Understanding Korea through Culture

This section features 28 articles about various aspects of Korean culture - past and present.

Traditional Clothing, Cuisine, and Dwellings

• Clothing
• Food
• Houses

Korea's Traditional Arts

• Music
• Painting
• Pottery

Text Culture

• The Korean Alphabet, Hangeul
• Printing Culture

Martial Arts and Technology

• Traditional Martial Arts
• Cannons and Gunpowder

Korea's Education Culture

• Traditional Education
• Modern Education and Christianity
• Education in Korea Today

Koreans' Religions

• Confucianism
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Folk Belief

Royal Culture of Joseon

• Palaces
• Royal Documentary Records: Uigwe
• Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
• The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty
• Ancestral Rituals of the Royal Shrine: Jongmyo Jerye

The New Face of Modern Korea

• The Rise of Korean Women’s Status
• South Korea’s Burgeoning Multi-cultural Families
• Smartphone and Internet Reshape the Lifestyles of Koreans
• Low Birth Rates, an Aging Society, and Economic Stagnation
• Seoul, the Heart of Asia - Past and Future
• Population Change and Urbanization