General Information

CIA Factbook - North Korea

CIA Factbook - South Korea

Lonely Planet - North Korea

Lonely Planet - South Korea

Library of Congress - Country Studies

U.S. State Department - Background Notes

Government and Politics - Communism

Scientific Inventions

Seoul Focus

1. Food and Drink

Kimchi, the Most Famous Food in Korea

Gimchi

Dietary Life - choose from topics on left

North Korean Food

Korea Ginseng and Morning Calm

Food

Table Manners

Table Manner

Pansang - The style of table spreading peculiar and indigenous to Korea

 2. Arts

Music and Painting

Cultural Utensils

Music

Nong-ak(Farm Music)

Pansori (Entertainment Song)

Talchum(A Satirical Dance)

Scultures and Crafts

Fine Arts

Kanggangsuwollae(A Korean dance)

 3. Recreation and Entertainment

Traditional Pastimes - choose from games on left

Games

Martial Arts

Taekwondo

Taekwondo Home Page in Korea

Sports

Yut

Changgi(A Game)

Yonnalligi(Kiteflying)

 4. Life style

Schools

Children's FAQ - select questions about schools

School children in North Korea

Daily tasks of students at primary and senior middle schools in the North

Education

Traditional Clothing

Korean Clothing

Housing

Housing Life

Housing

Customs

Korean Custom - festivals, marriage, funeral, etc.

Odds & Ends - Travel Tips

Irum(Names)

In-sa(Bowing)

 5. Festivals and Holidays

Children's FAQ - select questions about Children's day

Korea's Traditional All-Round Festivals

Sol-nal -New Year's Day

Chusok(Harvest Moon Festival)

Taeborum(The first Full Moon Day)

Tol(The First Birthday)
Hwan-gap(Sixtieth Birthday)