★ ★ Republic of Korea
Official Name: Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea
Abbreviations: South Korea Korea
〕 〔Korea South Korea is the one in the southern tip of the Korean peninsula in Northeast Asia countries. Southwest near the Yellow Sea, southeast of the Korean Strait and Tsushima Strait, the east surrounded by the Sea of Japan. North Korea across the military demarcation line and adjacent to the demilitarized zone. Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea in 1948, the original founding of the Provisional Government of National Assembly Speaker Syngman Rhee, the country continue to use the Japanese colonial rule before the Joseon Dynasty (that of Korean, to change the country for the 1897 "Great Korean Empire").
State Name Origin:
"Han" call originated from the Korean / Korean ancestors: Sam Han
"Korea" and "North Korea" the two names in the history of ever mix.
Chinese Qing government in Sino (1894--1895) after the defeat, in the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" in the case of the Korean peninsula to give up sovereignty, recognition of independence of the Korean peninsula. In 1897, King announced that formed the Korean emperor, a "Korean Empire", "Han" became the first Korean peninsula of the country.
The Korean Peninsula in 1910 became a colony of Japan.
April 11, 1919, "Korean Provisional Government" in Shanghai in 1945, after Japan surrendered to move back into today's South Korea.
Geography】 【Korea
Location
South Korea is located south of the Korean peninsula. The Korean Peninsula is located in the northeast Asian continent, from north to south length of 1,100 km. South Korea's territorial waters and the waters of the westernmost intersection of the Pacific. South Korea's area of 99,000 square kilometers.
Geological structure
Plain, mainly in the south and west, more than 200 meters above sea level. Plain of the Yellow Sea Han River along the coast, Hunan plains plains, the South China Sea along the coast Jin Haiping the original, full-South Plains and other small plains.
Rivers and lakes
In terms of its link with South Korea has a relatively large number of rivers. The longest river is the Nakdong River and Han River, respectively, are the two major rivers in southern peninsula. Nakdong River 525 kilometers long, into the Sea of Japan; the Han River 514 kilometers long, into the Yellow Sea, is a major river systems in central region. Other rivers include: Jin Jiang, Seomjin River, Imjin River and so on. South Korea smaller lakes, the largest natural lake is located in Jeju Island, Halla summit crater White Deer Lake, elevation 1850 meters, the lake is about 30 meters in diameter, the circumference of 1 km, about 6 meters deep. Largest artificial lake is Zhaoyang Lake, located in Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, 13 kilometers northeast, built in 1973, an area of 69,300,000 square meters. There are also some smaller lakes, such as plug Bridge Lake, Lake Kizu.
Resources
Fewer mineral resources have been discovered 280 kinds of minerals, of which about 50 kinds of economic value. Exploitation of valuable minerals are iron, coal, lead, zinc, tungsten, etc., but not reserves. As natural resources, mainly of industrial raw materials are imported.
Climate
A temperate monsoon climate, maritime significant features. Long and cold winter, hot and humid in summer, spring and fall quite short. Winter minimum temperature of -12 ℃, the highest temperature in summer can reach 37 ℃. Average annual rainfall of 1500 mm, of which the larger rainfall from June to August, June to August rainfall for the whole year of 70%. Average annual precipitation is about 1,500 mm of precipitation from south to north gradually decreased.
South Korea four seasons, spring and autumn short; summer hot and humid; winter cold, dry, and sometimes snow.
Large temperature difference between regions of South Korea, the average temperature is 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit) to 16 degrees Celsius (61 degrees Fahrenheit). The hottest August in the year, the average temperature is 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit) to 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit). In January the coldest year round average temperature of minus 8 in degrees Celsius (17 Fahrenheit) 7 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit).
Often windy early spring rains, high winds inland deserts in Asia brings the "yellow sand", commonly known as dust storms, there is a growing trend in recent years. To mid-April, the weather gets warmer, South Korean farmers formed each year at this time for planting rice seedling. More typhoons in summer and autumn, summer is the rainy season.
【Brief Introduction】
Flag
In 1882, the Korean envoy Pak Yong Xiao and Jin Yujun be ambassador to Japan, before leaving the Northern Chinese Qing government to request the dragon flag as the national flag of China to use, the Northern vassal state government responded that the flag can not be noted that dragons can only use four Claw Dragon flag. At that time, the declining North Korean authorities to the Qing court had some not buy, so do not accept the request of the Qing court. The order of the time Feng Li of the Chinese ambassador to DPRK envoys Ma Jianzhong (China Modern Great linguists, Fudan University, was the founder and his brother Peter with the mission to North Korea Ma) recommended the DPRK government in the traditional Chinese Tai Chi Bagua flag as the national flag to use, This proposal was adopted by the DPRK government, therefore, the first Korean national flag is white with black side of the letter patterns of Tai Chi Bagua flag. Later, a British envoy in North Korea's point of view of Western aesthetics Bagua Tai Chi for this side flag was revised to remove the gossip in the hexagrams, the remaining hexagrams diagonal symmetric stretch, the entire flag design was rectangular, the yin and yang into red and blue fish patterns, so that now we see only the South Korean national flag.
National emblem
Last revised in 1948, officially only use 1950. Central is a national emblem of roses in full bloom. The background color of white roses symbolizes peace and purity, yellow symbol of prosperity and prosperity. Flowers, red and blue yin and yang, the central figure is a place, it is not only South Korea and the whole a traditional symbol of Korean culture, and in behalf of the state administration and the harmony laws of Nature. A white ribbon around the hibiscus, ribbons stitched on the four-character country name Republic of Korea. This design features the same with North Korea's national emblem.
Flower
Althea is South Korea's national flower. Blooming season, will give birth to many branches of Hibiscus bud, a flower litter, the other buds will be continuously
Open, bloom spring, spring brilliant. Therefore, the Koreans call it "endless flowers."
】 【Important festivals
Mid-South Korean people and the most important Christmas.
January 1
─ New Year New Year's Day, January 1, 2, as the state's public holiday. First day solar calendar / Folk ─ also known as the Gregorian calendar New Year's Day to worship the family ceremony, special food, traditional games to celebrate. Family reunion, family and friends to celebrate each other New Year celebrations.
March 1 Independence Movement Day
Memorial March 1, 1919 against Japanese colonial rule of the independence movement.
April 5 Arbor Day
On this day, government officials, teachers, students, and hundreds of thousands of Koreans around the country according to government reforestation program to plant trees.
May 5 Children's Day
This day, held a variety of celebration activities for children so that they enjoy with their parents play.
August 15 Independence Day
On this day in 1945, South Korea from Japan's colonial rule 35 years of the liberation and independence.
Lunar August 15 Mid-Autumn Festival (or Harvest Festival)
This is year one of the important national holiday. To this day a feast, each to hold the ceremony in the family cemetery, at night with the moon.
Lunar October 3rd Foundation Day
This day is the legendary Dangun established in 2333 BC the day South Korea.
December 25 Christmas Day
Like the West, Christians and other people are celebrating this holiday, commemorating the birth of Jesus.
State leaders】 【
Current president: Lee Myung-bak, elected in December 2007, at the February 25, 2008 sworn in;
Prime Minister: Han Seung-soo (Han Seung-soo). Office in February 2008.
Population and Language】 【
Korea's total population of 49,053,000 (2007), a single Korean nation 〔South Korea, said: Korean National〕, is a "three Korean descent", General Korean national dress as a "hanbok."
Elaborate here:
Korean and Korean is slightly different. South and North Korea because of the long-term post-war division, making the North-South language also appears slightly different. Generally the preferred way of expression in South Korea as "Korean", the usual expression of North Korea as "Korean."
】 【Religion
Shamanism
Buddhism
Buddhism in the 4th century from China into the Korean peninsula. You as the Korean history of Buddhism into the religious denominations, has been South Korea's political, economic, and cultural have a huge impact. Now there are 26 Korean Buddhist sect, more than 9,200 temples and 1,100 million adherents, most religious believers.
Confucianism
6th century BC, Confucianism was founded by the Chinese Confucian ethics and religious beliefs. Confucian ethics as the basic benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, is for an ethical rule regulating the family system.
Introduced to the Korean peninsula early AD Confucianism. Thousands of years, Confucian ethical thought and philosophy of life has affected South Korea. Today, Confucian thought has permeated, rooted in Korean society, This is especially true in education, etiquette and so on. Meanwhile, in Korea it is economic development, social modernization process also played an important role.
【Introduction】 capital
Korea Capital: Seoul (Seoul, the old translation of "Seoul"), population 10,500,000 (2007).
December 2003, South Korean National Assembly passed the "new administrative capital special law" to determine the administrative capital from Seoul (the old translation of "Seoul") to move to the central region. August 2004, the South Korean government officially announced the end to identify and address the new administrative capital, is located in the central region Yan Qi Han - the public will become the new state administrative capital. South Korean government is scheduled for July 2007 in Yan Qi - Gongju start building a new administrative capital, in 2020 and 2030 were formed with 30 million and 50 million people in the city. From 2012 to 2014, South Korea's major national executive will be relocated to the new administrative capital.
October 2004, the Constitutional Court of Korea ruled that South Korean National Assembly in December 2003 adopted the "new administrative capital of the special law" unconstitutional. South Korean government established the administrative capital from the "Seoul" (that is, "Seoul"), plans to move to the central region will therefore be forced to stop the execution.
January 2005, former Seoul (which is now the "Seoul"), the municipal government in Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak held a press conference to announce the "Seoul" Chinese translation of the name "Seoul." Seoul has a long history in ancient times due to the north of the Han River, the name "Hanyang." The late 14th century Joseon Dynasty capital in Hanyang, the renamed "Seoul." Modern Korea by Japanese colonial rule, Seoul was renamed the "capital." After the retrocession of the Korean Peninsula in 1945, changed its name to the inherent Korean words, Roman letters marked "SEOUL", seoul is a transliteration of the name in Korean capital.
【Administrative division
Present a special city: "Seoul" (that is, "Seoul") Special City;
9 Road (equivalent to provinces): Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, South Jeolla Province, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Jeju;
6 Metropolitan City (equivalent to municipalities): Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan.
Political】 【
South Korea current constitution was in October 1987 a new constitution adopted by referendum, February 25, 1988 come into effect. The new Constitution, South Korea, the implementation of three powers, the rule of law system. According to the new constitution, the president is head of state and the nation's armed forces commander in the government system and the external relations on behalf of the entire country, 5-year presidential term, non-renewable. The formulation of domestic and foreign policy the president is, could such legislative proposals to Congress; the same time, the president is the highest of the Chief Executive, responsible for the implementation of various laws and regulations. Composed of the President through the 15-30 cabinet meeting chaired by the exercise of its administrative functions. Assistant chief executive as president the Prime Minister appointed by the President, subject to congressional approval. Prime Minister right to participate in development of important national policies. President no power to dissolve Congress, but Congress start impeachment proceedings can be a way to constrain the president, to end the country constitutionally responsible. Korean unicameral. Congress is the national legislature, for 4 years, Speaker of the House term of 2 years. In addition to the functions of the Constitution gives Congress to make laws, but also including the approval of the national budget, foreign policy, declare war and other national affairs, and the impeachment of the president's powers. South Korean court is divided into three levels: the Supreme Court, High Court and District Court. The Supreme Court is the highest court, hears of the lower court's ruling and said the military court refuses to accept the appeals. Judges appointed by the President, Congress for approval. Justice for a term of 6 years shall not be re-elected, at least 70 years of age must step down.
The draft constitution Constitutional Court of Korea the next 17 years, Korea will establish a basic national defense policy to adapt to modern warfare, the new military formation of the "ubiquitous" force.
【Economy】
South Korean GDP in 2007 exceeded one trillion U.S. dollars, per capita GDP exceeded 20,000 U.S. dollars, the world's 11th largest economy.
60's from the 20th century, the Korean government has successfully pursued a growth-oriented economic policies, 70 years after the official took the track of economic development, creating a world-famous "Han River Miracle."
To 80 years, Korea has changed the face of poverty and backwardness, showing a scene of prosperity and wealth, the international market, a competitive country. Held at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Today, the Korean economy strong, steel, automobiles, shipbuilding, electronics, textiles, etc., have become the pillar industry of South Korea, where shipbuilding and automotive industries is world-renowned. South Korea's electronics industry has developed rapidly, as one of the world's top ten electronics industry. In recent years, emphasis Korea IT industry, increasing investment, IT technology and production rank in the world. South Korea had been a traditional agricultural country. With the industrialization process of agriculture in the Korean economy getting smaller and smaller proportion, position, an increasing low. South Korea is the main importing countries of agricultural products, imports tend to increase, but its agricultural market to foreign participation is extremely sensitive to a lesser extent, opening up sectors of the economy. South Korea land area of 195 million hectares, mainly in the western and southern plains, hilly areas, accounting for about 22% of the total land area. Fewer mineral resources Korea has 280 kinds of minerals are found, there are 50 kinds of economic value. Exploitation of valuable minerals are iron, coal, lead, zinc, tungsten, etc., but not reserves. As natural resources, mainly of industrial raw materials are imported. Main sectors of industrial steel, automobile, shipbuilding, electronics, chemical, textile and so on. Pohang Iron and Steel Plant is the world's second largest steel company. Production of 3.2 million vehicles in 2002, ranking first in the world 6. Standard orders ship tonnage of 7.59 million tons cargo, once again become the world. Intensive products with high-tech electronics industry mainly for one of the world's top ten electronics industry. The rapid development of semiconductor integrated circuits. Attention in recent years, South Korean IT industry, increasing investment. Due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Korea's recent economic slump has been in malaise. Also known as "the economic downturn."
【Culture】
Korean culture by the Chinese influence is very obvious, as early as the Tang Dynasty, the Korean Peninsula, the new economic States dedicated staff to study in China China's culture and strategy of governing the country, and even a direct copy copy some things to get back, the Chinese culture economic impact of the new country is very old, the new economy because China's culture absorbed stronger so reunification of the Korean peninsula.
South Korea is a long history and splendid culture of the country, in literature and art have their own characteristics. Korean art including painting, calligraphy, prints, crafts, decoration, while carrying the national tradition, but also absorbed the strong points of foreign art. Korea Oriental art of painting and Western painting sub, like the Chinese painting Oriental paintings, pen, ink, paper, ink performance of a variety of topics. There are also various types of beautiful custom painting. With China, Japan, the calligraphy in Korea is an elegant art form. Koreans are known for known for love of music and dance. Korean modern music can be divided into "folk music" and "Western music" two. Folk music can be divided into "elegant music" and "folk music" two. South Korean court music is held in feudal dynasties in court ritual, ceremony, banquet and other music played by a professional orchestra, known as "being happy" or "court music." Miscellaneous songs in folk music, folk, music and other farmers. Xuan Qin commonly used instrument, Gaya piano, stick drums, flute and so on. One of the characteristics of Korean folk music is accompanied by dance. South Korea attached great importance to the dancers dance the shoulder, arm of the rhythm. Road with a fan, Corolla, drums. South Korean court dance and folk dance to the center, colorful. Korean drama originated in prehistoric religious ceremonies, including a mask, puppet show, singing, singing opera, drama, Category 5. One mask, also known as "Mask Dance", as a symbol of Korean culture in Korean traditional drama occupies a very important position.
Korean food with kimchi and cultural features, three meals a day can not do without kimchi. Korean traditional dishes of roasted pork, pickles, cold has become a world famous dish.
Korea is a great emphasis on education of the country. Thousands of types of colleges and universities nationwide. Yonsei University and Korea University, world renowned, addition, Sungkyunkwan University, Sogang University, Central University and Kyung Hee University, Hanyang University, Dankook University, Konkuk University, Chung National University, Sejong University, Ewha Women's University, Gyeongbuk University, Chungbuk National University, Pohang University, Pusan University, Pusan University of Foreign Studies, Inha University, Inje University, etc. have reputation.
【Apparel】
Korean traditional clothing
Hanbok is traditional Korean clothing, originated in the Ming Dynasty costumes, elegant and tasteful. Modern alternatives are tailor only in festivals and days of special significance to wear. Women's traditional costume is a long jacket and wide skirt, looks very elegant; men with pants, jacket, vest, waistcoat showing a unique taste. White as the basic color, according to the season, identity, the choice of materials and colors are different. Marriage and other special ceremony, usually civilians wearing gorgeous clothes and jewelry. Recently, the increasing availability of life hanbok is very popular.
Press 【】
Journalism developed. As of 2002, a total of 260 news organizations. 60 newspapers, including 10 comprehensive national newspapers, 38 local comprehensive newspapers, 7 economic class newspapers, two newspapers and three foreign language sports newspaper. "Chosun Ilbo", "Central Daily", "Dong-a Ilbo", "Korea Daily", "Korea Daily" and "Kung Hyabg Daily News" for six major national Korean newspaper, in addition to "Korea Daily", the Other newspapers are private. "Chosun Ilbo," the largest circulation in March 5, 1920 founding. "East Asia Journal" in April 1, 1920 Publication. "Central Daily" on September 22, 1965 founding.
News agency
Yonhap News Agency, December 1980 and Japan by the Contract Agency of Agency of the merger in 1999, then combined internal and external communications, is run by South Korean news media were a cooperative news agency. The agency in Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, London, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Brussels, Cairo, Hong Kong, Moscow and Beijing bureaus.
South Korea has 10 national broadcasting company, and another 59 local broadcasters, cable broadcasting company 81.
Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) 1927 began test broadcasts of foreign radio since 1953, the government controlled radio company, with a national broadcast network, now with the Korean, English, Chinese, French, Japanese and other broadcasts in 11 languages. Television was established in December 1961, starting from July 1996 opening of two channels of satellite TV programs, mainly in the digital signal playback.
Cultural Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) 1961 年 12 月 run, with a national broadcast network and television stations was established in August 1969, in the major cities have satellite relay station.
Seoul Broadcasting Corporation Television (SB) 1991 年 12 月 air.
Christian Broadcasting Company (CBS) 1954 年 run, private, mainly broadcast news, entertainment and educational and religious programs. The TV program also have some impact.
News agency
Yonhap News Agency, December 1980 and Japan by the Contract Agency of Agency of the merger in 1999, then combined internal and external communications, is run by South Korean news media were a cooperative news agency. The agency in Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, London, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Brussels, Cairo, Hong Kong, Moscow and Beijing bureaus. South Korea has 10 national broadcasting company, and another 59 local broadcasters, cable broadcasting company 81. Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) 1927 began test broadcasts of foreign radio since 1953, the government controlled radio company, with a national broadcast network, now with the Korean, English, Chinese, French, Japanese and other broadcasts in 11 languages. Television was established in December 1961, starting from July 1996 opening of two channels of satellite TV programs, mainly in the digital signal playback. Cultural Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) 1961 年 12 月 run, with a national broadcast network and television stations was established in August 1969, in the major cities have satellite relay station. Seoul (the old translation of "Seoul"), ABC Television began broadcasting in December 1991. Christian Broadcasting Company (CBS) 1954 年 run, private, mainly broadcast news, entertainment and educational and religious programs. The TV program also have some impact. Far East Radio (FEBC) 1956 年 12 月 run, broadcasting 100 hours per week of Korean, English, Chinese and Russian programs. Republic of Korea armed forces radio station was built in 1954 specifically for the military broadcasting. USFK radio station began broadcasting in October 1950. Together with its television stations, U.S. troops and their families for services, broadcasting in English all day. Traffic Radio and Television was established in June 1990. Educational radio and television stations _set_ up in December 1990. A total of 39 South Korean television stations, of which 20 are commercial television stations. South Korean cable television broadcasting since 1995, has developed rapidly. Higher Internet penetration, the end of 2002 reached 26.27 million online population, accounting for 55.1% of the population. Publishing industry developed, more than 12,700 total registered publishers. A wide range of magazines, a frequent ceased publication.
Celebrity】 【History
Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598): a national hero. Decline of literati born in the family, childhood family was poor. He is quite learned, can ride and shooting, 32 years old Martial Davydenko, began his military career. His outspoken, and his concern for the fate, the pursuit of justice, several adversity no regrets no regrets. Any 47-year-old navy Jiedushi Cholla sect, the active naval exercises, to build defensive positions, and created the turtle ship armored warships to guard against pirates of the invasion. At that time Japan has completed the domestic Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified the four islands in an attempt to use force to conquer Korea and China. In 1592, he led more than 20 million troops to invade North Korea and captured Seoul (now translated "[font id = Mark style =" COLOR: # ee6600; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow "] Seoul [/ font]"), occupying more than half the Korean peninsula, South Korea, said this piece of history as the "Japanese invasion chaos." The request of the Korean dynasty, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to the aid, thus beginning the 7 years of the common fight against the Japanese and Korean War soldiers and civilians, known as the "Imjin Patriotic War." General Yi Sun-sin and the Chinese army fought alongside the water, repeatedly beat the Japanese, repeated Li Qigong. December 1598, he was hit with the Ming navy invaders, shot and killed in the tragic battle. Two years later, the court in recognition of his achievements, Xuanwu him as a hero. 1643 that 45 years after his death, presented posthumous "Admiral." Since then, the people of the Korean Peninsula to commemorate him, called him "Admiral." Dedicated to the souls of General Yi Sun-sin's Memorial Temple was built in 1706, is located at the foot of Fang Shan, surrounded by mountains, Temple Neisong Bo trees. Hyeonchungsa an area of 50 million square meters, in addition to the "Temple", there are "No", "Mansion", "Family Temple" and the Lee family used wells and other ancient architecture. Information about the history of General Yi Sun-sin, and when he was a sea battle with pirates and other kind of weapons used by the Ming emperor to bestow his captaincy India, tokens, and the chopper, give products such as eight copies were carefully stored in "Legacy Museum" in. Every April 28, the day of the birth of Yi Sun-sin, Hyeonchungsa festival to be held. Hyeonchungsa brutal suppression of the Japanese imperialists in the next Duhuang decadent, after the Japanese surrender in 1945, Ji Nianzhong force to restore the public's activities. In 1966, the South Korean government this land turned into "sacred" to rebuild Memorial Temple, the park's integrated landscape works continued until 1974.
History】 【Korea
Ancient Korea Times
China's history books in the "East Yi", which means east of the national (Yi derogatory.) Dong Yi is the Chinese nation called the nation of the East, not only refers to a group. Also will change the scope of their finds. From the Yellow Emperor during the Shandong, Henan area, northeast China, to the future of the Qin and Han Dynasty Korean Peninsula and Japan Islands. North and South Korea that: modern North Korea may be the one Dongyi. On the Korean Peninsula are said to have five thousand years of history, but because of the lack of direct evidence, the Chinese and Japanese history scholars not to be recognized. According to legend, as far as Korean history can be traced to the founding of Tangun. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, on the Korean Peninsula have been the original human habitation. Paleolithic beginning in the Korean Peninsula 70 million years BC to the 10th century into the Bronze Age. To the 4th century BC into the Iron Age. North and South Korea Korean historians conjecture turned out to be living in the north of mainland Asia, Altaic nations, and gradually migrated to the north and the Evolution of the Korean Peninsula come from the 4th century BC, in the north to form a slavery, known to history as the ancient North Korea. The southern part of the peninsula formed by the several tribes of indigenous tribal alliance, Wal-ju, dirt, Mahan, Han Chen, Bian Han. Later, Mahan III unified Korea, said Chen country.
Chi-tzu Times
Recorded in Chinese history, North Korea, after the first commercial off the Western Zhou Dynasty, Shang Chen Chi-tzu left the Korean Peninsula was established with the local indigenous "Kei's Hou." The late 3rd century BC, the first time North Korea has been documented. In the Han Dynasty and the writings of the historian Sima Qian, "Historical Records" in the records, the last king of Shang King Zhou's brother, King Wu Chi-tzu in the weeks after the liturgy and the system with the Shang Dynasty to the north of the Korean Peninsula, where people are elected as monarch, and became recognized by the Chou princes. Known as "Ji Zi Korea."
Wei's age
According to "Historical Records", Yan Wei generals full rate of immigration into the Korean peninsula, and became North Korea's Ji Zi Gong phase. 194 BC established in the vicinity of Pyongyang's health regime, overthrew the regime of North Korean Ji Zi. This is the second dynasty, Korean history, "the Guardian's era." Archaeological research is not currently able to North Korea's founding on the health process.
Four counties and three times the Han Han
108 BC Emperor Wu Wei's power off North Korea, in the northern part of the establishment of the Korean Peninsula, music waves Xuantu, temporary Tuen, true fan four counties, known as "Han-four counties."
BC 82, because the ancient Korean people and the resistance of the local tribes, repealed the Provisional Tuen and true fan of the two counties. BC Xuantu County for 75 years moved to Liaodong. Le Long County, northern migration in the Korean peninsula many times, when Wang Mang power of the new music wave toward independence 30 years of Eastern Han Dynasty in the year (after Chinese) county court to recover music wave.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Kung-sun's Liaodong ("Three Kingdoms" in Gongsun Yuan) County in the southern sub-wave music with a side county located in the south of the Korean Peninsula to establish indigenous Korean chen South Korea, Malaysia and South Korea as the center of Byeonhan Chen States, while small countries such as the existence of Gaya.
Three Kingdoms Period
After BC ("Three Kingdoms" written in the first century BC), appeared on the Korean peninsula three regimes: the new Law (the former 57 years -935 years), Koguryo (37 years -668 years ago), Baekje ( The first 18 years -660 years). Southern tip of the peninsula there is Gaya and other regime. Each attack the country, there has also been the history of the Korean Peninsula, a relatively prosperous period. Baiji is a blog developed Mahan, Chen Silla Korea and the formation of a small tribe. Baiji relies on behalf of the Chinese imperial emissary Southern tributary of the way to Japan from China in absorption of cultural transmission.
Gaya that the Japanese government with any
In Japan, some scholars believe that at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula Byeonhan (now Gyeongnam) and other areas of Gaya was the Yamato regime on the Korean peninsula, the colonial court, "either that the Japanese government." Peninsula, in the three countries to resist the Goguryeo and Baekje Silla Qingong and close to Japan, would like to take from Japan to contain China. Japan is attempting to take advantage of this situation on the Korean Peninsula and to establish their own forces. Which led to a four-century Japanese imperial court sent troops to Silla, occupying Byeonhan, _set_ting the Japanese government to rule.
512, Baekje sent envoys asked Congress and the court to cede any of the four counties to compensate for Koguryo occupied the northern territories. Congress and the court then ruled North Korea due to their inability to continue to the southern region, had agreed to the request of Baekje. 562, he was that the Japanese government was destroyed by Silla.
In North and South Korea, many scholars deny the existence in the Korean Peninsula was a Japanese colony of any that. Instead, they believe that there are many on the Japanese archipelago was Baekje, Gaya and Shilla ruled the small country, with each other for hegemony in the peninsula when the country also are competing in the Japanese archipelago, the country of its strength.
In Japan, under the "high days of the original myth" (credited century mythology), there have been any rule Woguo that view. From the 1960s, North Korea and then in South Korea on the verification Jiji myth that the Japanese government on account of any results deny the myth of the reliability of Jiji, the history of Japan since the 1970s scholars have been about the same conclusion.
The same three countries on the Koguryo "too good King Stele" there are many controversial interpretation, and even the king is too good Korean scholars that the old monument inscription Japanese Army General Staff who have been tampered with.
Silla
Silla allegiance to the Tang Dynasty Tang Dynasty, the conditions and the emerging alliance, the reign of Emperor Tang Dynasty 660 AD, the joint force in the power off Baekje Silla, and in 668 years and the route through the old haunt Silla and Baekje South attack and destroy Goguryeo power by general Xue Rengui Baekje in Korea and established the old Anton Dohobu. As a result of defense against the Turks, and even then the threat of the Tang Dynasty, 676 years old haunt Tangjun retreat from the Baekje and Silla the way forward, Silla unified the Korean Peninsula and finally most of capital in Gyeongju, follow the example of countries Tang system rule.
9th century, around the peasant uprising, military generals 900 years kings Chen Xuan, built after the Baekje capital in Gwangju; 903 monks in golden bow-American uprising king, in the North and Northwest built Silla Taebong country (the first number Morocco earthquake country), the original capital in iron, 918 Wang established the Koryo dynasty, then _set_ the country, "Korea", and the original Shilla and known as the "post-Three Kingdoms period."
935 die in Silla Korea, Silla end.
Korea Times
918 years after the king of Goguryeo's arch-born Wang Department will be crowned as the king of the Ministry, moved the capital to open their home city (Songak), changing the country as "Korea." 935 off Silla, Baekje out after 936 years, the establishment of the Koryo dynasty. Liao 993 was defeated, and the Song Dynasty was forced to sever relations, allegiance to the Liao, Jin in 1127 was forced to surrender. Khitan and the Jurchen in the period against the military forces in surge, 1170 and 1173, led by generals Zhengzhong Fu, the occurrence of two coup, military coup dethronement king, nobles big kill civilian, the eventual establishment of a military officer held hostage by the King Cui Zhong Xian " all rooms "regime.
1231 Mongol offensive Korea, Cui regime collapse in 1258, the king surrendered Mongolia. Against surrender of the three other sand Mongolia launched the war against Mongolia, the Mongolian occupation of Jeju Island in 1273, ending the war against Mongolia. In order to attack Japan in 1280 the Yuan Dynasty _set_ in the Korean Peninsula levy East province, the capital deployed in Korea, "Daru flower red" control state affairs of Korea, Korea king can only live in Ganghwa island. With the failure of 1281 once the dissolution of the Japanese attack symptoms Eastern Province, and 1287 re-established the East province of levy, and the king of Korea and red flowers Daru Renzheng Dong province, a Yuan vassal state until the 1356 Gong Min Wang reply only to regain control when the Koryo court the right to rule.
Joseon era
1368 Ming Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty tribute Korea in 1370, 1387 Northeast Yuan emperor to attack the original colony, but the country still supports Mongolia Korea remnants.
1388 reunification of Korea are the king sent to Lichenggui attack Liaodong Lichenggui allegiance to the Ming dynasty is already determined, so he returned from the Yalu River to open the capital city of the occupation soldiers staged a coup in 1392 deposed king of self-reliance and allegiance to the Ming envoy, in accordance with Ming too ancestral emperor's will, changing the country as the DPRK, which means "Asahi clear," meaning capital in Hanyang. This time by the Japanese as "Lee Korea", the name in most of the history profession has been in use ever since.
1401, began to receive from the Ming Taizong canonized as "the Korean king." Formally established with China to the modern vassal relationship.
1469 to complete the "ceremony by the country," established a new political system.
Respected practice of Korean Confucianism, Buddhism, the policy exclusion.
1591 Japan 20 million off white Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea shuaibing, was occupied Pyongyang. Chinese Ming Dynasty sent troops to Support Korea, 1598 allied forces defeated the Japanese by North Korea, the Korean generals generals Dengzi Long Yi Sun-sin and China support each other, eventually died a heroic death. This section of history known as the "Japanese invasion chaos" of modern China as "Wanli Korea War."
After the Ming Dynasty and the 1618 gold operations, North Korea sent troops to aid the Ming dynasty, the Qing in 1636 North Korea captured the king to surrender, the tribute to the Qing dynasty, the Qing Dynasty became canonized country.
1894, North Korea large-scale peasant uprising broke out, unable to suppress the Korean court, and for help to the Qing Dynasty. Then, on June 6 at the Asan landing reinforcements Qing Dynasty, and the Japanese armed forces are an inferior race as an excuse to take the opportunity on July 6 in the Inchon landing, and launched the Horse Incident, the occupation of Hanyang, forcing North Korea signed the unequal "economic matter Pu Treaty "(ie Jemulpo Incheon today.) And organized pro-Japanese government suppressed the peasant uprising.
1894 Japanese attack on the garrison stationed in Korea, provoked the Sino-Japanese War.
April 1895, the Qing defeat, signed the "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Shimonoseki," agreed to give up sovereignty of the DPRK's case, then under Japanese control of Korea and the Qing court announced the termination of relations between canonized. In the same year, the Japanese assassinated the Empress has anti-Japanese tendencies.
1896 Emperor Tang emperor in the support of most of Russia, the establishment of the Korean Empire, from North Korea to South Korea. After the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, Russia defeated Japan's North Korean regime has been completely controlled.
Japanese rule
Japan in August 1910 forced the South Korean government signed with the "Japan-North Korea Annexation Treaty", the official annexation of the Korean Peninsula, became a colony of Japan, and the establishment of the Korean Government House, the colonial rule. Japan, Korea, Japan crowned royal nobles, so that Emperor abdicated, Yong Li Shun cases.
Korean Provisional Government
May 15, 1942, the Chinese Military Commission decided to merge the two armed Korean Independence Army, by the interim government to rule directly. November 23, 1945, the Korean Provisional Government to move back home, Guangfu Army the following year to return.
Armed North Korean Communist Party
From 1932 onwards, the North Korean communist leader Kim Il Sung's guerrillas in northeast China to carry out anti-Japanese guerrilla activities. Kim Il Sung in 1937, Japanese troops occupied the northern part of Prudential Town of North Korea, was forced to withdraw to the Soviet Union in 1941.
Korean War
1945, Japan surrendered to the boundary line of latitude 38 degrees, respectively, received from the Soviet Union and the United States armed forces. In support of the Soviet Union in their respective August 1948 the establishment of the Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic was established in September 1948. June 25, 1950 the Korean Fatherland Liberation War, the Korean People's Army at the beginning all the way to victory, the ROK armed forces to suppress the Pusan area, so the U.S. decided to intervene, sending troops on 15 September at Inchon, South Korea Korean People's Army in danger of being cut down the middle of the military situation, forced to retreat. Suppressed by the U.S. military all the way to the Yalu River area. War to the Yalu River, a serious threat to the peace of Northeast Frontier, which makes more than a year before the establishment of new China was forced to intervene. October 19th Chinese People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River, started the Korean War. October 25, volunteers to wipe out the first battle in South Korea six divisions. After repeated after the tug of war, both sides finally decided July 27, 1953 a temporary demarcation line (military demarcation line) for the sector, North Korea under the US-led coalition with the signing of the Armistice Agreement UN forces by the United Nations appointed a permanent neutral Switzerland and Swedish troops in the Joint Security Area, to monitor military operations on the border between the two countries. October 26, 1958, the Chinese People's Volunteers withdraw from the Korean peninsula, while the U.S. still has troops stationed in South Korea.
Foreign】 【
After World War II, the Cold War needs, South Korea to the United States and Foreign-based. In the early 20th century, 70 open door policy was introduced. February 1998, Kim Dae-jung became president, continue to work to consolidate the United States and Japan alliance, while strengthening and in friendly relations with Russia. Policy toward the DPRK, Kim implementation of the "sunshine policy" to bring non-use of force and avoid absorbing unity, strengthen North-South exchanges and cooperation of the "Three Principles of the North" and advocated an end to the Cold War structure on the Korean Peninsula, "package" fundamental solution to the Korean Peninsula issue. North Korea to provide a lot of rice, wheat, fertilizer, cement, heavy oil and other aid. South Korea on September 17, 1991 with North Korea to join the United Nations. February 2003, President Roh Moo-hyun took office, emphasizing the development of ROK-US relationship of mutual equality, and promote cooperation in Northeast Asia, Japan and Korea, while strengthening cooperation with Russia, ASEAN, EU relations with other countries to actively participate in regional and international affairs. October 2007, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun visited the DPRK, the DPRK announced 1.7 billion U.S. dollars to provide assistance to strengthen North-South economic cooperation.
Relationship with China
At present, China is South Korea's largest trading partner, largest export market and largest investment destination, South Korea is China's third largest trading partner and fourth largest source of foreign direct investment. In 2006, China and South Korea bilateral trade reached 134 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 20%.
】 【Territorial disputes
Dokdo
Dokdo (Dokdo, or Tokdo) is the title of South Korea, Japan called Takeshima (Take shima). Dokdo is located in the southeast corner Ulleungdo, South Korea is the eastern end. 1417, North Korea Taizong recorded at Island Records (whether in the Island Bamboo Island is still controversial, it may be Ulleungdo), An Fushi Yu Jin Lin came back from the Island, when, together with a large bamboo, taro , buffalo, together with the residents back to three, and report the case of the island, there are a total of 86 houses 15 men and women who, Bamboo Island area of 0.2km.
Su reef issues
Su sacred rocks is an inalienable part of the PRC, but is now illegal military occupation of Korea.
East Asian countries. In the southern half of the Korean peninsula. China across the Yellow Sea across. Area 9 9 million square kilometers. 4300 million population (1991). Seoul. Mostly plains and hilly terrain. Temperate monsoon climate. The newly industrialized countries. Processing industry developed, the important foreign trade.
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相传为 齐国 善于相狗的人
According to legend, the Qiguo Shan in person with the dog. "Selected Works of Cao <request from the test table>": "Lu dogs wail, South Korea know these before." Liang Liu Note: "Let people with dogs in the city of South Korea, then a dog Ming and China know these good numbers."
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指 北宋 大臣 富弼
Bi means the Minister of the Northern Song. Bute was the prime minister, into the Korean Public closures, it said. Song Zhang Yuan dry "Man Ting Fang Ting Fu senator" word: "South Korea Distinction, Los are the West, the name of Park Hill Classic connected."
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Travel
Best time to travel Korea: South Korea has a temperate climate, can watch the seasons changing tourism landscape is one of the greatest pleasures, North Korea, by the continental climate, large temperature difference between cold and heat, the more moderate Southern Ocean showing more climate characteristics. Jeju Island, the first cherry blossoms in late March opening is Colorful Seoul in mid-April. Winter jasmine, azaleas, peach, pear encrusted branches. Recovery of all things, sunny spring is infinitely good. June to August is the rainy season, rainfall accounted for one half of annual rainfall, hot and humid summer, the month of seven or eight, most Koreans choose this time to summer vacation mountain or coastal areas. "Clear and crisp, blue skies," may be the most appropriate description of Korean words fall, autumn is the best tourist season, early October Seoraksan turn red maple leaf, fallen flowers. To early November, Seoul Palace garden is leaves, autumn is strong. And that lovely, shy with the mood of the cosmos as a gift to one point in late autumn and romantic atmosphere. "Three Four warm Cold," a common winter landscape in Korea, which means after three days of bitterly cold, there must be four days of warm weather. Although the cold Korean winter, but still can be tolerated, let alone in the mountain areas can also enjoy the most popular outdoor winter sport of skiing. Korean Folk Festivals: South Korea across the country in our various festivals and traditional ceremonies were particularly noticeable, it is worth watching. Farming based on traditional folk arts of Korea have a lively vibrant, unique style of dance, music, technology, and Shamanism, constantly tempting all-inclusive participation in the game, riveting. The next list some of the major cultural tourism festival: Andong International Mask Dance Festival :10.6-10.15 Anton held in the local cultural festivals, oil sand tanks, river back to the mask dance and colorful folk art activities. Daegwallyeong Snow Festival :1.26-1.30 large ornamental sculpture, snow sculpture contest, traditional sled race, yellow handle mountain hunting, skiing, competition, winter fitness nude marathon competitions. Festival held in Gangwon Pyeongchang county. Icheon Pottery Festival :9.23-10 .8 This is an earth and fire festival, the first pottery village in Korea, "Icheon" was held, where visitors can discount 30% -50% of the price to buy hundreds of traditional ceramic artists ceramics and modern style. Will also hold various exhibitions and promising tourist pottery classes offered to "My ceramics" as the theme of the Grand Prix and other activities will also be held simultaneously. Xiangyang Matsutake Festival: September -10 months pine roots growing in the mountains on the matsutake mushroom flavor with its fragrant beauty and rich nutrients known in South Korea and Japan. There matsutake model exhibitions, explore _set_ loose game, matsutake direct marketing activities, a street snack, cooking contest, country music (Korean music) will perform a variety of activities. To held in Yangyang county. South Road Food Festival: 10 mid-to showcase the unique flavor of traditional Korean food and the warmth of kindness Cholla Taoist each eup Folk Village in the music held a street of traditional Korean cuisine, south island music performance, traditional wedding ceremony and other cultural activities, Folk Village and exciting also add a strong festive atmosphere. Traditional Martial Arts Festival Chungju :4.29-5.3 Traditional martial arts, outstanding martial arts program development, development of audio and video products martial arts, martial arts, freedom of practice, learning military activities, children's martial arts camp, martial arts decathlon competitions. Competition is generally held in Chungcheongbuk-do Chungju. South Korea to remind: Passport and visa: Chinese passport holders visa-free access to South Korean visitors to Cheju Island for 15 days. Holds validated United States, Canada and Japan, China visa and exit ticket visitors require a visa, to stay in South Korea over 15 days. Other cases need to be first Korean embassy or consulate for a visa. Taiwan passport holders of HKSAR passports and visa-free visitors stay in Korea for 15 days; Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand passport holders visa-free stay in Korea for 90 days. South Korean embassy or consulate to apply to come to Korea under the purpose of issuing three types of visas: tourist visas, transit visas and residence visa. Immigration: At present, China and South Korea have direct shipping. Going abroad to buy tickets, owned by China Ocean Shipping Agency office handled overseas passport and visa officers Xuping purchase tickets. Whatever the reason, visitors once the wrong boat, ferry or void, no rebate check. Customs: enter the South Korean or non-accompanied baggage to carry tourists to reach the port of entry when customs officers should be made orally or in writing. South Korea Kimpo International Airport with red and green dual-channel passenger baggage screening system. Korean Cuisine: Korean staple of white rice. Common dishes include the meat, fish, tofu and vegetables simmered in the pot; and unique nutrient-rich South Korean kimchi; other seasoning sauce with Korean-style mixing together all kinds of dishes. Koreans love to eat chili, homemade chili into almost full, so the Korean restaurant condiments used in chilli powder and garlic basically, on this basis, they add a variety of different flavors of spices, so in addition to Korean food spicy, there are distinctive color, smell, taste, mouth-watering. Koreans generally like to eat cold food, cold food is chopped vegetables or directly after boiled with seasoning Ban Cheng's. His many different types, both made of a vegetable, there are several vegetables mixed together to make the. Shopping Information in South Korea, to buy cheap souvenirs, please note the following: 1. During the low season to buy some items, such as leather, bought in summer than in winter is much cheaper to buy. 2. To the place where the locals shop to buy most frequently, such as Myeong-dong Seoul, South Korea, Namdaemun Market, Itaewon than, cheap. 3. The best with the invitation of the locals take visitors to the shopping area to buy, the price would be more reasonable, but also more time-saving. 4. Buying leather goods, leather quality to be good at identifying good and bad, and to choose a good market, as in Seoul's southern gate, a leather goods may be priced 4 million won, to the wholesale center of the east gate may be as long as the 2.5- 30,000 won. 5. Ginseng is best to buy duty-free shops, to note in the general store to buy exclusive trademark. 6. To buy antiques, attention should be licensed by the Authority before being carried out of culture. Foreign tourists in the duty-free shopping, if they meet the conditions, according to certain procedures to apply for refund of additional tax, special consumption tax and tax defense: 1. A purchase worth more than 5 million won of goods, and the date of purchase within 3 months to carry out South Korea. 2. In duty-free shopping, passport or other identity documents, the documents fill in name, address, the shop will give customers two shopping certificate and a return envelope. 3. Out of the country when, in the customs at the airport or port, to submit two shopping certificate and a return envelope. Customs will check whether to buy things with the exit, and then stamp the certificate of proof of purchase, including a mailing from the Customs duty-free shops, a return of buyers custody. 4. The purchase of goods sent by mail packet, then send the receipt to show proof of the customs. 5. Duty Free shopping in return received the certificate of the customs, money exchange within 20 days will be refunded to the buyer. 6. Remittance fee required, refund the buyer's deduction. Korea Transport: immigration traffic, three existing international airports aviation Korea: Seoul Kimpo Airport, Busan Gimhae International Airport, Jeju Island Jeju airport. 199o South Korean government decided in June 5o km away from Seoul Yeongjongdo build the world's largest airport, the plan completed in 2000. The airport is equivalent to two Chicago airports can accommodate 100 million passengers a year, transport 700 million tons of goods. Estimated total investment of 10 trillion won. Korea, Korean Air and Asian airlines around the world to build a nearly 50 air routes, about 600 flights per week arriving or leaving South Korea. Major international routes, including: Japan flights to Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya; North American flights fly to Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and Honolulu; Southeast Asia and the Pacific route to Taipei, Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore; Middle East routes to Jeddah, Bahrain, and Tripoli; European routes to Paris, London, Amsterdam, Moscow and Rome. China's newly opened routes to Beijing, Qingdao, Shenyang and Dalian. The more developed South Korean maritime shipping, passenger contacts with many countries, is the thirteenth largest in the world maritime power. Busan Port and Incheon Port in South Korea were the first and second largest international port. Except Saturday, the daily to and from Pusan and Shimonoseki, Japan liner. International Marine Express ferry company and South Korea back to the company's liner in Kobe, Japan, in between mountain climbing and. South Korea and China has opened up between Incheon and Tianjin, Dalian, Yantai, Weihai, sea routes. South Korea Accommodation: the face of an increasing number of tourists, the growing maturity of the tourism industry, the Korean government for the different needs of visitors to develop their own lodging industry. South Korean tourists can be divided into roughly four categories of accommodation: the luxury hotel, an ordinary hotel, Korean-style hotels and youth hostels. Hotel: Hotel in South Korea, according to the same number of rooms and equipment is divided into five, in the hotel's main entrance on the infinite distinction between the number of flowers. Premium for the five flowers, one to four flowers, two to three flowers and so on. Ultra-luxury hotel with the Intercontinental Hotel, Hilton International Hotel and 11; Seoul in recent years, several large new hotel fully equipped, elegant decoration, and some have Chinese, Japanese, Western-style restaurant and bar, beauty salon, night club and so on. Korean-style Hotel: Now to South Korea, may wish to live in a traditional Korean living room, known as "sudden temperature", by the end of the brass came to install heating, and then smooth the hole in the flat surface, lay down blankets, slowly falling asleep to enjoy the "warm hole" of the appeal. Youth hostels: Although the small guest house in Korea, but good equipment, no less to the general hotel, can accommodate 6-8 people in addition to accommodation rooms, there are double rooms, the Korean "conflict warm room", or even are available for newly married couples to use the deluxe double room. Folk: arrangements of local tourists to stay home, is an important exchanges, the occupancy of the family usually understand English. Korean Entertainment: South Korea has first-class large-scale amusement park, Everland in Seoul is one of the most famous one. Visitors can _select_ one based on personal hobby sites, enjoy the exotic music. Visitors can also cafes, nightclubs, bars and other places safely enjoy the nightlife. Seoul Myeong-dong, Itaewon-dong, Busan recovery to focus a lot of nightclubs and other entertainment; Seoul, New Village, near Hongdae is the place where young people gather. South Korea's hot in the way of its formation with China, unlike Japan. Korea is a total of 80 kinds of hot springs. China, Japan Hot Springs mostly volcanic formation over stimulate the body of water; and South Korea's hot springs gush from the granite, the lower water temperature, water quality and delicate. Particularly rich in sulfur hot springs in Korea sulfur, potassium, magnesium and other minerals, many tourists are attracted to. Skiing is popular with visitors from South Korea and Southeast Asia, winter sports, the arrival of December every year since the March on the peak of the Korean skiing, ski resorts are each fully equipped and offers a variety of services, most ski resorts are available night skiing facilities, accommodation facilities are complete. Korean golf was all people talked about, South Korea, more than 120 golf courses available, mostly in the vicinity of Seoul, Gyeongju, Jeju and other places too. Although the course prices vary, but the cost is normally Monday to Friday 8-9 million won, the weekend of 11 million won. In addition, Korea has 13 casinos are located in premium hotels receive government permission, the only foreigners to use. Seoul Walkerhill Hotel, where the size of casinos in Korea the most, and watch the Las Vegas-style and traditional Korean-style show. Location: South Korea is located in the south of the Korean peninsula, across the southeast and Japan across the Korea Strait, west of the Yellow Sea, adjacent to the north and North Korea. Area: 99,000 km2 Population: about 46,880,000 Nationality: Basically, people on the Korean peninsula under a single nation, South Korea called the Han family. Language: Korean language is common in Korean, English is South Korea's second language movement. Religion: mainly Buddhist, followed by Christianity, Confucianism and Islam also. Capital: Seoul Time difference: 1 hour earlier than Beijing Currency: Korean Won Code: 0082 National Day: August 15 (1945) National Flag: Flag Tai Chi Administrative divisions: there is 1 special city (Seoul City), 9 channel (Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, South Jeolla Province, North Gyeongsang, Gyeongnam Jeju Road), 6 Metropolitan City (Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan). Emblem: a circle. A round face as five of the hibiscus, the middle of yin and yang patterns. Ribbon with the words "Republic of Korea." South Korea is located in the northeast mainland China, the ancient Chinese called "Dong", today, the world known as "the light of the mysterious Orient." It is old and new coexist, ancient and modern fusion; it hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, has a modern and civilized style; which has 5,000 years of cultural tradition, still retains the ancient Oriental civilization, the essence; here to view spectacular, the people of sincere and frank, is an ideal vacation resort. South Korea has a unique scenic and cultural and historical heritage, including mountains, lakes, hot springs, beach, palace, temples, pagodas, monuments, Folk Village and Museum, there are more than 2300. South Korea has a population of about 46,850,000, is the world's highest population densities in the world. Korean society since ancient times, the family of origin as the center, although this tendency in modern society gradually fade, but the basic etiquette of family and loyalty and abide by the unwavering. Of the history of Chinese culture, many Chinese characters used in the text, such as language barriers, conversation by writing but also to communicate to some extent. The history of South and North Korea the same country. 3rd century BC, established in central and southern Korean Peninsula to the "Three Han" family-centric "e country." North Korea experienced a Goguryeo, Baekje, the new Luo Sanguo Kingdoms era, Unified Silla period (676-935), Koryo period (918-1392), the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). After the Joseon Dynasty, who changed the country for the "Han", which is the "Korean" origins. In 1910, became a Japanese colony. After Japan surrendered in 1945, the United States, the Soviet Union to 38 degrees north latitude as the dividing line, stationed on the Korean Peninsula, respectively. U.S. military occupation of Korea in 1948, announced the establishment of central and southern Republic of Korea, referred to as "Korea." South Korea has a continental monsoon climate, climate change, the more obvious throughout the year, beginning in early spring from early March, often rain, wind. In mid-April, the weather was warm, over the mountain flowers in full bloom. Summer weather is hot and humid, the hottest is August, the average temperature exceeds 30 ℃. High air is crisp autumn day, pleasant scenery. The winter is long, starts at the end of November, at times early in March, dry and cold. Geography: Located in northeast Asian continent, the southern half of the Korean peninsula. North Korea military demarcation line and adjacent. The remaining three sides by the Yellow Sea, Korea Strait and surrounded by the Sea of Japan. An area of 99,600 square kilometers, total length of 17,000 km coastline of the peninsula (including the island coastline.) South Korea is hilly and the plain, about 70% is mountainous terrain lower than the northern peninsula. Hilly, mostly in the south and west. Gentle continental slope west and south, the eastern continental slope is very steep along the west coast has the vast plains along the rivers. South Korea has a temperate monsoon climate in East Asia. June to September rainfall for the whole year of 70%. Average annual precipitation is about 1500 mm, precipitation decreased gradually from south to north. The average winter temperature is below freezing. August, the hottest summer temperature is 25 degrees Celsius. March and April and early summer when the vulnerability to typhoons. Brief history: After the 1st century AD, the formation of the Korean Peninsula Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla three oldest in the world. The mid-seventh century, Silla dominant in the peninsula. The early 10th century, Korea replaced Silla. Late 14th century, replaced by the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, will be the country for the DPRK. August 1910 became a colony of Japan. August 15, 1945 liberation. At the same time, the Soviet Union and U.S. troops to 38 degrees north latitude as the boundary line were stationed in the northern half of South half. August 15, 1948, proclaimed the Republic of Korea, Syngman Rhee was elected the first president. 1960, Syngman Rhee to step down in the national student movement. Park Chung Hee military coup in 1961, started 18-year rule, during the Korean economy to achieve sustained high growth. Park Chung Hee was assassinated in 1979, Chun Doo-glow move coup and became president in 1980. South Korean presidential election of 1987 introduced the same year, Roh Tae-woo was elected the 13th president. 14 to the 16th president Kim Young-sam, respectively, Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun. South Korea on September 17, 1991 with North Korea to join the United Nations. Culture: South Korea is a long history and splendid culture of the country, in literature and art have their own characteristics. Korean art including painting, calligraphy, prints, crafts, decoration, while carrying the national tradition, but also absorbed the strong points of foreign art. Korea Oriental art of painting and Western painting sub, like the Chinese painting Oriental paintings, pen, ink, paper, ink performance of a variety of topics. There are also various types of beautiful custom painting. With China, Japan, the calligraphy in Korea is an elegant art form. Koreans are known for known for love of music and dance. Korean modern music can be divided into "folk music" and "Western music" two. Folk music can be divided into "elegant music" and "folk music" two. South Korean court music is held in feudal dynasties in court ritual, ceremony, banquet and other music played by a professional orchestra, known as "being happy" or "court music." Miscellaneous songs in folk music, folk, music and other farmers. Xuan Qin commonly used instrument, Gaya piano, stick drums, flute and so on. One of the characteristics of Korean folk music is accompanied by dance. South Korea attached great importance to the dancers dance the shoulder, arm of the rhythm. Road with a fan, Corolla, drums. South Korean court dance and folk dance to the center, colorful. Korean drama originated in prehistoric religious ceremonies, including a mask, puppet show, singing, singing opera, drama, Category 5. One mask, also known as "Mask Dance", as a symbol of Korean culture in Korean traditional drama occupies a very important position. Scattered tribal people in the Altai Mountains, thousands of years ago, gradually migrating to the east. Tungus tribes in the family reportedly _set_tled in the Korean peninsula, the ancestors of the Korean nation. About three thousand years ago, introduced Korean bronze culture is today the origin of civilization. Founded in the late 14th century Korean text, in astronomy, medicine, and made remarkable achievements in all aspects. Korean people are like sports, especially love to participate in folk games. Folk games mainly swing, step seesaw, kite flying, riding to God and so on. Korea, many types of folk sports activities, there are chess, chess, throwing chess, wrestling, taekwondo, skiing. Korean food with kimchi and cultural features, three meals a day can not do without kimchi. Korean traditional dishes of roasted pork, pickles, cold has become a world famous dish. Food Without Borders - to eat in South Korea Korea is a great emphasis on education of the country. Thousands of types of colleges and universities nationwide. Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University and Ewha Women's University. Seoul, South Korea accounted for about one quarter of the total population over the Han River sides of skyscrapers, tourists outside the meantime, feel the atmosphere of modernization; traditional Korean tile roofs, architectural lines show the United States, gives a vintage feel. Seoul, the market has to show the vicissitudes of life, vibrant folk dance attracted guests from. Korean people are like sports, especially love to participate in folk games. Folk games mainly swing, step seesaw, kite flying, riding to God and so on. Korea, many types of folk sports activities, there are chess, chess, throwing chess, wrestling, taekwondo, skiing. As we all know, the World Cup once every four years will be June 1, 2002 January 30 -6 in South Korea and Japan, 10 cities, the opening ceremony of the first match will be kicked off in Seoul on the caves. By then, the world soccer powerhouse 32 will engage in fierce competition, in the meantime, fans from around the world gathered in South Korea. This is the first time in history the two countries jointly organized by the World Cup football match between Korea and Japan for the world to contribute to peace and friendship. Korea is a coexistence of old and new, serene mysterious fascinating country, visitors to South Korea will find it has hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 88 modern country, still retains the essence of ancient oriental civilization - history of ancient palaces, city gates and magnificent quiet temples. South Korea is a long history and splendid culture of the country, in literature and art have their own characteristics. Korean art including painting, calligraphy, prints, crafts, decoration, while carrying the national tradition, but also absorbed the strong points of foreign art. Korea Oriental art of painting and Western painting sub, like the Chinese painting Oriental paintings, pen, ink, paper, ink performance of a variety of topics. There are also various types of beautiful custom painting. With China, Japan, the calligraphy in Korea is an elegant art form. Koreans are known for known for love of music and dance. Korean modern music can be divided into "folk music" and "Western music" two. Folk music can be divided into "elegant music" and "folk music" two. South Korean court music is held in feudal dynasties in court ritual, ceremony, banquet and other music played by a professional orchestra, known as "being happy" or "court music." Miscellaneous songs in folk music, folk, music and other farmers. Xuan Qin commonly used instrument, Gaya piano, stick drums, flute and so on. One of the characteristics of Korean folk music is accompanied by dance. South Korea attached great importance to the dancers dance the shoulder, arm of the rhythm. Road with a fan, Corolla, drums. South Korean court dance and folk dance to the center, colorful. Korean drama originated in prehistoric religious ceremonies, including a mask, puppet show, singing, singing opera, drama, Category 5. One mask, also known as "Mask Dance", as a symbol of Korean culture in Korean traditional drama occupies a very important position.
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Best time to travel Korea: South Korea has a temperate climate, can watch the seasons changing tourism landscape is one of the greatest pleasures, North Korea, by the continental climate, large temperature difference between cold and heat, the more moderate Southern Ocean showing more climate characteristics. Jeju Island, the first cherry blossoms in late March opening is Colorful Seoul in mid-April. Winter jasmine, azaleas, peach, pear encrusted branches. Recovery of all things, sunny spring is infinitely good. June to August is the rainy season, rainfall accounted for one half of annual rainfall, hot and humid summer, the month of seven or eight, most Koreans choose this time to summer vacation mountain or coastal areas. "Clear and crisp, blue skies," may be the most appropriate description of Korean words fall, autumn is the best tourist season, early October Seoraksan turn red maple leaf, fallen flowers. To early November, Seoul Palace garden is leaves, autumn is strong. And that lovely, shy with the mood of the cosmos as a gift to one point in late autumn and romantic atmosphere. "Three Four warm Cold," a common winter landscape in Korea, which means after three days of bitterly cold, there must be four days of warm weather. Although the cold Korean winter, but still can be tolerated, let alone in the mountain areas can also enjoy the most popular outdoor winter sport of skiing. Korean Folk Festivals: South Korea across the country in our various festivals and traditional ceremonies were particularly noticeable, it is worth watching. Farming based on traditional folk arts of Korea have a lively vibrant, unique style of dance, music, technology, and Shamanism, constantly tempting all-inclusive participation in the game, riveting. The next list some of the major cultural tourism festival: Andong International Mask Dance Festival :10.6-10.15 Anton held in the local cultural festivals, oil sand tanks, river back to the mask dance and colorful folk art activities. Daegwallyeong Snow Festival :1.26-1.30 large ornamental sculpture, snow sculpture contest, traditional sled race, yellow handle mountain hunting, skiing, competition, winter fitness nude marathon competitions. Festival held in Gangwon Pyeongchang county. Icheon Pottery Festival :9.23-10 .8 This is an earth and fire festival, the first pottery village in Korea, "Icheon" was held, where visitors can discount 30% -50% of the price to buy hundreds of traditional ceramic artists ceramics and modern style. Will also hold various exhibitions and promising tourist pottery classes offered to "My ceramics" as the theme of the Grand Prix and other activities will also be held simultaneously. Xiangyang Matsutake Festival: September -10 months pine roots growing in the mountains on the matsutake mushroom flavor with its fragrant beauty and rich nutrients known in South Korea and Japan. There matsutake model exhibitions, explore _set_ loose game, matsutake direct marketing activities, a street snack, cooking contest, country music (Korean music) will perform a variety of activities. To held in Yangyang county. South Road Food Festival: 10 mid-to showcase the unique flavor of traditional Korean food and the warmth of kindness Cholla Taoist each eup Folk Village in the music held a street of traditional Korean cuisine, south island music performance, traditional wedding ceremony and other cultural activities, Folk Village and exciting also add a strong festive atmosphere. Traditional Martial Arts Festival Chungju :4.29-5.3 Traditional martial arts, outstanding martial arts program development, development of audio and video products martial arts, martial arts, freedom of practice, learning military activities, children's martial arts camp, martial arts decathlon competitions. Competition is generally held in Chungcheongbuk-do Chungju. South Korea to remind: Passport and visa: Chinese passport holders visa-free access to South Korean visitors to Cheju Island for 15 days. Holds validated United States, Canada and Japan, China visa and exit ticket visitors require a visa, to stay in South Korea over 15 days. Other cases need to be first Korean embassy or consulate for a visa. Taiwan passport holders of HKSAR passports and visa-free visitors stay in Korea for 15 days; Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand passport holders visa-free stay in Korea for 90 days. South Korean embassy or consulate to apply to come to Korea under the purpose of issuing three types of visas: tourist visas, transit visas and residence visa. Immigration: At present, China and South Korea have direct shipping. Going abroad to buy tickets, owned by China Ocean Shipping Agency office handled overseas passport and visa officers Xuping purchase tickets. Whatever the reason, visitors once the wrong boat, ferry or void, no rebate check. Customs: enter the South Korean or non-accompanied baggage to carry tourists to reach the port of entry when customs officers should be made orally or in writing. South Korea Kimpo International Airport with red and green dual-channel passenger baggage screening system. Korean Cuisine: Korean staple of white rice. Common dishes include the meat, fish, tofu and vegetables simmered in the pot; and unique nutrient-rich South Korean kimchi; other seasoning sauce with Korean-style mixing together all kinds of dishes. Koreans love to eat chili, homemade chili into almost full, so the Korean restaurant condiments used in chilli powder and garlic basically, on this basis, they add a variety of different flavors of spices, so in addition to Korean food spicy, there are distinctive color, smell, taste, mouth-watering. Koreans generally like to eat cold food, cold food is chopped vegetables or directly after boiled with seasoning Ban Cheng's. His many different types, both made of a vegetable, there are several vegetables mixed together to make the. Shopping Information in South Korea, to buy cheap souvenirs, please note the following: 1. During the low season to buy some items, such as leather, bought in summer than in winter is much cheaper to buy. 2. To the place where the locals shop to buy most frequently, such as Myeong-dong Seoul, South Korea, Namdaemun Market, Itaewon than, cheap. 3. The best with the invitation of the locals take visitors to the shopping area to buy, the price would be more reasonable, but also more time-saving. 4. Buying leather goods, leather quality to be good at identifying good and bad, and to choose a good market, as in Seoul's southern gate, a leather goods may be priced 4 million won, to the wholesale center of the east gate may be as long as the 2.5- 30,000 won. 5. Ginseng is best to buy duty-free shops, to note in the general store to buy exclusive trademark. 6. To buy antiques, attention should be licensed by the Authority before being carried out of culture. Foreign tourists in the duty-free shopping, if they meet the conditions, according to certain procedures to apply for refund of additional tax, special consumption tax and tax defense: 1. A purchase worth more than 5 million won of goods, and the date of purchase within 3 months to carry out South Korea. 2. In duty-free shopping, passport or other identity documents, the documents fill in name, address, the shop will give customers two shopping certificate and a return envelope. 3. Out of the country when, in the customs at the airport or port, to submit two shopping certificate and a return envelope. Customs will check whether to buy things with the exit, and then stamp the certificate of proof of purchase, including a mailing from the Customs duty-free shops, a return of buyers custody. 4. The purchase of goods sent by mail packet, then send the receipt to show proof of the customs. 5. Duty Free shopping in return received the certificate of the customs, money exchange within 20 days will be refunded to the buyer. 6. Remittance fee required, refund the buyer's deduction. Korea Transport: immigration traffic, three existing international airports aviation Korea: Seoul Kimpo Airport, Busan Gimhae International Airport, Jeju Island Jeju airport. 199o South Korean government decided in June 5o km away from Seoul Yeongjongdo build the world's largest airport, the plan completed in 2000. The airport is equivalent to two Chicago airports can accommodate 100 million passengers a year, transport 700 million tons of goods. Estimated total investment of 10 trillion won. Korea, Korean Air and Asian airlines around the world to build a nearly 50 air routes, about 600 flights per week arriving or leaving South Korea. Major international routes, including: Japan flights to Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya; North American flights fly to Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and Honolulu; Southeast Asia and the Pacific route to Taipei, Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore; Middle East routes to Jeddah, Bahrain, and Tripoli; European routes to Paris, London, Amsterdam, Moscow and Rome. China's newly opened routes to Beijing, Qingdao, Shenyang and Dalian. The more developed South Korean maritime shipping, passenger contacts with many countries, is the thirteenth largest in the world maritime power. Busan Port and Incheon Port in South Korea were the first and second largest international port. Except Saturday, the daily to and from Pusan and Shimonoseki, Japan liner. International Marine Express ferry company and South Korea back to the company's liner in Kobe, Japan, in between mountain climbing and. South Korea and China has opened up between Incheon and Tianjin, Dalian, Yantai, Weihai, sea routes. South Korea Accommodation: the face of an increasing number of tourists, the growing maturity of the tourism industry, the Korean government for the different needs of visitors to develop their own lodging industry. South Korean tourists can be divided into roughly four categories of accommodation: the luxury hotel, an ordinary hotel, Korean-style hotels and youth hostels. Hotel: Hotel in South Korea, according to the same number of rooms and equipment is divided into five, in the hotel's main entrance on the infinite distinction between the number of flowers. Premium for the five flowers, one to four flowers, two to three flowers and so on. Ultra-luxury hotel with the Intercontinental Hotel, Hilton International Hotel and 11; Seoul in recent years, several large new hotel fully equipped, elegant decoration, and some have Chinese, Japanese, Western-style restaurant and bar, beauty salon, night club and so on. Korean-style Hotel: Now to South Korea, may wish to live in a traditional Korean living room, known as "sudden temperature", by the end of the brass came to install heating, and then smooth the hole in the flat surface, lay down blankets, slowly falling asleep to enjoy the "warm hole" of the appeal. Youth hostels: Although the small guest house in Korea, but good equipment, no less to the general hotel, can accommodate 6-8 people in addition to accommodation rooms, there are double rooms, the Korean "conflict warm room", or even are available for newly married couples to use the deluxe double room. Folk: arrangements of local tourists to stay home, is an important exchanges, the occupancy of the family usually understand English. Korean Entertainment: South Korea has first-class large-scale amusement park, Everland in Seoul is one of the most famous one. Visitors can _select_ one based on personal hobby sites, enjoy the exotic music. Visitors can also cafes, nightclubs, bars and other places safely enjoy the nightlife. Seoul Myeong-dong, Itaewon-dong, Busan recovery to focus a lot of nightclubs and other entertainment; Seoul, New Village, near Hongdae is the place where young people gather. South Korea's hot in the way of its formation with China, unlike Japan. Korea is a total of 80 kinds of hot springs. China, Japan Hot Springs mostly volcanic formation over stimulate the body of water; and South Korea's hot springs gush from the granite, the lower water temperature, water quality and delicate. Particularly rich in sulfur hot springs in Korea sulfur, potassium, magnesium and other minerals, many tourists are attracted to. Skiing is popular with visitors from South Korea and Southeast Asia, winter sports, the arrival of December every year since the March on the peak of the Korean skiing, ski resorts are each fully equipped and offers a variety of services, most ski resorts are available night skiing facilities, accommodation facilities are complete. Korean golf was all people talked about, South Korea, more than 120 golf courses available, mostly in the vicinity of Seoul, Gyeongju, Jeju and other places too. Although the course prices vary, but the cost is normally Monday to Friday 8-9 million won, the weekend of 11 million won. In addition, Korea has 13 casinos are located in premium hotels receive government permission, the only foreigners to use. Seoul Walkerhill Hotel, where the size of casinos in Korea the most, and watch the Las Vegas-style and traditional Korean-style show.
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