Korea (40 page)

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Administrative districts 86

Agriculture, rice cultivation 71–2

Alcoholic beverages

drinking protocol involving 79, 146–7

soju
46

Alphabet 127–32

Americans

abusive attitudes of 180

expatriated 220–7

missionaries 89–92

Angibu
(secret police) 88

Kim Dae Jung kidnapped by 111–14

Armed Forces Day, celebration site for 238

Asia Watch, Kwangju uprising reported by 105–8

Attaining Success Village 271–2

Automobiles

driving habits 97–8

hazards of rental 98

Bamboo 157

Barbershops 241–5

Bathhouses 92, 189–92

Beauty, Buddhist concept of transience of 157–8

Bird, Isabella 234–5

Birthdays

age determination and 77

celebrations of 143–7

Blue House (presidential mansion) 247

Brothels 91–3, 122

Brutality, Korean reputation for 181

Buddhism

morning ritual in 141–2

nunneries 204–7

scarf folding ritual in 151

tradition of celibacy in 137

transience of nature in 157–8

Zen meditation rituals 153–4

Bulogki
(dish) 90

Bureaucracy 67–8

Cairo Conference (1945) 268–9

Camp MacNab 53

Celibacy, among Buddhist monks 137

Censorship 103

Cespedes, Gregorio de 20

Chaebols
(industrial empires) 248

Changdok Palace 246–7

Changhang (town) 186

Changhon (prince) 231–2

Cheju City

communist insurgency in 56–7

description of 57–8

Cheju Island

description of 32–5

fishing industry on 44–5

geography of 39

Sparrowhawk
shipwrecked on 21–6

women’s domination of 43–4

China

ancient Korea settled by 197

early Korean contact with 19

ginseng in history of 208

Chindo Great Bridge 69

Chindo Island

description of 63

Japanese invasion of 64–7

Chindo-kae
(dog) 67–8, 69

Chinese, as ethnic minority 245

Chogori
(garment) 200

Chogye (Buddhist sect) 137

Cholla province, house style of 100

Chollanam-do (province) 71–2

Chonbokchuk
(dish) 45

Chong Tu-won 20

Chonggak-sa (temple) 204–5

Chongjo (king), Suwon walls built by 231–2

Chonju (town) 159

Chonnam University, uprising at 102–8

Chun Doo-Hwan 104, 111

Kim Dae Jung arrested by 112

political reforms promised by 280

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, missionaries from 89–92

Civil defense drills 237–8

Clark, Mark 268

Climate 9–10

of Cheju Island 33

Clothing styles 200–1

Coast, defensive fence on 12–13

College of Assembled Worthies 130

Columban Fathers 48–53

Communism:
see also
North Korea on Cheju Island 56–7

Confectionary industry 168–9

Corea—The Land of Morning Calm
(Landor) 139

Corporate welfare 6–7

Corporations, individual proprietorship of 249

Customs and immigration clearance 9–11

Daewoo Corporation 248–9

Decrees, concerning written language 128–30

Demilitarized Zone 240–1, 268–77

Demarcation Line in 274–7

establishment of 268–9

length of 270

show villages in 271–2

wildlife within 270

Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea:
see
North Korea

Diet, junk food in 163–4

DMZ:
see
Demilitarized Zone

Dogs

eating of 84–6

as protected resources 67–8

Dress styles 200–1

Drinking of alcoholic beverages

protocol involving 79, 146–7

soju
46

Education

importance of 250

teachers salaries 250

Egberts (Captain of
Sparrowhawk
) 22

8th Tactical Fighter Wing (military unit) 174

Espionage, North Korea suspected of 161–2

Esso Northumbria
(ship) 3–4, 5

Ethnic minorities, Chinese as 245

Etiquette, in bathhouses 191–2

Europe

early Korean contacts with 20–1

missionaries from 47–8

Expatriates in Korea 220–7

Face 46, 118–19

Families:
see also
Marriage

birthday celebrations 143–7

genealogies 38

names 38, 76

parent-child relations 50–1

work ethic in 101

Farrar-Hockley, Anthony 81

Fishing industry 61–3

on Cheju Island 44–5

Flower cards (game) 188–9

Flowers 222, 223

Foreign invasion, as historical pattern 196–7

Foreign travel 34

Forests, wartime ravaging of 222

Freedom Bridge 266–7

Gardner, Matthias 269

Gem-cutting industry 168–9

Genealogy 38

Ginseng 159

curing process 208–9

economic and cultural importance of 207–13

grading of 211

medicinal effects of 212–13

types 209

Gloucester regiment, during Korean War 80–1

Government

decrees by 67–8

human rights abuses by 103–8

impact on rural areas by 215–17

political uprisings against 103–8

Gunther, John 118–19

Haenyo
(skin divers) 43

Haetae
(mythical lions) 233

Haircuts, protocol involving 241–5

Halla Mountain xi, 39–42

Hamel, Hendrick 1, 17, 31, 61, 95, 126, 156, 186, 219, 245, 253, 278

on crossing the Han River 241

Sparrowhawk
wreck described by 21–6

Han Dynasty 198

Han River 238–40

Hangbok
(garment) 200

Hangul
(alphabet) 29

invention and design of 128–32

Happiness, Confucian conception of attainment of 119

Harvest mice, as good-luck symbol 100

Hearn, Lafcadio 219–20

Hermit Kingdom 19

Hill 235, battle of 80–1

Historic Sites 68

History

early settlement 198–9

foreign invasion as pattern of 196–7

founding legends 197

monuments 201–2

Paekche suicide 202

Hongsam: see
Ginseng

Honour, code of 46, 119

Houses

ondol
floors in 139

thatched roofs stigmatized 100

Human rights abuses during Chonnam University uprising 102–8

Hwadu
(Zen question) 153–4

Hwan-gap
(birthday celebration) 145

Hwanung (deity) 197

Hwatu
(game) 188–9

Hyojong (king) 26, 246

Hyonbong (Zen master) 153–4

Hyundai (corporation)

Chindo Great Bridge built by 69

Ulsan shipyard of 5–9

Ibalso
(barbershop) 241–5

Illo (town), market day in 84

Imjin 264–5

Imjingak Museum 265–6

Inns 187–9

Insam: see
Ginseng

Introduction, protocol involving names and 75–7

Ireland, missionaries form 47–8

Iri (town), railway explosion in 162–3

Isidore Development Association 47–53

Japan

ancient relations with 198–9

Korean resentment toward 182

sixteenth century invasion by 64–7

Joint Security Area 272–3

Ju
, definition of 32

Juche
(self-reliance) xviii

Kaesong

ginseng industry in 208

Korean Armistice Agreement signed in 268

Kim Chong-ho 147

Kim Dae Jung

democratic movement led by 111–14

house arrest of 114–16

meeting with Kim II Sung xvii

Kim II Sung 56, 239:
see also
North Korea

as federalist 112–13

Korean Armistice Agreement signed by 268

meeting with Kim Dae Jung xvii

Kim Jung II xvi, xvii

Kim Woo Choong 248–51

Kimchi
(dish) 6, 90

contents of 192

Kimpo Airport 28

Kin Tae-kyu, Park Chung-hee assassinated by 102–3

Kisaeng
(geisha house) 102

Koan
(Zen riddle) 153

Kobuk-son
(ships) 65

Koguryo (ancient settlement) 198

Kongju (town) 214–17

Konshan-gang (stream) 275

Koran-sa
(temple) 201

Korean Armistice Agreement:
see also
Demilitarized Zone; Korean War

provisions of 268

Korean Central Intelligence Agency:
see also Angibu

Kim Dae Jung kidnapped by 111–12

Korean Peoples Army 79:
see also
North Korea

Korean War 8:
see also
Demilitarized Zone

armistice agreement following 268–9

casualties in 57

Cheju Island in 56–7

as civil war 237

ginseng industry affected by 210

Gloucester regiment in 80–1

male shortages as a result of 35–6

missionaries in 82–4

personal effects of 77–81

territorial gains not achieved following 269

Korean War, The
(Leckie) 257

Koreans

ethnic descent of 197

of North Korea 281

Kukbo
(National Treasures) 68

Kum River 186, 187

Kumchon (town) 258, 259

Kunsan (military base) 171–7

Kwang Ju Air Base 121–4

Kwangju

cemetery at 109–10

description of 102

martial law in 104–8

military presence in 96–7

Kyongju (ancient city) 198

Kyu Lee 246–7

Labour unrest 6

Landor, Henry Savage 139, 140, 193

on Seoul 251

Language

linguistic family 129

romanization system 127

typing of 132

word construction 130–1

written 128–32

Leadership, loyalty and respect for 134–5

Leckie, Robert 257

Literacy 129

Living National Treasures 221–2

Living standards 100–1

Lolang (ancient city) 197–8

MacArthur, Douglas 79–80

McCune-Reischauer System (romanization system) 127

McGlinchey, Patrick J. xi–xii, 47–53

Manchus, Korea invaded by 19

Mansion of Joy and Goodness (
Naksonjae
, in the Changdok Palace) 246

Market day 84

Marriage:
see also
Families

arrangement of 34–5

consummation of 36–7

customs 34–8

Martial law 103

Maslow, Abraham 116

Materialism, Confucian values compared with 119–20

Medicine, ginseng in 212–13

Meditation rituals 153–4

Mental health 116–18

Military:
see also
Demilitarized Zone; Korean War

brutality during Chonnam University uprising by 102–8

intransigence of 280

in Kwangju 96–7

neutral forces in Demilitarized Zone 270–1

North Korean tank strength 254

omnipresence of 14, 32

roads used by 96

team spirit, exercise in 87

war preparations by 257–8

Military Demarcation Line:
see
Demilitarized Zone

Ministry of Education System (romanization system) 127

Missionaries 47–54

in Korean War 82–4

from Mormon Church 89–92

Mogyoktang
(bathhouse) 189–92

Mokpo (town) 69–70

Mongols, influence of 55

Monks:
see also
Buddhism celibacy among 137

Monuments 68, 201–2

Mormon Church, missionaries from 89–92

Myongnyang Great Victory Monument 66

Myonmok
(face) 119

Naejung Mountain 156–7