South Korea

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South Korea

• By Clinton Loll

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Attractions

• Demilitarized Zone (DZ)
• Namsan Park
• Changdeokgung Palace
• Everland
• Korean Folk Village
• Lotte World
• National Museum of Korea

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Culture

• Music-Jeongak and Minsogak
• Religion-Buddhism and Confucianism
• Alcohol-Jiju or Cheongji (most popular)
• Government Type-Republic
• Capital City-Seoul

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Economic Information

• Currency-South Korean Won
• GDP-17,700
• Industries-electronics, communications,
  automobile production
• Imports-Oil, steel, plastics, machinery
• Exports-Motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships

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Holidays

• Hansik
• Sambok
• Dongji
• Yudu
• Dano
• Chilseok
• Chuseok

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Oriental Astrology

• Oriental Astrology has twelve animals assigned to
  each year. (Western Astrology has twelve animals
  for each month)

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Demilitarized Zone

• DMZ is a geographical icon of the dispute between
  North Korea and South Korea.

8
Taekwondo

• South Koreas martial art is Taekwondo. It not
  only emphasizes physical attributes but also mind
  attributes. It is now in the Olympic Games.

9
Clothing

• The ruling class has clothes more ornate and
  expensive than the lower class. Certain types of
  clothing and colors are reserved for the royal
  family.

10
Village Guardians

• In rural areas there are guardians to protect the
  village people from evil spirits and to pray for
  a good crop each year.

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Korean Independence

• Korea gained independence from Japan in 1945 at
  the end of WWII. Ideally split by the US and
  Soviet Union they were expected to unite one day.