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Cheonggyecheon in Seoul, Korea [Part 3]

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Max Lee
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Here we see the Korean traditional Janggu (장구), basically Korean drums. Here’s Korean flute or trumpet of some kind. Here’s another instrument, I believe this is the Kkwaenggwari (꽹과리). This is the traditional Korean dancer with a loop on his head.  Basically he will make it spin, spin, and spin more for some awesome effects. Here we have another Korean national sport, sorta like Japanese Sumo, called Ssireum (씨릉).  Ssireum is still very popular in Korea and widely televised nationally in South Korea. More Korean traditional dancing drummers. Some kind of traditional Korean acrobatics. The Tortoise and the Hare story is widely known in South Korea. Here’s traditional Korean kite, made from rice-paper and bamboo sticks. See Part 1 See Part 2

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Cheonggyecheon in Seoul, Korea [Part 2]

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Max Lee
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Here, we see some Chinese dragon floats, cool. This is all Chinese floats, looks like local Korean elementary school is taking a fieldtrip to Cheonggyecheon. As we walk further, we see… Jesus! and Budda, hanging out together.  Actually this is quite true in South Korea where there’s majority Christians and Buddhists. And yes, we see statue of liberty and Leaning Tower of Pisa. These lamps light up at night for a good show, too bad I wasn’t able to make it. (next time!) Here we see a bunch of Korean floats. These are traditional Korean statues, I think a bride monster on the left and groom monster on the right. This is a float of the Korean wedding dresses. Go back to Part I

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Cheonggyecheon in Seoul, Korea [Part 1]

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Max Lee
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Cheonggyecheon, is a new, renovated part of Seoul, Korea. Cheonggye is actually the name and “cheon” means “stream”. At Cheonggyecheon, you will find a bunch of cool floats that light up at night. Although I didn’t have time to be there at night, here’s some photos I took for you to enjoy: This is where the Cheonggye stream starts with floats. Here’s some of the more famous Korean living things. See Part 2 See Part 3

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