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Recently as the Korean zombie dramas gains explosive popularity on Netflix (2019), the hats worn by actors in the drama aroused great interest from foreigners. This interest has led to people purchasing and collecting Korean Gat offline.  In Korea, There are various forms of Gat in Joseon period. If you look at the hats worn by the greats in the South Korean banknotes, they are all wearing different hats.  The Scholar Yi Hwang who represented the Joseon Dynasty is wearing a bokgeon, Yi I , a disciple of Yi Hwang is wearing the Jeongjagwan worn by nobles at home. King Sejong the Great, who created Hangeul, Korean alphabet is wearing the ikseongwan, a hat used while performing his king's duties.  Depending on what kind of hat you are wearing, you can see his or her identity and what he or she does. Commoners wore hats but those who could not afford it, they just exposed topknots.  In case of women, there are many women who wear sseugaechima used to cover a woman's...

  Yellow sail boat (황포 돛배  Hwang-po sailing boat )  When you watch Korean historical dramas , you can often see these ships as a means of transportation when people see off someone who is leaving for a long distance, or in a scene where a man and a woman saying farewell leave each other.    Hwangpo means yellow cloth, and it is a sail dyed with red clay water.  The material of the boat is made of pine tree.  It was also a representative symbol of the history of the Han River.  During the Joseon Dynasty, Ships were used to transport regional specialties such as food, firewood, rice and salt to pay taxes along with people.  The characteristic of the boat is flat-bottomed ship. At the time, Koreans traveled on the southern and western seas where the tidal changes are so severe that the mudflats were exposed during low tide.  These flat-bottomed boats were much safer as they were less likely to capsize.  In addition, it played an import...

  World Cup Stadium  Location : 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.  The Seoul World Cup Stadium was constructed in 2001 for 2002 FIFA World Cup and is the largest stadium in Asia. The stadium hosted the opening match between France and Senegal (0:1) and match between Germany and South Korea(1:0) which is the semi-finals Korea made for the first time. During the semifinals, Korea's cheering squid the Red Devil played the card section that said dreams come true but South Korea lost the game against Germany. The stadium is currently used as the home base for FC Seoul.  About the Stadium Design  The exterior of the stadium has a special shape. It was designed like Bangpae Kite(=shaped like shield) and the cable structure is shaped like the sail of a Hwang po sailboat which was a means of transportation in Joseon Dynasty. It was designed with many traditional aesthetics and the shape of the roof attracts attention from afar.  How to go  It...