| |  | | | Korea, South | Latitude: 37.56639 N Longitude: 126.9997 E Capital: Seoul | | | | | | | | Travel in Korea, South A total of 34 members have visited 51 locations in Korea, South. Together they have written 160 travel stories and uploaded 745 pictures from Korea, South. Last visit in Korea, South was made 2009-09-25 by lisasalo who was in Jeonju City. Have you been to Korea, South? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Korea, South
After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north. The Korean War (1950-53) had US and other UN forces intervene to defend South Korea from North Korean attacks supported by the Chinese. An armistice was signed in 1953 splitting the peninsula at the 38th parallel known as the DMZ. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to 13 times the level of North Korea. In 1997, the nation suffered a severe financial crisis from which it continues to make a solid recovery. South Korea has also maintained its commitment to democratize its political processes. In June 2000, a historic first south-north summit took place between the south's President KIM Dae-jung and the north's leader KIM Chong-il. In December 2000, President KIM Dae-jung won the Noble Peace Prize for his lifeling committment to democracy and human rights in Asia. He is the first Korean to win a Nobel Prize.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Korea, South  | Gyeongbokgung (gee-hong-book-goong) | | Today, since it was a beautiful Sunday where I did not have to work for once, I decided to take a tour of a palace that I had only briefly viewed before!
It's really beautiful and busy. I was too t... |
| | | |  | One man trash is another mans fish | | Tell me three months ago i would be in a kayak in the middle of Korea I would of probably laughed. I finally got to do some fishing in Korea. This is something I have been hoping to do. So I went with... |
| | | |  | It gets better | | We've been so busy that this is the first chance we have to update th journal. We arrived in Gyeongju, an ancient capital. We had made a reservation at a lovely homestay and was picked up a the train ... |
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