Finding the Beauty of Hanbok

Finding the Beauty of HANBOK

10315   Jung Jin Park

1. What is 'Hanbok'?

     'Hanbok' is the tradtional clothing of Korea.

2. When is it worn?

     All of the Koreans used to wear Hanbok daily during the Chosun Dynasty, but nowadays Hanbok is usually worn only on festive days or special anniversaries.

3. What is the characteristics of Hanbok?

     There are several characteristics of Hanbok, but the primary characteristic is its vivid color, and the harmony of straight and curved lines.

4. What is the merit of Hanbok?

     Hanbok is great in concealing one's complex about his/her body. Also, Hanbok is healthy, and easy to put on and take off since it is not skintight. Finally, Hanbok is economical because it can be worn for a long period of time.

5. How does it look like?

     A. Women's Hanbok

     B. Men's Hanbok

 

 This is special type of Hanbok, which was worn only by the King of Chosun.

     C. Modernized Hanbok

 

Nowadays, Hanbok is modernized into more comfortable and fashionable design.

By strenghtening its merit and supplementing its drawback,

modernized Hanbok is receiving attention globally.

Hanji, a traditional paper of Korea.

 

 Hanji, a traditional Paper of Korea.

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Picture of Hanji.

1. Introduction of Hanji.

;  Hanji ( "Han" means the Korean people and "ji" refers to paper.), a paper made by paper mulberry, has become generally known from old times. Hanji has divided depending on colors, sizes, producing areas, etc. According to these divisions, there are about 200 kinds of Hanji. We usually use this paper for write letters, or paintings. Also, we have developed  creative craft skills. Based on these skills, we use Hanji as daily supplies like fan, etc.

2.  Goods, made by Hanji.

                                          

                                        (A fan made by Hanji.)

                                                                

                  (A lamp made by Hanji)

                                                                 

 

 

                                 (A lamp made by Hanji)

 

 

 3. The Won Ju Hanji Festival



Won Ju Hanji Festival
(2013. 9.5 ~ 2013.9.9)

:  There will be a Won Ju Hanji Festival on September 5th to September 9th.You can enjoy a puppet show (puppets that made of Hanji of course), a fashion show (dress made by Hanji),  see prize-winning works (The arts that expressed by Hanji.).
 In addition, you can make things that made by Hanji by yourself.
I'm sure that you'll never regret if you come to this festival!! :) Don't miss this chance~

 



 

Bupyeong Pungmul Festival in Incheon, Korea : Coming SOON!

Bupyeong Pungmul Festival is coming!

(Bupyeon Pungmul Festival homepage : http://www.bpf.or.kr)

 

 

This year, Bupyeong Pungmul Festival, which is the largest Pungmul festival in Korea will be held in October. (2013. 10. 18 ~ 2013. 10.20)

Every year, people from various regions and countries come and enjoy this festival together.
Here, you can see Nanta(hitting drums by Korean style), B-boying, and many other performances.
But the most important and interesting thing to see is the Pungmul Performance!

Pungmul refers to the instruments used in farmers' music : the ggwaenggwari, a small gong; the jing, a large gonf; the janggu, a double-headed hourglass-shaped drum; the buk, a barrel drum; the sogo, a small hand drum; and the nallari(taepyeongso), a double-reed woodwood.
(reference : neungyule dictionary)

Those instruments make a fantastic music and many people could attend in the parade of Pungmul in this festival.

You can not only enjoy Pungmul parade, but you can also experience a lot of things such as making ricecake in traditional way, learning Korean manners, watching how silkworms make silk, making potteries and Korean masks, and so on.

 

 

You may think this is a place only to enjoy Korean culture, however, it's not true.

There are some performances that combined Korean and Western culture.



For example, you can see the performances such as playing western song with Korean instruments, dancing in western style with Korean songs.

Come to Korea in October and enjoy Bupyeon Pungmul Festival!

You won't regret coming to see the festival!!