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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia II - Korean people - Koreans in the United States

See also: Korean American, List of famous Korean Americans More than 1 million ethnic Koreans live in the U.S., mostly in metropolitan areas. A handful are descended from laborers who migrated to Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A significant number are descended from orphans of the Korean War, in which the U.S. was a major ally of South Korea. Thousands were adopted by American (mostly Caucasian) families in the years following the war, when their plight was covered on television. The vast majority, however, immigrated or are descended from those who immigrated after the ...

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Famous Korean people: : Korean Buddhism

Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from China were internally inconsistent. To address this, they developed a new holistic approach to Buddhism. This approach is characteristic of virtually all major Korean thinkers, and has resulted in a distinct variation of Buddhism, which Wonhyo (617–686) called the Tongbulgyo ("interpenetrated Buddhism"). K ...

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Korean Buddhism - Historical overview of the development of Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism - Buddhism in the Three Kingdoms

Korean Buddhism - Baekje
Korean Buddhism - Kaya
Korean Buddhism - Silla

Korean Buddhism - Buddhism in the Unified Silla period 668-918
Korean Buddhism - Buddhism as state religion in the Goryeo period 918-1392
Korean Buddhism - Suppression under the Joseon dynasty 1392-1910
Korean Buddhism - Buddhism during the Japanese occupation 1910-1945
Korean Buddhism - Buddhism and Westernization 1945-present
Korean Buddhism - Looking Ahead

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Contemporary culture of South Korea - Music

Contemporary culture of South Korea - Film and visual media

Contemporary culture of South Korea - Online Video Gaming

Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Contemporary culture of North Korea

Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty colonies in the northern Korean Peninsula 2,000 years ago, Koreans have been under the cultural influence of China. During the period of Japanese rule (1910-45), the government attempted to force Koreans to adopt the Japanese language and culture. Neither the long and pervasive Chinese influence nor the more coercive and short-lived Japanese attempts to make Koreans loyal subjects of the Japanese emperor, however, succeeded in eradicating their ethnic, cultural, and linguistic distinctiveness. The d ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Christianity in Korea

Over the past few decades, the world has witnessed the dramatic growth of the Christian faith in South Korea. Almost a third of the population professed to be Christian in the year 2000, and Seoul, the capital, contained eleven of the world's twelve largest Christian congregations. The impact of Christianity on the Korean culture has been considerable, and is partly responsible for a steady decline in the membership and influence of Buddhism, Shamanism and Confucianism, which have traditionally had deep roots in Korean culture. South ...

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Christianity in Korea - The impact of Christianity on Korean society

Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Armistice

An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning weapons and stitium, meaning a stopping. A truce or "ceasefire" usually refers to a temporary cessation of hostilities for an agreed limited time or within a limited area. A truce may be needed in order to negotiate an armistice. An armistice is a modus vivendi and is not the same as a peace treaty, which may take months or even years to agree on. The 1953 Korean War armistice is a major example of an armistice wh ...

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Armistice - Notable Armistices in history

Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Culture of Korea

The traditional culture of Korea is shared by South Korea and North Korea, but there are regional differences. The political differences between the north and the south of the peninsula also mean that there is a different focus on specific aspects of Korean culture. Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean arts. Culture of Korea - Traditional music. The traditional music in Korea is based on the voice. It is thought that the voice is a distinctively Korean voice, reflecting the tem ...

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Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean arts

Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean lifestyle

Culture of Korea - World Heritage sites of Korea

Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism

Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from China were internally inconsistent. To address this, they developed a new holistic approach to Buddhism. This approach is characteristic of virtually all major Korean thinkers, and has resulted in a distinct variation of Buddhism, which Wonhyo (617–686) called the Tongbulgyo ("interpenetrated Buddhism"). K ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Chinese style name

A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name, is an extra name that could be used in place of the given name. It could be given by one's parents or adopted later in life by oneself. The tradition of adopting style names faded out since the May Fourth Movement and is rarely practised today. There are two common forms of style name, the zi and the hao. Chinese style name - Zi. Zi, sometimes called Biao Zi or courtesy name, is a name traditionally give ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Seoul

Seoul's ancient Namdaemun, or Grand Southern Gate Seoul (서울, listen ▶ (help·info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. It is a designated special city. On the establishment of South Korea in 1948 it became the capital of the country, except for a short time during the Korean War ...

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Seoul - Names

Seoul - Chinese transcription

Seoul - History

Seoul - Relocation of the capital

Seoul - Airports

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea, with a population of about 4 million, Busan is South Korea's second largest metropolis next to Seoul. The densely populated city is situated in the narrow Nakdong River valley, with mountains separating some of the various districts. Busan is located at 35°6'10" North, 129°2'25" East (35.102778, 129.040278). [2] Busan was the host city of the 2002 Asian Games and APEC 2005. It was also one of the host cities for th ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Daikon

Daikon (Japanese: 大根; literally "large root"; Chinese: 白蘿蔔; literally "white radish"), is a mild-flavored East Asian giant white radish. Other names are daikon radish, Japanese or Chinese radish, winter radish, and mooli. Although there are many varieties of daikon, the most common in Japan, the Aokubi Daikon, has the shape of a giant carrot, approximately 8 to 14 inches (200 to 350 mm) long and 2 to 4 inches (50 to 100 mm) in diameter. One of the most unlikely shaped daikon is Sakurajima daikon from Kagoshima Prefecture that is shaped like an oversized turn ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Daegu

Daegu or Taegu is the 3rd largest city in South Korea (after Seoul and Busan). It is officially called Daegu Metropolitan City. The city is located in North Gyeongsang province and is the capital of the province. Its geographical location is 35°52′N 128°36′E. Daegu - History. Historical documents show that as early as 261 the city was recognized as Dalgubeol, and the city was given its current name in 757. In 1601, Daegu became the administrative capital of the former Gyeongsang ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Moxibustion

Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiŭ) is an oriental medicine therapy utilizing moxa, or mugwort herb. It plays an important role in the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet, and Mongolia. Suppliers usually age the mugwort and grind it up to a fluff; practitioners burn the fluff or process it further into a stick that resembles a (non-smokable) cigar. They can use it indirectly, with acupuncture needles, or sometimes burn it on a patient's skin. Moxibustion - Terminology. Th ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Byodo-In Temple

The Byodo-In Temple is an non-denominational Buddhist temple located on the island of O'ahu in Hawai'i at the Valley of the Temples. A Hawai'i State Landmark at 47-200 Kahekili Highway, the Byodo-In Temple is a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist place of worship at Uji in Kyoto prefecture of Japan. Inside the Byodo-In Temple is a nine-foot (3 m) Lotus Buddha, the largest wooden Buddha carved in over 900 years. It is covered in gold and lacquer. Outside is a three-ton, brass peace bell. Surrounding the temple are large koi ponds that c ...

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Famous Korean people: Encyclopedia - Wokou

Wōkòu (Chinese: 倭寇; Japanese pronunciation: wakō; Korean pronunciation: 왜구 waegu) were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century onwards. They were comprised largely of Japanese soldiers, ronin and merchants, and later also of Chinese bandits and smugglers. The early phase of Wokou activity began in the 13th century and extended to the second half of the 14th century. Japanese pirates concentrated on the Korean peninsula and spread across the Yellow Sea to China. The sec ...

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Wokou - Decline of the Wokou

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