Author: OnedayKorea

The Garden of Morning Calm is most beautiful and oldest private garden in Korea. It is located Gapyeong of Gyeonggi-do. It is very easy to go there from Seoul and gives people a truly relaxing and joyful experience. So it is a perfect spot to […]

Recently, Korean food is becoming more popular in Western countries. The Korean cuisine has evolved through Korean history: some traditional food comes from the Mongol invasion (1231-1259); with the opening of the country (the 1860s), western food, new ingredients and dishes were introduced. For example, the budae […]

“Dol hareubang” means literally “stone grandfather” in Jeju’s dialect. Although, those statues were not called this way initially. About the time of the restoration of independence, some inhabitants started to call them Dol hareubang. In the begging, in a joking way but in the end, […]

It’s no big surprise that Korea is one of the best-developed countries when it comes to video games. However what about games off-screen? Do Koreans still enjoy playing historical ones? Originally, Korea’s traditional games were created from folk beliefs. For a long time, the peninsula […]

Korean tea origines The Korean tea history goes back 2,000 years and it is playing a huge part in Korean’s traditional culture. Tea have been introduced in Korea under the reign of Queen Seondeok (632 – 647) during Silla dynasty. We used to say that […]

City near Seoul, Suwon is a city with a lot of historical monuments. Less than one hour south of the capital, it is the largest city in Gyeonggi-do province. Famous for its World Heritage-listed fortifications build during the Joseon dynasty, by its ruler King jeongjo […]