Tuesday, Nov 27th, 7:30pm: Lecture by Dr. Jang Yeon-ok (PhD in Ethnomusicology from The University of London, teacher & scholar of traditional Korean music, and accomplished Gayageum player) on “Korean Folk Music: From P’ansori to Sinawi and Sanjo”. In the 2nd-floor Resident’s Lounge of the Somerset Palace, downtown Seoul – free for RAS members, w5000 donation requested from others.
Sat Dec 1st: Yeoju Treasures Tour – charming Shilleuk-sa Temple built right beside the South Han River, Mok-A Buddhist Art Museum and the spectacular Tomb of King Sejong (Korea’s best monarch).
Sun Dec 2nd: Daedun-san Crags Hiking Tour – this Provincial Park on the border of South Chungcheong and North Jeolla Provinces is quite famous for its steep craggy beauty, as a “Little Diamond Mountains”. You will have the option of hiking up or taking the cable-car most of the way. The views from the high cliffs (summit: 878 meters) and alpine suspension-bridge are stupendous and exhilarating, if you’re not afraid of heights!
More Info (including map to the Somerset): 763-9483 and http://www.raskb.com/
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Yet more, in the future…
Saturday Dec 8th: SHOPPING SPREE TOUR (1:30 pm ~ 8:00 pm)
- We have arranged this trip to help you deal with those Christmas shopping problems, so we will visit various places where interesting and colorful bargains may be picked up.
Sunday Dec 9th: GYERYONG-SAN (KYERYONGSAN) NATIONAL PARK HIKING TOUR
- A one-day trip to one of Korea’s holiest mountains (to both Buddhists and Shamanists), the famously-beautiful “Rooster-Dragon Mountain” National Park, where we will do the fairly-easy 5-hour hike between great Buddhist temples. We will visit the serene Donghak-sa, hike up past the “Brother-Sister Pagodas” and over to historic Gap-sa, view all the treasures of each.
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