Korea
Photos from my visit in 1988
Kyongbok Palace, Seoul
(next to government buildings)
Korean Folk Village
More Photos of the Korean Folk Village
Mt Songni
Popjusa Temple
Popjusa Temple area
Maitreya Buddha
(17 meters
high)
the venerated turtle
characters on the stone
Haeinsa Temple
Tripotaka
Koreana
(80,000
wood blocks of Buddhist Text)
women washing trees, Kyongju
Unjin Miruk
Kimch'i
Jars
(a spicy
fermented pickle made of cabbage)
plastic food "menu"
(pick what looks good)
queue at the taxi stand
market in Pusan
Fish
Hog's heads
Fruit
Street Market
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THE CHARMS OF KOREA
According to popular belief, a piece of hand-made paper imprinted with a certain
design can ward off misfortune and attract good luck. This is what we call “pujok”,
a magic charm. Chinese charms are in block ink on red or yellow paper. Korean
are almost always in vermillion ink on a white background. The Korean designs,
also very different from those of other oriental charms, are highly stylized and
artistic in their own unique way. There are dozens of them, each one for a
specific purpose.... domestic happiness, success in business, prevention of
fire, theft or illness, and many others answering a host of problems either real
or imagined. Some are pasted inside the house over the front door while others
are carried in pocket or purse. We hope that, whichever the case, one will keep
this charm as a remembrance of the time they spent with us in Korea and that it
will bring them good luck for o long time to come.
Other Countries in Asia
The continent of Asia extends from the Middle East to the Pacific ocean. It has many exotic peoples and cultures, and is a delight to the adventurous traveler. Click on these countries to see some of the photos I have taken over the last 25 years
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