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This artisan is demonstrating chaesang, which entails weaving long bamboo strips together to make products such as baskets and boxes. - Photo #20439

This artisan is demonstrating chaesang, which entails weaving long bamboo strips together to make products such as baskets and boxes

A Korean bride holds a cup of wine during her wedding ceremony. - Photo #20504

A Korean bride holds a cup of wine during her wedding ceremony

A shaman priest performs a ritual as part of Mongmyeoksancheonje. Namsan Mountain, Seoul. - Photo #20687

A shaman priest performs a ritual as part of Mongmyeoksancheonje

Korean schoolchildren stop to pose for a picture in front of Geunjeongjeon during a tour of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #20946

Korean schoolchildren stop to pose for a picture in front of Geunjeongjeon during a tour of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea

Young school children visit Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21012

Young school children visit Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea

Thousands of locks of love cover the fences on the outdoor observation decks on N Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #20636

Thousands of locks of love cover the fences on the outdoor observation decks on N Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea

An artist draws a pastel portrait of a tourist outside N Seoul Tower, gathering a crowd. - Photo #20654

An artist draws a pastel portrait of a tourist outside N Seoul Tower, gathering a crowd

Changing of the guard at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21084

Changing of the guard at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea

Guard with polearm at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21090

Guard with polearm at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea

Crowd at Seoul Station. Central Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #20719

Crowd at Seoul Station

Group of school children at Gyeongbokgung Palace. Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21011

Group of school children at Gyeongbokgung Palace

Changing of the guard at Deoksugung Palace. Seoul, Korea. - Photo #21252

Changing of the guard at Deoksugung Palace

Captain of the guard at Deoksu Palace in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21255

Captain of the guard at Deoksu Palace in Seoul, South Korea

Korean flag (Taegukgi) made from cups. Independence Hall, Cheonan. - Photo #21399

Korean flag (Taegukgi) made from cups

A tour guide speaks to visitors at Changdeok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21472

A tour guide speaks to visitors at Changdeok Palace in Seoul, South Korea

The Torch of Peace, an eternal flame, burns at the base of the World Peace Gate at Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21640

The Torch of Peace, an eternal flame, burns at the base of the World Peace Gate at Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea

A fisherman perches on the rocks in Wolmido, Incheon, South Korea. - Photo #20106

A fisherman perches on the rocks in Wolmido, Incheon, South Korea

This Korean woman is weaving cloth from cotton yarn on a loom. - Photo #20426

This Korean woman is weaving cloth from cotton yarn on a loom

School children visiting the Korean Folk Village dress up in traditional Korean clothing, called hanbok. - Photo #20417

School children visiting the Korean Folk Village dress up in traditional Korean clothing, called hanbok

Korean children dressed in traditional hanbok clothing use a mill at the Korean Folk Village. - Photo #20414

Korean children dressed in traditional hanbok clothing use a mill at the Korean Folk Village

These women are preparing haemul pajeon, Korean pancakes filled green onions and seafood. - Photo #20535

These women are preparing haemul pajeon, Korean pancakes filled green onions and seafood

Haemul pajeon (seafood pancake) is made by pouring batter on a griddle, placing seafood and vegetables on top, followed by more batter. Pajeon is a popular food in Korea. - Photo #20529

Haemul pajeon (seafood pancake) is made by pouring batter on a griddle, placing seafood and vegetables on top, followed by more batter

Women cooking Korean pancakes (pajeon) for visitors at the Korean Folk Village. - Photo #20539

Women cooking Korean pancakes (pajeon) for visitors at the Korean Folk Village

A Korean man weaves sandals from straw. Korean Folk Village, South Korea. - Photo #20556

A Korean man weaves sandals from straw

A Korean school boy models an outfit that is similar to that which Confucian scholars traditionally wore. - Photo #20374

A Korean school boy models an outfit that is similar to that which Confucian scholars traditionally wore

These women are making gun bam, or roast chestnuts at the Korean Folk Village. - Photo #20582

These women are making gun bam, or roast chestnuts at the Korean Folk Village

Buddhist monks follow the path through Gyeryongsan National Park in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. - Photo #20722

Buddhist monks follow the path through Gyeryongsan National Park in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Thousands of Buddhas in Bupwangroo (Bodhisattva of Compassion). Bongeunsa Temple, Seoul, Korea. - Photo #21867

Thousands of Buddhas in Bupwangroo (Bodhisattva of Compassion)

Man selling chestnuts near Dongdaemun market. Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21352

Man selling chestnuts near Dongdaemun market

Street food is extremely popular in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21106

Street food is extremely popular in Seoul, South Korea

School children tour the grounds of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #20993

School children tour the grounds of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea

A Korean groom's traditional wedding costume is called a gwanbok. It is usually worn with a black hat, called a moja. - Photo #20517

A Korean groom's traditional wedding costume is called a gwanbok

Woman selling tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), dried squid, and octopus at a food stand. Incheon, South Korea. - Photo #20144

Woman selling tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), dried squid, and octopus at a food stand

Korean students participate in a traditional pottery making class at the Korean Folk Village in Yong-in City. - Photo #20386

Korean students participate in a traditional pottery making class at the Korean Folk Village in Yong-in City

Visitors to the National Museum of Korea gather around a stone zodiacal figurine representing a monkey from the 8th century. - Photo #20177

Visitors to the National Museum of Korea gather around a stone zodiacal figurine representing a monkey from the 8th century

Two women use exercise equipment in Seoul's Olympic Park. - Photo #21681

Two women use exercise equipment in Seoul's Olympic Park

Park goers utilize some of the exercise equipment that can be found in Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21683

Park goers utilize some of the exercise equipment that can be found in Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea

Women enjoy a picnic in front of artist Erik Dietman's sculpture, Yesterday and the Day Before Today and Tomorrow, at Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. - Photo #21678

Women enjoy a picnic in front of artist Erik Dietman's sculpture, Yesterday and the Day Before Today and Tomorrow, at Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea

At one of many peaceful demonstrations outside Seoul Station, these citizens were advocating for the rights of disabled students. - Photo #20073

At one of many peaceful demonstrations outside Seoul Station, these citizens were advocating for the rights of disabled students

Demonstrations are a popular means of expressing opinions in the South Korean capitol city of Seoul. - Photo #20074

Demonstrations are a popular means of expressing opinions in the South Korean capitol city of Seoul

A Korean bride is supported by her friends as she bows as part of this traditional wedding ceremony at the Korean Folk Village. - Photo #20507

A Korean bride is supported by her friends as she bows as part of this traditional wedding ceremony at the Korean Folk Village

In a traditional Korean wedding, the bride and groom exchange ceremonial liquor. This part of the ceremony is called hapgeullye. - Photo #20515

In a traditional Korean wedding, the bride and groom exchange ceremonial liquor

Groom drinking wine from a gourd at a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. - Photo #20516

Groom drinking wine from a gourd at a traditional Korean wedding ceremony

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