http://www.exploringkorea.com Your Korea Travel Guide Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:07:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 http://www.exploringkorea.com/changui-militia-monument-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changui-militia-monument-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/changui-militia-monument-seoul/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:09:08 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3819 The Changui Militia Monument is in at the entrance to Manguri Park. The monument is dedicated to the people who in November 1907 set up an army of 10,000 strong called the "righteous army" and marched into Seoul to fight the Japanese and gain independence. The Militia were unsuccessful due to being heavily outnumbered by [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/changui-militia-monument-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele http://www.exploringkorea.com/lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:22:01 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3804 The Lee Yun-Tak Hangeul Monument in Nowon, Seoul is the oldest monument (stele) in Korea with Hangul carved on it and dates to 1536. The monument is a warning in front of the grave of Yi Yun-Tak and his wife. The monument was put there by his son, Yi Mungeon as a warning for people [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/il-nuym-bi-monument/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=il-nuym-bi-monument http://www.exploringkorea.com/il-nuym-bi-monument/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:13:08 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=640 This monument was erected in memory of over 4,300 elite Korean students of colleges and universities in Korea and Japan who were coercively inducted into the Imperial Japanese Army under the name Special Student Volunteers toward the end of World War 2. Most of the them refused to comply and deserted the Japanese Imperial Army. [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/il-nuym-bi-monument/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/jang-yeong-sil-statue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jang-yeong-sil-statue http://www.exploringkorea.com/jang-yeong-sil-statue/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:04:14 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=623 Jang Yeong-sil was a Korean scientist and astronomer during the Joseon Dynasty. He was born a slave. During King Sejong's reign he instituted a policy of selecting officials based on their talent, not by their wealth nor social class. Jang's fame gained him entry into the royal court at Hanseong (present day Seoul) where selected [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/jang-yeong-sil-statue/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/haechi-symbol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=haechi-symbol http://www.exploringkorea.com/haechi-symbol/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:54:27 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=382 On March 25th, 2008, the Seoul Metropolitan Government chose Haechi as the Mascot of Seoul City. They use the Haechi Character on public materials, at festivals and events. I'm sure you have spotted the character somewhere along your travels in Seoul. Haechi is a mythological character from Chinese and Korean mythology. It resembles a lion [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/haechi-symbol/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/admiral-yi-sun-sin-statue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=admiral-yi-sun-sin-statue http://www.exploringkorea.com/admiral-yi-sun-sin-statue/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:35:53 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=159 Admiral Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Naval Commander noted for his battles against the invading Japanese. He was born April 28th, 1545 and died in battle on December 16th, 1598. Admiral Yi remains a hero today in Korea. You can find many museums and statues dedicated to him across Korea. This  statue pictured to the [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/admiral-yi-sun-sin-statue/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/king-sejong-statue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=king-sejong-statue http://www.exploringkorea.com/king-sejong-statue/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:20:13 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=145 Sejong the Great Statue in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Who is he? Sejong was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. His reign of power was from September 18th, 1418 until he died of diabetes on May 18th, 1450. He was a very smart man. He had a love for Science, [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/king-sejong-statue/feed/ 0