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World Heritage of UNESCO


Some Talks on the obsession of us, Koreans, for National Indepence and our future

News clip on magnificent historic documents of Korea

Some music clips

A River Runs Through It
Story about Han river running through Seoul city

Refections on the Old Seoul

Old Seoul: frame by frame 19. Gyeongbok Palace

It's not for the down-and-dirty information hunt often necessary on trips

Mother Africa
My experience on a visit to National Museum of African Art in Washington DC, US.

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