Hannah Lee
Computers 8
December 2010
Table of Contents
- Location and climate of South Korea
- Korean music
- Korean foods
- Korean clothing
- Korean festivals
- Bibliography
Location and climate
of South Korea
• located in East Asia• Bound by North Korea, Yellow Sea and Sea of
Korea• mountainous• Winter is dry and cold
– Siberian air
• Summer is hot
and humid– Pacific air
Korean music
• Pansori: traditional – Lyrics tell one of five different stories
• Pungmul: drumming• Samul Nori: rhythmic patterns
- fast
• BEAST and 4minute: popular groups in Asia• Wondergirls’ song placed
in U.S Top 100
Korean foods
-Grain: important diet
-Soup: main dish• Four soup categories- maleunguk, tojangguk, gomguk, and naengguk
• Kimchi: main vegetable dish
- Contains cabbage, chili pepper, ginger
Korean clothing
• Hanbok
- fit loosely
- natural materials and dyes- characterized by vibrant colors,
simple lines
- wear at festivals
• Jeogori: short jacket
- harmoniously goes with full skirt
Korean festivals
• Chusok: most important festival
- Korean thanksgiving
- Visit relatives
- thank ancestors for providing food
• Sul-nal : Korean New Year
- Eat dduckguk for good luck
• http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/korea_s.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Korea• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-pop• http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/chusok.ht
m• Hanbok (book)