An Introduction to Korea Korea is a beautiful county with a history of over 5，000 It is hard as an American to comprehend a culture that has lasted that long when our history as a country only goes back a few hundred All of the historical sites have been preserved for future These buildings， stone pagodas and lanterns， and other pieces of sculpture are known as National Treasures and are Seven sites have been selected as UNESCO World Heritage S The Korean treasures included in the World Heritage List are Bulguksa Temple and nearby Seokguram Grotto; Haeinsa Temple's Changgyongp'ango (depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks); Jongmyo Shrine; Changdeokkung Palace Complex; Hwaseong Fortress; Kochang， Hwasun and Kanghwa Dolmen Sites; and Gyeongju Historic A More information about the World Heritage Sites can be found ub each of the site's information and in theTeacher A Even with this rich history from the past， Korea can be seen as a progressive and modern The modern buildings of the big cities rival those of any other modern country， yet scenes from the past coexist with the The people of Korea are very friendly and loving and are excited to try their E All of the younger children are learning E They know that their future depends upon being able to speak E At this time only the bigger hotels have someone who can speak English but this will The Korean people want foreign investors to come to Korea to help their Korea will become a major tourist destination as Americans begin to learn about the beauty of K Korea is a very mountainous country with every square inch of flat ground being used for agriculture or for the With nearly 50 million people， the population is very Seoul， the capital， has over 10 million people in a very small Most Koreans live in apartments in the older parts of the big cities or they live in new high-rise apartments which all look the same no matter where you are in K If there are open spaces they are used for All of the flat land is used for growing Most of the apartments are 20 stories high and exactly the same The only way you can tell your apartment from another is by the designs that are painted on the ends of the Traditional Hotel Most of the interiors look just like ours in America but some are the traditional Korean style rooms where you sleep on the floor and then roll up your blankets and use the room as a living room during the Slippers at the market When you enter a Korean home the first thing you do is remove your There are also slippers in the bathroom while you are A many-course meal at a Korean Koreans eat a lot of rice with vegetables and fruit at every They also eat a lot of pork that is cooked right at the table on a gas cooking They also have kimchi at every meal - and it is hot! Koreans usually sit on the floor while
