Korea

Sub-headings:

Korea Travel & Tourism

Korean History

Resources in this category:

Asia for Educators
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/

With contributions from some of the top Asia scholars at Columbia and other universities, users may peruse timelines, reading lists and curriculum integration charts. The site is focused mostly on East Asia and is appropriate for those teaching upper secondary school or college prep.

Click Korea
http://www.clickkorea.org/

This site provides broader access to Korean art & culture and most of the information is acquired through various projects of Korean Foundation. It includes essays, books, arts and events.

East Asian Holidays & Celebrations
http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/holidays/holidays.htm

This site provides descriptions of East Asian holidays and celebrations including Chinese, Japanese and Korean holidays. It is a good introduction to each country's cultural celebrations.

Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry
http://english.korcham.net/

Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry is "the nation's largest private economic organization that encompasses a total of 71 regional chambers and approximately 45,000 members from all parts of the Korean economy". This site provides photo news, reports, links of other chambers in world wide.

Korea National Parks
http://english.knps.or.kr/

This official site provides information on Korea national parks including visitor information, statistics of national parks and photo gallery.

Korean Film
http://koreanfilm.org/

This site provides comprehensive information on Korean cinema including interviews, essays, reviews and index of current and old films.

Korean Tradition Kimchi
http://www.kimchi.or.kr/

This site provides information about the Korean traditional food, Kimchi, including history and recipes.

Let's learn Hangeul
http://www.mct.go.kr/hangeul/index.html

Presents educational information for English speakers who learn the Korean language, Hangeul. It consists of 10 chapters including grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation each with audio files and scripts.

Let's learn Korean
http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/e_index.htm#01

This site can help you learn the Korean language. It provides Flash dialog and AOD sound with Korean-English scripts.

North Korea: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/kptoc.html

U.S. Library of Congress Federal Research Division website on North Korea, including history, geography, social systems, agriculture, and more.

Seoul Metropolitan Government
http://english.metro.seoul.kr/

This is the official site of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It provides comprehensive information on Seoul, inlcuding its history, culture, sightseeings, maps, transportations, policies, statistics, local regulations, and public release.

South Korea: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/krtoc.html

U.S. Library of Congress Federal Research Division website on South Korea. Includes religions, economy, history, geography, languages, and more.