Comments on: RAS Lecture by Lankov on Koreans in NK/China, and Fall Tours http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/10/ras-lecture-by-lankov-on-koreans-in-nkchina-and-fall-tours/ Korea... in Blog Format Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:38:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/10/ras-lecture-by-lankov-on-koreans-in-nkchina-and-fall-tours/#comment-106488 sanshinseon Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:58:02 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/10/ras-lecture-by-lankov-on-koreans-in-nkchina-and-fall-tours/#comment-106488 Getting to the Somerset Palace for the lecture is easy: 5 minutes walking west from Anguk Station Exit #6 (new Immig office), just off the same Yulgok-ro Avenue as that station is on — walk straight west (towards Gyeongbok-gung) right across the entranceway to Insa-dong and then across the big road (on which is Jogye-sa Temple) and just 20-30 meters more — the huge & well-lit Somerset Palace complex is on your left. It’s also easily accessable by walking 10 min north from Jonggak Station (go thru the Jogye-sa courtyard passing behind the Main Hall, and up the alley behind it), and by walking somewhat longer NE from the Kyobo-Building Exits of Gwanghwa-mun Station. Getting to the Somerset Palace for the lecture is easy: 5 minutes walking west from Anguk Station Exit #6 (new Immig office), just off the same Yulgok-ro Avenue as that station is on — walk straight west (towards Gyeongbok-gung) right across the entranceway to Insa-dong and then across the big road (on which is Jogye-sa Temple) and just 20-30 meters more — the huge & well-lit Somerset Palace complex is on your left.

It’s also easily accessable by walking 10 min north from Jonggak Station (go thru the Jogye-sa courtyard passing behind the Main Hall, and up the alley behind it), and by walking somewhat longer NE from the Kyobo-Building Exits of Gwanghwa-mun Station.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/10/ras-lecture-by-lankov-on-koreans-in-nkchina-and-fall-tours/#comment-106486 sanshinseon Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:51:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/10/ras-lecture-by-lankov-on-koreans-in-nkchina-and-fall-tours/#comment-106486 Sun Sept 16th: Walking-Tour of Samgak-san Doseon-sa Temple in Bukhan-san National Park — Still on the website schedule and supposed to be guided by my own bad self, but unfortunately the date for this has been postponed, as something urgent has come up. Sat Sept 29th: BUKCHON WALKING TOUR in Seoul Strolling for a few hours through the neighborhood of traditional (old or remodeled) Korean houses (hanok) just north of downtown, guided by an expert in its history. We will visit the new Bukchon Culture Center to learn about the preservation projects, the Gahoe Folk-Art Museum, a few great old hanoks and some traditional artisans who operate workshops there. Led by Professor David Mason. SEPT 29-30 (Sat-Sun): JEOLLA PROVINCES TOUR: BYEONSAN-BANDO NATIONAL PARK, TAMYANG BAMBOO MUSEUM and UNJU-SA PAGODA VALLEY - We will spend the first day in Byeonsan Peninsula National Park with its spectacular scenery, fine views of the Yellow Sea and lovely Byeonsan Beach, and near here we will also be able to visit the famous Seonun-sa temple. The next day we will go to Tamyang for a visit to the bamboo museum before continuing our journey to mysterious Unju-sa in Pagoda Valley, with its dozens of unique-styled millennium-old stone Buddhist artworks. SEPT 29-30 (Sat-Sun): CHUNGMU PORT (TONGYEONG CITY) and GEOJE-DO ISLAND TOUR - A chance to learn and explore some of Korea’s most outstanding scenery, with some interesting history behind it — the beautiful island and seas of Geoje-do and the Hallyo Waterway National Park. OCT 5-8 (Fri-Mon): HONSHU JAPAN TOUR - This trip to Japan’s main island focuses on the industrial and historical Kansai region. The tour begins in Osaka, moves on to Asuka and Nara, the eighth century Japanese capital, and continues to Kyoto, the capital up until 1868. Castles, shrines, temples and museums insure a varied experience of Japan. Sat-Sun Oct 6-7th: ANDONG AREA TOUR: Buseok-sa Temple, Dosan-seowan and Hahoe Aristocratic Village — An RAS favorite, this tour takes us to the most famous sites in and around Andong, the primary city of the Yangban (old aristocracy) and its values. We will visit the spectacular “Floating Rock Temple” at Sobaek-san National Park, the famous Dosan Neo-Confucian Academy of Korea’s most famous scholar (see both sides of your w1000 bill), and the traditional Hahoe Village, a collection of upper-class mansions which is famous for its Mask-dance festival and little-changed by time. If you haven’t yet been to Andong, this is your chance! Sun Sept 16th: Walking-Tour of Samgak-san Doseon-sa Temple in Bukhan-san National Park — Still on the website schedule and supposed to be guided by my own bad self, but unfortunately the date for this has been postponed, as something urgent has come up.

Sat Sept 29th: BUKCHON WALKING TOUR in Seoul
Strolling for a few hours through the neighborhood of traditional (old or remodeled) Korean houses (hanok) just north of downtown, guided by an expert in its history. We will visit the new Bukchon Culture Center to learn about the preservation projects, the Gahoe Folk-Art Museum, a few great old hanoks and some traditional artisans who operate workshops there. Led by Professor David Mason.

SEPT 29-30 (Sat-Sun): JEOLLA PROVINCES TOUR: BYEONSAN-BANDO NATIONAL PARK, TAMYANG BAMBOO MUSEUM and UNJU-SA PAGODA VALLEY - We will spend the first day in Byeonsan Peninsula National Park with its spectacular scenery, fine views of the Yellow Sea and lovely Byeonsan Beach, and near here we will also be able to visit the famous Seonun-sa temple. The next day we will go to Tamyang for a visit to the bamboo museum before continuing our journey to mysterious Unju-sa in Pagoda Valley, with its dozens of unique-styled millennium-old stone Buddhist artworks.

SEPT 29-30 (Sat-Sun): CHUNGMU PORT (TONGYEONG CITY) and GEOJE-DO ISLAND TOUR - A chance to learn and explore some of Korea’s most outstanding scenery, with some interesting history behind it — the beautiful island and seas of Geoje-do and the Hallyo Waterway National Park.

OCT 5-8 (Fri-Mon): HONSHU JAPAN TOUR - This trip to Japan’s main island focuses on the industrial and historical Kansai region. The tour begins in Osaka, moves on to Asuka and Nara, the eighth century Japanese capital, and continues to Kyoto, the capital up until 1868. Castles, shrines, temples and museums insure a varied experience of Japan.

Sat-Sun Oct 6-7th: ANDONG AREA TOUR: Buseok-sa Temple, Dosan-seowan and Hahoe Aristocratic Village — An RAS favorite, this tour takes us to the most famous sites in and around Andong, the primary city of the Yangban (old aristocracy) and its values. We will visit the spectacular “Floating Rock Temple” at Sobaek-san National Park, the famous Dosan Neo-Confucian Academy of Korea’s most famous scholar (see both sides of your w1000 bill), and the traditional Hahoe Village, a collection of upper-class mansions which is famous for its Mask-dance festival and little-changed by time. If you haven’t yet been to Andong, this is your chance!

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