Joella History: Yang Ban CultureĀ
They could not touch money with their own hands and they could not take off their socks when it was hot. The life of a āyangban,ā, the ruling class of the Joseon Era.
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Jeolla Dialect
The Jeolla ‘satturi,’ or dialect, has a uniquely expressive twist on standard Korean that is well-known and sometimes hard to grasp.
The Trials
Anca Hariton delivers a poem of human trials from Korea’s Imjin War period.
Revolutionary Jeolla Province
Learn the complex and fascinating history of Jeolla Province and its people.
Korean Sayings: Can’t Say A Word To One’s Liver
What does it mean if you “can’t say a word to your liver”?
Behind the Myth: Yi Sun-shin
Admiral Yi Sun-shin (ģ“ģģ ) is Koreaās greatest example of heroism, but how much of his story is true?
Warrior Monks
Meet the Buddhist Army that fought for Korea many moons ago…
Behind the Myth: Gojoseon
Did the first kingdom of Korea ever really exist?