s estate). These are great places to experience the essence of Korea’s traditional lifestyles.
Andong has become a famous tourist area ever since Queen Elizibeth visited in 1999. She spent her birthday in Andong visiting such places as Hahoe Village, Dosan Confucian School, Byeongsan Confucian School, Bongjeongsa Temple, Icheon-dong Soekbulsang (engraved Buddha on granite), Sinse-dong Chilch
of 6 to 16 for 10 years at house of okiya (오키야, house of geisha) owned by a retired geisha. It was like boarding school.
Young Geishas had to keep their traditional hairstyle despite pains. And they had to use wooden pillow not to dishevel the hairstyle. And it was necessary to sit kneeling down for hours every day and keep smiling face even it is painful. So only having completed such a
Gyeongju is...
Gyeongju contains most ofthe historic remainsof Korea's 5000 year history. Gyeongju is located 370 kilometerssoutheast ofSeoul, and is 1,323 square kilometers in size.
It has a population of 291,000 asof January 2001. This city belongs to Gyeongsangbuk-do administratively and is composed of 4 towns, 8 townships and 13 villages. The City Hall buildings are located at Nodong-d
of other peoples are represented in theremaining 8.1%.
5) Ethnic Group
The modern Russian is formed from two groups, Northern and Southern, which were made up of Kriviches, Ilmen Slavs, Radimichs, Vyatiches and Severians East Slavic tribes. TheSlavs (Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians), who account for about 85 percent of Russia's population, are three main ethnic groups (Altaic, Uralic,
the meaning of culture have been changing from luxurious, expensive things into a part of normal life, it has gone with changesof leisure interests. A number of people make a plane to visit tourist attractions, romantic spots, or just near parks every weekend. Also, after an international tourism had been free in 1980's, tourists all around the world are getting higher. According to the Internat