In 2004 Summer ending , I traveled to Seoul Korea .
Korea in Chinese words pronounced as Han Guo, which means " Cold Kingdom". The ancient Korea and olden China are strongly linked due to the proximity of two countries . . Korea had being trading , adopting the Chinese culture , the medical treatment using herbal , aculpuncher ,even at war fews times , with olden Chinese Dynasty in the history in long time ago The Korean Hanji words are originally using Chinese Hanji , squared block characters with different pronounciation .
In the last few hundred years , they have slowly developed their own ways of Korea writing symbol , which we have seen now in Korean books , movie . Per the study ,it has been proven that Chinese Hanji is the most difficult languages in the world to learn due to the complexity , construction of each single words . They are unlike other languages using the consonant and vowels ...
.In olden days, the civilians and high officials who served Korean Emperior s have put on silk gown like the one used to be seen in Chinese Dynasty, except , they are some change in dimension , which has emphasized to suit their bodily structure .And the Korean textiles are very colorful , it is easy to distingish the Korean textiles. . I think thats wonderful . The women in any tradition costume are beautiful ,it is very attractive in taking pictures
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I heard , that past emperior are screwed in running the nation , because of the korean women are so beautiful , that the male emperior are so much indulged in womenizing enjoyment .The emperior all die young due to kidney exhaustion . That was what the Korean guides said , I think that were all true , when I visited the Muzium for past rulers history .
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The world history has changed Korea so much , the Korea was splitted into the two countries, N Korea , S Korea . Only the North Korea are still closely linked with the mainland China as business partner , and military partner in the recent 100 year .ago .
All I have known about South Korea , they has adopted a Democratic system and has been a US military partner , business partner , in the confrontation with communiist N Korea , at least , they are so much richer and now has obtained a high status in economics growth , has become one of the five richer Southeast Asian countries . .
In my recent visit in Seoul , which is just 6 days , i could hardly have any opportunities to understand any thing in depth , except , I can only have a glance of the country. By the first look of the Korean typical farmer , they have a serious look on the face , small eyes , very cold expression , and a little fierceness , high cheek bone , broad jaws.On the other hand , my first impression on the Korea bus driver , and photographer , they are fair , handsome , well developed bodily , they are modern, very tidy in dressing .
Something worth to mention , they dont even say hello to our team members. .The team tour guides , said , that they are poor in English ,they can understand Mandarin words , but, not good at speech . So, they look like sillent bodygurad .Remember the Western movie of " Boyguard ".
It is the same .
They are very royal to their country , and had a strong sense of patrotism , they insist to use , speak their own languages.. In most of the tourist hot spot , the shops and signboards are still in Korean words , it has reflected their mixing feeling of accepting foreign tourism , and yet with a resistance to globalize , westernize the city
The guide said that Korean are not eating tasty, good food ,like Singaporean , or Malaysian , they has a cheap meal with rice and Kimchi , they are very cost saving type ., this has been a good teaching from their forefather , as Korea has been a extremely poor nation , has been under Japanese occupation.for few hundred years , they has developed a character of being very nervious ,cautious with bararian invaders. Are we invaders now ?
They use steel chopsticks, they eat a lot of vegetables , and hot chilly , and quite salty .They sleep on floor , with hard squared pillow..
One special items need mentioned , they have a very clean habit , they dont share chopsticks , and bowls , and it is hygien .
Recall the last two years the event of disease Sars , which overswept the whole Asia , Korea is the only country has been exempted out ,
the expert said it is because , they clean their hands very totally , dont share their dinner utensils. It is amazing .. There are a lot more amazing incidence in Seoul Let stop for thetime being ..
