Emma goes to Gyeongju
January 16th 2007 Gyeongju is the ancient capital of the silla (pronounced shilla) dynasty which ruled Korea for about a thousand years. It’s about an hour and a half north of where we live (Gimhae).
In 1979 gyeongju was recognized as one of the worlds ten most important ancient cultural cities by UNESCO; it is also home to six world heritage sites. There are hundreds of royal tombs, temples, palace sites, fortr
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