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Gold Mining in South Korea in the 60s
Many readers will probably be surprised to know that from the early 1960s through the early 1980s there was an…
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Confucius and Confucianism in Korea | History
2,500 years after his death, Master Kong’s ideas continue to shape life on the Korean peninsula.
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Interesting Korean Lunar New Year Superstitions In The 1800’s
Korean Lunar New Year To this day the first day of Korean Lunar New Year (Seol) has always been the…
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History: The Ruthless Postal Service of Old Korea
Photos from the collection of Robert Neff Prior to the marvels of the computer and its email service or the…
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The Han’s Headless Ferryman and Riverboat Travel
A little over a century ago, land travel in Korea was fraught with difficulty. There were only a few roads—generally nothing…
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The American Empress
Korean History: The American Empress Photos from the Robert Neff Collection It was once a widespread belief that Korea was…
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History: Korea’s Noble Cow
Photos from the collection of Robert Neff One of the most valued animals in Joseon Korea was the Korean bull,…
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History: When Tigers Roamed the Korean Mines
Life at the Western gold mines in northern Korea was dangerous both inside and out in the 19th and early…
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The Luxury Hotels Of Seoul In The Early 1900’s
Modern Seoul is filled with hotels and getting a room is generally not much of a problem, but it wasn’t…
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Life in Wonju a Century Ago
Life in Korea during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was hard – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and…
