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Pictorial KOREA is a monthly magazine, published by

the Korean Overseas Information Service that

introduces Korean art, culture, industry, lifestyles and

nature to readers the world over.

Korean Overseas Information Service

82 - 1, Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Republic of Korea

Tel: 82 - 2 - 398 - 1910 ~ 9 Fax: 82 - 2 - 398 - 1882

http://www.korea.net

Travel - Sunrise at Jeongdongjin

Prayers for the Happiness of Family and Friends More

Beautiful than the Sunrise

Editorial Director

Kim Young-mann

Produced by

Min Byeong-hoon

English Editors

Suzanne Crowder Han,

Cho Yoon-jung, Na Su-ho

Promenade - Jongmyo and Sajik

Solemn Altars Confirming the Identity of the Korean People

Art Director

Oh Jung-eun

Focus - Pret-a-Porter Busan 2004 Spring & Summer Collection

An International Fashion Show in a City Aspiring to be a Hub

of Asia

Senior Designers

Lee Tae-eun

Hong Min-hee

Editorial Advisers

Joo Hae-joong, Moon Mi-hwa, Park Sun-hee

Photo Director

Park Sung-bae

Craft - Bangjja Yugi

A Miracle Created from Experience and Dedication

Photographers

Seong Ki-hyun, Lee Hong-ki

Printing

Samsung Moonhwa Printing Co.

Cho Young-seung, President

E-mail: smpc@korea.com

Tel: 82 - 2 - 468 - 0361/5

Temple - Woljeongsa

Healing the Weary Souls of Modern Men and Women

Edited & Designed by

Designwill Co. Ltd

47-6, Supyo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea.

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Here - Naganeupseong Folk Village

A Place that Brings Back Memories of a Hometown Long

Forgotten

Cover

Electricity was introduced to Korea a mere hundred or so

years ago, and it has only been a generation since the

mountain villages were finally lit brightly at night. In some

places in the countryside, you may still be able to find old oil

lamps, tucked away in a corner and surrounded by smoke-

stained walls.

Island - Ulleungdo

The Mystery of Ancient Times, the Beauty of Nature, and

Beyond

Tradition - Calligraphy

Infinite Inner World Expressed with Simplicity and Artlessness

Museum

The Korean Deung-Jan Museum

The Breath of Our Ancestors and the

Spirit of Art in Oil Lamps

January 2004

Nature - Suncheonman Bay Reed Fields and Wetlands

An Endless Sea of Reeds, Nature's Purification System

Travel

Jeongdongjin

Prayers for the Happiness of Family and Friends More Beauti-

ful than the Sunrise

Koreans are particularly fond of watching the sunrise. They are especially fond of

watching the sunrise over the ocean. This penchant is even more pronounced among

city dwellers who are easily tired by the routine of everyday life and there are some

who do actually take off suddenly to see the ocean or the sunrise over the sea.

Naturally, in the year-end and new year holiday season the number of people setting

out to see the sunrise increases dramatically.

Text by Lee Eun-jung / Photographs by Ahn O-hyun

Pictorial Korea

Sunrise at

Jeongdongjin

The reason so many people take off to see

the sunrise at the end of the year or the be-

ginning of the new year is Koreans' funda-

mental idea of the sun. When they see the

rising sun, Koreans think of life, hope, wishes

coming true, the source of power, energy and

the root of all things in life. But it cannot be

said that this mental picture of the sun that

Koreans have is much different to that of other

people around the world.

Koreans' idea of the sun, however, is also re-

lated to the nation's turbulent history. The Ko-

rean Peninsula has experienced war as many as

900 times due to foreign invasions, and the un-

happy history of the country has continued in

modern and contemporary times. These wars

and the tragic history of the country have with-

out fail impoverished people.

Therefore, Koreans have lived with an un-

usually strong desire to escape from the unha-

January 2004

The pine tree in front of Jeongdongjin Station. The station has become famous as a loca-

tion for dramas.

podae and Jeongdongjin in Gangneung, Sok-

cho, Yangyang, Donghae, Samcheok, Taebae-

ksan Provincial Park, Goseong Unification Ob-

servatory, and Yangji-ri in Dongseong, Cheor-

won-gun; and in Jeollanam-do province Hyang-

iram in Dolsan-eup, Yeosu, Ttangkkeut (Land's

End) village in Songji-myeon, Haenam-gun, at

the farthest end of the Korean Peninsula; and

on Jejudo Seongsan in Namjeju-gun. At the

end of the year people flock to these places all

over the country that are famous for watching

the sunrise.

Among the sunrise spots the most recent to

come into vogue is Jeongdongjin in Gang-

neung, Gangwon-do. In 1995, a TV network

broadcast a hugely popular drama series de-

picting the modern history and Jeongdong-

jin, which was one of the locations used, gra-

bbed the attention of viewers. Since then Jeong-

dongjin has become one of the most famous

tourist attractions in Korea _ the first choice of

people looking for a special place to watch the

sunrise.

The name Jeongdongjin dates back to the

Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). It means that if

one were to walk in a straight line east from

Gwanghwamun in Hanyang (former name of

Seoul) this is where one would arrive before

hitting the sea.

In Jeongdongjin there is more to see than

just the sunrise. The major attraction is Jeong-

dongjin Station, the world's closest train sta-

tion to the sea. The station, made famous in

the TV drama, is really just a platform, but it is

picturesque, being set against a fragrant pine

forest with the rails lying only 30 meters from

the sea. Currently, Jeongdongjin attracts some

2 million visitors annually, which seems to

justify construction of a proper station

building. But people love Jeongdongjin just the

way it is and so the station has not been

rebuilt.

Another attraction is Moraesigye (Hour-

glass) Park. The park's hourglass is the biggest

in the world, measuring 8.06 meters in dia-

meter, 3.2 meters in width, and weighing 40

tons, including 8 tons of sand. Gangneung Ci-

ty Hall and a corporate sponsor created it at

ppiness and hardship of reality. As a way of

overcoming and forgetting the sufferings of re-

al life, Koreans used to project their dreams

and wishes onto natural objects. Different to

religious prayers, such wishes were only hum-

ble and simple expressions of desire for suffe-

ring to end and good times to come as soon as

possible. They were also the driving force be-

hind the country's amazing economic develop-

ment and increase in quality of life since the

1970s.

All over the country, both in the moun-

tains and on the coast, there are spots famous

for watching the sunrise. They include Cheong-

wangbong on Mt. Jirisan, a famous mountain

in the minds of all Koreans; Yongdusan Park

in Busan; in Gyeongsangbuk-do province

Homigot in Pohang and Samsa Marine Park

in Yeongdeok-gun; in Gyeongsangnam-do pro-

vince Mireukdo in Tongyeong and Jangseung-

po in Geoje; in Gangwon-do province Gyeong-

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