Meanwhile, the National Museum of Korea also announced it has 152 metal type blocks assumed to be Gapinja. The museum was able to make the assumption based on books donated by the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee and the late Song Sung-moon, the author of the Sung Moon Comprehensive English Grammar book. The books were printed with the Gapinja metal type. The National Museum of Korea’s metal ty...

According to Nam, 97 of the pieces of metal type were taken out of Korea after they were not recognized as national treasures in 2017. In the last few years, several research papers falsely claiming the metal type to be of the Song dynasty origin have been released by Chinese researchers to distort the clarity of Korean historical accomplishments and their contribution to printing history. When...

Another event inspired by the games, called “Squid Camping,” is expected to take place in Wonju, also located in Gangwon Province, on Friday. The “Squid Camping” event, hosted by emerging social leisure activity platform Frip, comes with a catchphrase: “Watching (the game) can never beat the excitement of actually being the player.” Provided with the same style of green tracksuits that the cont...

Catch the Wild Chrysanthemum Exhibition before it ends on Oct. 17 at the Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province. While the garden is filled with colorful blossoms in the spring and the summer, visitors can enjoy the Chrysanthemum Festival during the fall months along with the blazing fall foliage of nearby Chungnyeongsan. A myriad of chrysanthemums in full bloom cover virtually e...

Many Hangeul researchers died in prison and were persecuted for their work on the Hangeul dictionary project, which the colonial authorities sought to block. In its last printed version published in 1994, the Great Korean Hangul dictionary contains 450,000 words, not including names and names of places, in a whopping 5,496 pages. The dictionary is no longer being printed. Today‘s online diction...

Thanks to the soaring popularity of Korean culture, 26 words and phrases of Korean origin have been included in the latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary was first published in 1884, and the word “Korean” was first added in a 1933 supplement. Food features prominently in the recent update: Banchan are small side dishes served along with rice as part of a typical Korean ...

Autumn is here. And the best way to enjoy the glorious colors of trees and scent of pine while learning about Korean history is to visit forest trails inside Joseon royal tomb compounds which will stay open through Nov. 30. Artist Kim Hee-soo paints people around him, adding his imagination to the works. Sometimes the figures have expressionless faces, sometimes they are staring at something su...

“The vertical type is made as close as possible to the original shape of Princess Deokon’s writing, so it might be difficult for the public to read. That is why we made a separate horizontal type, modified to suit the needs of users today,” an official from the National Hangeul Museum told The Korea Herald on Wednesday. The font is distributed for free for use in printing, publishing, and video ...

Kim Hyun-mo, head of the Cultural Heritage Administration, answered lawmakers‘ questions about the controversy surrounding apartments near an UNESCO-listed royal tomb in Gimpo during the parliamentary inspection Tuesday. The Joseon-era royal tomb Jangneung in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, houses the parents of King Injo, the 16th ruler of Joseon, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 20...

An enemy commander named Agibaldo, in full armor, appeared flanked by a squad of soldiers on both sides. General Yi Sung-gae fired off his arrows, hitting the left eyes of all the soldiers on the left of the enemy commander and the right eyes of all the soldiers on the right side. Then using an arrow with a heavy tip, making a thundering noise, knocked off Agiblaldo’s helmet, and with the next ar...

A Chinese game featuring a female character dressed in traditional Korean costume hanbok has sparked controversy over plagiarism and intellectual property theft in South Korea. Last November, Chinese gaming firm Paper Games’ Shining Nikki shut down its Korean server just two months after controversy erupted over clothing items featured in the game that resembled hanbok.

For Seoulites, this weekend is a great chance to hike a somewhat challenging historical path in the northern part of Seoul. The 9th Hanyang Doseong Culture Festival under the theme “Sungseong: Embracing the Wishes” will be held both on and offline, including on-site participation for visitors. The festival begins Oct. 1 and continues for 10 days. Hanyang Doseong, also known as the Seoul City W...

The local culture scene has continued to protest the nomination of Ahn Ho-sang as the new head of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. Some artists and art groups held a protest Thursday in front of the art center in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, calling for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon to withdraw the nomination of Ahn as the new CEO of the city-funded art center, citing the blacklist scandal. ...

A preview performance of musical “Lepaka Muryang” directed by Kolleen Park will be held during the18th Odaesan Mountain Culture Festival

Construction companies accused of breaking law by failing to ask Cultural Heritage Administration’s permission