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South Korean geography and culture, English is not widely spoken: only 10%…
South Korean geography and culture
Important figures
Art
Yi Hwang:
Her face can be seen in the 1 000 Won bill
Sin Saimdang:
venerable poet, painter, and calligrapher who epitomized Confucian ideals regarding females. Her face can be seen in the 50 000 Won bill, being the first woman in a Korean bill
Yi I:
Son of Sin Saimdang, later recognized as one of the foremost Confucian scholar-officials and a towering genius. His face can be seen in the 5 000 Won bill
Government
Important cities and places
Everyday life
Problems
Inequality in South Korea has been growing in the past few years, and as a result housing has become very expensive and especially hard for young people to afford;
There is a robust social hierarchy in south Korea, especially when it comes to age;
South Korea has some of the highest suicide rates in the world, with an estimated global rate of 10.5 per 100,000 population down from 11.6 in 2008.;
Culture
Old hierarchy
The Joseon caste system was organized in:
Yangban
(aristocrats),
Jungin
(upper middle class),
Sangmin
(commoners),
Cheonmin
(low commoners),
Baekjeong
(excluded) and
Nobi
(slaves)
Kisaeng/Ginyeo
were women from outcast or slave families who were trained to be courtesans, providing artistic entertainment and conversation to men of upper class. They first appeared in Goryeo.
Historical sites
The
Kyujanggak Royal Library
was the royal library of the Joseon dynasty, being built in 1776 by order of King
Jeongjo of Joseon.
Although it was looted a few times, it contains over 260.000 items
The
Independence Gate
in Seoul was built after the First Sino-Japanese War to inspire a sense of independence in Korea when they stopped being a tributary to Ming China
Art
Korea has many types of traditional music, such as
Pungmul, Sanjo, Hyangak, Aak, Sinawi, Dangak, Samul nori, Jeongak, Folk music, Gagok, Changgeuk, etc
English is not widely spoken: only 10% can speak it and 1% is considered fluent, mostly in Seoul