored several c
Put the hemp in the sky. Grab the clouds and hang it up on the heddle shaft.With a spindle made of nutmeg wood.With a reed made of jujube wood.Whirring, purring I weave.Mama, mama, my mama.What will you do with that fabric.When my brother gets married?We will make blue and green cloth.Clunk, plunk.P
One hot afternoon, a one and a half bus journey took this reporter out beyond the overcrowded urban area, past peaceful and tranquil scenery, further on than Dolsan Bridge in Yeosu, to my destination, the art studio of craftswoman, Kim Young-ja. The easily accessible yellow earth and mustard leaves,
Have you seen a full gold sap in Mt. Goong-bok? The hue is clear, beautiful, and shining.Extracting peeled varnish tree Measuring more than an arm’s span around,Only a bowl of lacquer or soSap from the tree.Lacquered on the black boxThe dark-red color faded out.The mysterious color excels mellow a r
Only a Traditional Music-Lover Can Master a Musical Instrument By Kim Yun hee, Tribune Reporter As the storm hits the streets, the trees along the roadside drop their fruit to the ground. Riding bus 38 to my destination, I get off at the Dong-gu District Office. There lies the Indang Traditional Mus
When the bus we were riding on to meet the interviewee passed through the overcrowded urban area, the peaceful scenery of the countryside came to us. The bus took us to our destination, Gongbuk-ri, Moksadong-myeon, Gokseong-gun, South Jeolla Province. There was a typical farm village with a market t
A Life Devoted to Goryo Porcelain After the rain stopped, the spring has come soundlessly. A gentle breeze blows just enough to open the blossoms. Whenever spring comes, though it visits us every year, it stirs up our emotions and makes us excited. When the bus we were riding on to meet the intervie
Seeking the Intangible: Red Sandalwood Cabinetmaker, Cho Ki-jong After a short greeting, he led his visitors into a rather desolate-looking building where small and large dusty pieces of wood were piled on top of each other up to the high ceiling. The carpenter stopped in front of the pile and, poin