Flattened Bamboo Discovered at the Royal Palace Site When the bamboo artifact was first unearthed at the Gwanbuk-ri site in Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do, it barely resembled a musical instrument. One end …
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Tradition & Heritage
‘A Place to Resolve Worries’: Three Temple Restrooms Head Toward National Heritage Status in Korea
by J. Haanby J. HaanThree Century-Old Temple Restrooms Head Toward Heritage Status On August 4, 2026, the Korea Heritage Service announced plans to designate three Buddhist temple restrooms — the “cheukgan” at Seonamsa Temple …
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Tradition & Heritage
A Deer Antler Still Lodged in a Whale’s Bone: How a Neolithic Hunt in Ulsan Became a Korean Heritage
by J. Haanby J. HaanWhere Bone Met Bone A deer’s antler is lodged inside the bone of a whale. Heard in passing, it might sound like two coincidental remains from land and sea, buried …
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Tradition & Heritage
‘International Law Is No Match for a Cannon’: The Last Calligraphy Ahn Jung-geun Wrote Before His Execution Returns After 116 Years
by J. Haanby J. HaanEight Characters Have Come Home From Japan “Manguk gongbeop bulyeo daepo” (萬國公法不如大砲). Eight characters in black ink, brief as they are, carry the weight of an entire era’s despair once …
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Tradition & Heritage
A Sea’s Memory Carved in Stone: Redrawing the Protected Zone Around Haenam’s Myeongnyang Victory Monument
by J. Haanby J. HaanA Single Monument Looking Out at a Strait In Munnae-myeon, Haenam County, South Jeolla Province, a stone monument stands with a victory at sea carved into its face. This Treasure, …
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Tradition & Heritage
The Low Earthen Wall South of the Han River: Why Pungnap Toseong Is Widening Its Boundaries Again
by J. Haanby J. HaanThe Earthen Fortress That Once Looked Down on the River Walking between Seoul’s subway lines, apartment complexes, and roads thick with traffic, one can pass the low, long earthen mound …
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Tradition & Heritage
The Day the Hands of Masters Gathered in Busan: Intangible Heritage Becomes Present Tense
by J. Haanby J. HaanThe Weight of the Phrase ‘Living Heritage’ The word ‘heritage’ (유산, yusan) can easily sound like something that belongs to the past. We think of old buildings, ceramics in glass …
