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Korea the beautiful : treasures of the Hermit Kingdom / Yushin Yoo.
LIBRA DS902.4 .Y64 1987
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yoo, Yushin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Korea--Civilization.
- Korea.
- Civilization.
- Korea (South)--Description and travel.
- Korea (South).
- Travel.
- Penn Provenance:
- Korea Society (New York, N.Y.) (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 226 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- [1988 Olympic games commemorative edition].
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : Golden Pond Press, [1987]
- Summary:
- An introduction to the cultural history of Korea, traditions, description and travel, and way of life of the people of Korea.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part One: Geographical overview
- The land
- Climate
- The four seasons and their traditional festivals
- Flora
- Fauna
- Part Two: Cultural and political heritage
- The beginnings of Korea
- The three kingdoms
- The Koryo kingdom
- The Choson kingdom
- Choson's fight for freedom
- The Republic of Korea
- Part Three: Creative expression and religions
- Arts
- Calligraphy
- Music and dance
- Primitive animism and shamanism
- Taoism
- Confucianism
- Korean Buddhism
- Christianity
- Part Four: Customs and traditions
- Clothing
- Food
- Housing
- Lifestyle
- Part Five: A tour of the ten most beautiful wonders of Korea
- Seoul
- Seoul vicinity
- Kyongju
- Mt. Soraksan and the east coast
- Chejudo Islands
- Mt. Chirisan National Park
- Mt. Kyeryongsan National Park
- Hallyo Waterway National Park
- Mt. Songnisan National Park
- Haeinsa Temple in Mt. Kayasan.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Edition statement from jacket cover.
- ISBN:
- 0942091019
- 9780942091014
- OCLC:
- 15609783
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