The grand finale

Jo-Seon-tong-shin-sha parade...

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October 3rd 2006
So not last Saturday but the Saturday beforeI went to the above named parade (I ain't spelling that again!) with two on my students- Jini and Sunny. It was at Yongdoosan park which is really close to ESS, my school. I was as hungover as hell (must stop drinking soju) and the prospect of a parade of people banging drums didn't exactly thrill but when I got there it as loads of fun! Jo-seon-to ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more