The musical, the Last Empress, is an original work about the Joseon Dynasty’s last Empress Min’s life story and it was produced to look back on the memory of her.The Last Empress has attracted over 920,000 people since it was premiered in 1995. Further, just 2 years later, when it was successfully performed in Broadway, every foreign spectator gave a high rating to it. The Last Empress was the first successful work in introducing oriental musical to other countries, so the performance has a significant meaning in itself. Empress Min’s life began when she got married to Emperor Gojong at the ag
In August, the prime month of summer, I took a bus bound for Sunchang-gun, Jeollabuk-do to reach Mt. Gangcheon. It was so hard for me to bear such a dull time of three hours in the bus. However, when I arrived in Mt. Gangcheon, fresh air was waiting for me. Mt. Gangcheon is the first county park, located on the edge of Sunchang-gun, and it has various shapes and sizes of rocks, beautiful green forests, clean water, beautiful and cool valleys all of which are enough for us to call it the Geumgang of Honam. When I started to climb the mountain, what I saw at first was a big waterfall called ‘Bye
Gong Ji-young, who inaugurated the era of feminist literature in Korea, has published her eighth novel, My Sweet Home. Her novels have always become a talk of the town and this, her newly-released work, also became a bestseller as soon as it was published. My Sweet Home is a family novel. However, the family is unacquainted with other families. Contrary to other ordinary family images, My Sweet Home is unfamiliar. For example, in this family, the existence of the father is absent from the home. That's why My Sweet Home attracts people's attention in that it helps mediate a new family image in
Gyeongju, located not so far from Daegu, is famous as the city of culture and tourism. Gyeongju, the capital of Silla, has many historic relics which reveal the glorious civilization of Silla at that time. Among them, Seokguram Grotto, designated by UNESCO as a cultural heritage site, is mostly known to people. In Gyeongju, there are not only historic relics but also many tourist attractions like Bomun Lake Resort and Gyeongju World Culture Expo Park. Especially, it is famous for its cycling date tour course through a cherry blossom street at Bomun Lake Resort. You can also tour historic relic
From April 1 to 13, the 46th "Jinhae Gunhang Festival," was held in Jinhae City, which is also famous for its cherry blossoms. The origin of the festival goes back to April 13, 1952, when a statue of Admiral Lee Sun-shin was erected in his memory at Bukwon Rotary.Since 1963, annual memorial ceremonies have been held to commemorate his patriotic spirit, and it has become one of the typical spring events in the Jinhae festival. On April 4, to enjoy the festival and cherry blossoms, I took the last train to Jinhae. As soon as I disembarked from the train, I found Jinhae's beautiful cherry blossom
Historically, who do you think tried to exert himself the most to abolish slavery? Maybe your immediate answer to it will be Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of America, who did his best to abolish slavery in the U.S.A. However, there was another person who fought against slavery abolition. He was William Wiberforce, an Assemblyman of the British Parliament in the 18th Century, and he tried to abolish slavery for twenty years. Many people were impressed by his devotion and called him ‘British conscience.’The British Empire in the 18th Century could obtain one third of its national income th
These days, as the world is increasingly globalized, cooperation between countries is becoming very important. According to that kind of atmosphere, international exhibitions and conferences are at the very center of globalization. In Daegu, there is EXCO, which opened in April 2001.EXCO is the abbreviation of "Exhibition and Convention Center," and it is located in the north of Daegu. It has an advantage of traffic because it is connected to Daegu Airport, KTX, and Gyeongbu expressway. It is also the first exhibition and convention center outside Seoul. Therefore, it is very meaningful to Dae
Hapcheon Cine Theme Park is located in Hapcheon, an hour from Daegu. Hapcheon Cine Theme Park is famous for sets from films and dramas like Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War, Wind Fighter, Seoul 1945, and 70's Fashion. Many people visit for sightseeing and taking pictures. You can see many shops and houses from the era of Japanese imperialism. Nowadays, MBC is preparing a set for a TV drama, East of Eden.By Seo Yeon-jooKMG Reporterpinkeyes@kmu.ac.kr
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