A Journey In Search Of Korea's Beauty

Bae Yong Joon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

434 Seiten

2010 | UK ed.
Hollym International Corp.,U.S. (Verlag)
9781565913073 (ISBN)

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A Journey in Search of Korea s Beauty was a year long project that Bae Yong Joon undertook in order to further his personal understanding of traditional Korean culture from the naive yet earnest point of view of one Korean, and to record in a down-to-earth way what he learned and felt in the process. This book offers a unique journey into the soul of an ancient culture that will reward its readers with a rare insight into Korea's true essence.

1. Staying: In this chapter, the author introduces Koreans' staple food, including bap and kimchi, and emphasizes the beauty of hanbok, the traditional clothing, often quoted as beautiful lining. Not only that, he focuses on colors of the hanbok and guides the readers to the world of natural dyeing he has experienced.

2. Leaving: Along with 10,000 year lasting lacquer craft and 1,000 year lasting hanji (the Korean traditional paper), we learn about traditional pottery making and about Buddhism that holds crucial part of Korean history. The writer meets artisans and monks to seek craftsmanship and courtesy that handed down through ages.

3. Letting Go: On an empty site, once enjoyed great honor of the great Kingdom, we reconsider past and present and make plans for future.

4. Contemplating: King Sejong the Great hoped for all the people to be able to read and write. We recollect dreaming King's invention, hanguel, and tangible assets from National Museum of Korea.

5. Returning: Compared to world famous wine, Korea's traditional wine takes no lower position. We take a look at traditional liquor and hanok, the traditional Korean housing which is built based upon human engineering.

6. Leaving, Once Again: The last chapter contains beautiful photographs taken by Bae Yong Joon during his journey.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.12.2010
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Elizabeth
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 222 mm
Gewicht	904 g
Einbandart	Paperback
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Asien ► Korea
	Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen ► Asien
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-13	9781565913073 / 9781565913073
Zustand	Neuware