Seoul

Seoul, Korea is a significant globally influential city that has both a vast and profound history. The city’s establishment dates back over 600 years ago. From the depths of its physical and cultural development to its present prominence in the financial world, the city is an excellent example in defining and understanding the cities of today. The manners in which the city’s infrastructures and population interact with one another can also be explained through the lenses of an urban sociological

Creative Project: Why Seoul is Attractive to Tourists Is Seoul an attractive city for tourists? Seeing a nation’s entire national history in a short time is really difficult for tourists, because the national history is normally over 3000 years like South Korea. However, Seoul has a great benefit in this sense. For instance, Seoul is only 605.28 km2, which makes it one of the smallest cities among the major metropolises in the world, allowing tourists to see most of the national history of South

Seoul: The Window of South Korea The definition of global city has changed over the years with various distinct changes in the world. Becoming a global city is something today millions of cities around the globe are in a race for. Globalization is a main component that showcases if a city is globally connected to other cities and the relationship it has with them. Seoul a city in South Korea that has redefined Korea’s image in the world is one that is in race to become global. It is a metropolis

On September 28th, the Gateway Film Center hosted a viewing of the 2015 film titled “Seoul Searching” directed by Benson Lee. The film was set in Seoul, Korea back in 1986. So, clothing was bold, bright and full of patterns. The makeup of the characters was also bold and colorful. The fashion style was exactly the same as the 80’s fashion trends that were here in America. It was hard to identify certain cultural characteristics because I found that the film was very Americanized. While watching the

The city of Seoul. It is notorious for its hustle and bustle lifestyle. Some say that it is almost on par with the city of Los Angeles in California because of the luxurious atmosphere it breathes, however—that is only during the daytime. Once the Sun goes down, and the bright colors of the sky change into dark colors, one would only find in the darkest depths of the universe, that meant it was time to play. Who or what comes out to play? Well, that depends on the day of the week. As soon as the

divergent paths of bringing stability and growth to their respective societies. The two cities share similar natural conditions. Seoul is divided by the Han River so the city is divided into two halves; one north of the river(Gangbuk) and the other south of the River(Gangnam). Pyongyang is split by the Taedong River, into East Pyongyang and West Pyongyang. Though Seoul was subject to some damage from the Korean War(from 1950-1953), its basic historical form was kept intact. Pyongyang, on the other

In 1897 King Gojong ended the Joseon dynasty and began The Great Han Empire as an independant country with himself as the Emperor. Growth of the country was greatly encouraged and Seoul constructed new roads and buildings as well as introducing new amenities such as electricity, telephones, trains, and a railway. As citizens were now able to travel, those who had lived abroad worked to replicate advancements they had seen in places such as Washington. A waste removal system was implemented and recreational

selfish really; I hadn’t even seen it from his point of view. He always said his father was a hero”. For my grandmother, war wasn’t a choice. This epidemic of massacring innocents was bombarded on her, literally. My grandmother’s family inhabited Seoul of South Korea, and when the Russians and North Koreans took power, my great-grandparents defended their homestead against war hungry communists. Both my great grandmother and great grandfather were killed in front of their six children for not offering

Every year on the third Monday in May, Korea celebrates the coming-of-age ceremony for young men and women turning 19 in that year. Aside from the ceremonies in different parts of the country, there is also an award ceremony to laud exemplary young adults. The usual gifts for this day are popularly given as a bouquet of red roses and, if lucky, a first kiss. Champagne and perfume are other two options with high-tech gadgets being the latest addition these days. Despite the western appearance however

Exploring the airport, I freaked out when I saw my favorite kpop idols on billboard and advertisements. The best experience for me in inches airport was Korean food, it was so delicious. I remember gaining ten pounds from eating too much. The pitstop to Seoul only lasted 5 hours, I was sad from that I