Tripitaka Koreana
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2021
The Tripiṭaka Koreana is the oldest surviving version of the Buddhist canon and the most complete collection of Buddhist texts, laws and tre...
Showing posts with the label South Korea
The Richest Ancient Shipwreck
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2021
In 1975, a fishing boat working in the southwestern sea of Korean peninsula, near the Shinan Islands, caught six pieces of Chinese ceramic w...
The Moon Villages of South Korea
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2019
After the Korean War ended in 1953, many war refugees and other impoverished people moved to the rapidly developing urban centers and began ...
The Korean Exam That Brings The Nation to a Halt
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2018
Every year in November, more than half a million high school students across South Korea sit for the examination of their life—the infamous ...
The Strange Case of Kijong-dong And Daeseong-dong
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2018
After three years of bloody conflict that saw three million people dead, the two neighboring countries, North and South Korea, entered into ...
Seoul’s Floating Skygarden
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2017
A kilometer-long section of a disused overpass in the heart of Seoul has been converted into an urban nursery with more than 24,000 potted p...
Women’s World War 2 Memorials
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 12, 2016
All wars change the lives of those they touch, but nothing was as transformative and revolutionary as the Second World War, particularly for...
Musical Roads That Play Melodies When Cars Drive Over
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 16, 2015
A Japanese engineer by the name of Shizuo Shinoda was digging with a bulldozer when he accidentally scraped some markings into a road with i...
Ice fishing in South Korea’s Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice festival
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 12, 2015
Every year in the month of January, over a million people flock to the quiet town of Hwacheon to participate in the Sancheoneo Ice Festival....
Manjanggul Lava Tube Cave in Jeju Island
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2014
The volcanic island of Jeju, located 130 kilometers from the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, has an extensive system of lava tubes. ...
Cruise Ship On a Cliff is Actually a Hotel
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2013
Perched high above the shores on the costal cliff in Jeongdongjin, a South Korean tourist town known for having the best view of the sunrise...
5 Unfortunately Shaped Skyscrapers
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2012
Chinese news agency Xinhua reports of a new building in Suzhou that is nearing completion. The 74-story Gate to the East was designed to lo...
Slimy Snail Massage: The Latest Beauty Fad
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2012
If you thought snake massage was creepy, checkout the latest craze in skin care. Beauty clinics and spas across South America and South K...
Mass Fishing at Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in South Korea
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 9, 2012
South Korea's first area to freeze over is always Hwacheon, where the river's ice reaches a solid 16 inches thick by January ideal c...
Parting of the Sea in Jindo
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2011
The story of Moses is a famous tale among Christians and Jews throughout the world. The miracle of the parting of the Red Sea when Moses and...
World's First Virtual Store Opens in Korea
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2011
A major South Korean retailer has opened what it appears to be the world's first virtual store geared to smartphone users, with shoppers...
14th Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 17, 2011
As the hot weather approaches, both local residents and foreigners visited the city of Boryeong, a town around 200 km south of Seoul, South ...
