Snow in Korea

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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 ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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

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