happy new year koreaaaaaaa ^ - ^

my best thing that happened to me this year is korea and how year after year i am more convinced by my choice . i have made a new friend from korea, i have won prizes in korean competitions. so , it can be simple things for many poeple but for me it means a lot. in fact , to fight for a dream it's not easy when everything that sourround doesn't encourage your dream, however, i am still keeping the promise ^^.

The most important korean's events in 2009

- to be sure, 2009 was a sadness year in the hearts of Koreans. Where he died the former Presidents Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Dae-jung, also died, Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan, who was regarded as a spiritual leader of the Korean people.



- under the global economic recession Korea achieved rapid economic recovery, which surprised the peoples of the world.
In the first quarter of this year, there were a number of indicators pessimistic about the Korean economy, which reported a growth rate of Korea's gross domestic product amounted to a negative 5.2% and has consistently suffered from a common her financial crisis.
However, the proportion of negative growth in the first quarter fell to negative 2.2% in the second quarter, then turned to a positive growth rate of 0.9% in the third quarter, and was expected to record a total growth rate of 0.2% this year.
This is due the credit for this good economic performance to the policy of government support, and increase Korean exports due to the low value of the Korean currency and lower oil prices and others.

- The global financial crisis provided an opportunity for Korea to raise the role and status in the international community. Another sign of Korea's hosting of the Conference of the top twenty. In the 25 of September last selected Korea to host summit to be held in twenty-November 2010.
The main reasons of the process of Korea to lead global economic recovery and taking the lead in the meeting of the Group of Twenty, which was held to overcome the global financial crisis.

Controversy over the large national projects and Debate on the draft reform of the four rivers and the establishment of the city of Sejong and the law reform and the media




- Cases of conflicting security on the Korean peninsula under the competition and dialogues
- Battle of marine and Chong has launched missiles and the search for dialogue in light of participation in the initiative to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction .



- Decrease in the number of births in Korea - a state of emergency resulting from the risk of low fertility.An era of multicultural globalized in Korea - one million foreign residents, 7 million foreign visitors .


the Half success that was the beginning of hope - the launch of the space rocket, "Nauru".


the power of korean sporting on the international stage and the the occupation of the first places.
- the ice dancer Player Kim Yoon Ah
-the golf palyer female sin jee ah and male yang yong eon who has won tiger woods in the U.S. -golf professionals and becomes the first Asian player in this sport.
- weightlifting Player Jang Mi-ran
- the large Warning of human disaster district - the spread of bird HW 1 The 1 .

panju

the video represents a tour around imjin river in paju in gyeongui province.the zone belongs to military demarcation line in the DMZ. thus , for korean it's a part of painful souvenirs of korean civil war. however , it's a touristic place where there is rare animals and beautiful sights.besides , "the panjak festival" of cereals "jangdam" which produce one of the best cereals in the world due to the system of production . in other words , Grain "Jangdan" grow in the area of environmental eco-friendly off limits to ordinary people.

this is a small idea about Panju. ^ - ^

gayageum

it was a long time since my last article. my absence is due to mum's accident.thus , i was worried and unable to concentrate in anything.thank my god she is better but i still worried.

my article today is about a korean instrument called "gaygeum". this is a small introdaction copied from wikipedia :

"The gayageum or kayagum is a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument, with 12 strings, although more recently variants have been constructed with 21 or other numbers of strings. It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instrument.^[1] It is in the zither family."

its history :

"According to the Samguksagi (1145), a history of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, the gayageum is supposed to have been developed around the 6th century in the Gaya confederacy by King Gasil (also known as Haji of Daegaya) after he observed an old Chinese instrument, a guzheng. He then ordered a musician named Ureuk to compose music that could be played on the instrument.

The gayageum was then further improved by Wu Ruk during the reign of Jinheung in the Silla Dynasty.

The ancient gayageum of King Gashil was called by several names, including beopgeum (law-zither, 법금), pungnyu (elegance, 풍류), or jeong-ak (right music, 정악) gayageum. It is normally associated with court music, chamber music, and lyric songs, for which it provides the accompaniment. This type of gayageum has a wider spacing between the strings and plays slower tempo music such as Yeongsan-hoesang and Mit-doduri.

The sanjo gayageum is believed to have evolved in the 19th century with the emergence of sanjo music, literally means scattered melodies, a musical form involving some improvisation. For the sanjo gayageum, the closer spacing of the strings and shorter length of the instrument enables a musician to play the faster passages required for sanjo (Choi 2005). The sanjo gayageum is now the most wide spread form of gayageum.(KCMPC 2001). All traditional gayageumsilk strings, although, since the late 20th century, the silk strings may be replaced with nylon strings. use

Modern versions of the gayageum, which have a greater number of strings, often use nylon-wrapped steel strings, similar to those used for the Chinese guzhengBrass strings have also been introduced to produce a louder sound, which is preferred for accompanying dance (Park 2004). To play modern music, gayageum with a greater number of strings have been developed, increasing the instrument's range. Gayageum are available with 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, or 25 strings The 21 string gayageum is normally found in North Korea." (Choi 2005). (Choi 2005), although instruments with more strings are also available on custom-made basis.

i have searched for some videos in order to show this magical instrument. whenever i hear this instrument i can avoid myself from crying . it can express your sadness , joy and nature.

ulleungdo island 1

hiiiiiiiii, ulleung island or ulleungdo is a volacanic island .it is an area of 73km surrounded by other43 islets. from pohang you take the cruise ship to the island. Dodang port is the door of the island.
thus , for people whom suffer from sea vertigo and are tired from the long voyage. you can eat a magic soup that treat it " squid bowl soup" and of course ttagaebibab.

you start your visit by passing through " haengnam shore a walkway".it is a road made by the union of nature : wind , rain and wave.it is a gift from god. besides , Dodang lighthouse , which is one of the island's wonders, allows to a visitor to see a panoramic view of the island and of course dokdo island when the weather is clear.the tour in cruise around the island will let you discover the beauty of the beauty. also , gangan and samseonam rocks.the elephent islets is one of the three major tourist attraction in ulleungdo.moreover , the first inhabitants of the ulleungdo had came in 1810.even the island's history is short but it's a masterpiece of beauty made by god. the vistors will enjoy the different and unique shape of rocks made by nature. besides , its raining caves contain net and pure water that you can drink just by openning your mouth and its known also as Elixir of youth due to its clearness .

nami island

for those who are fan of " winter sonata" here is the place where the k-drama was shooted "Nami island". this place has just 40 years of history @-@

in fact , it's an example of creating beauty from nothing. originally, the island was a sandy plain which contained almonds and peanuts' fields from bang hari to nam san meon. the floods hitted that region so that it turned to an island. in 1994 , hyung byeori reservoir was built and contributed in the transformation of Nami to a real island.

in 1965 , Mr min pyeong doo the former governer of the korean bank bought the island and planed a forest above it. in 2001 , the island was rebought to Mr kang woo hyun. the island has become alive again. the owner has rediscoverd the place and added a magic touch to the place as results the island has its own name " republic of Naminara ". the visitors can enjoy their tour by bycicle , electronic cars or by small train. it's forbidden in the island to use anything that can pollute the area even the barbecue. you can take 2 hours to make promenade there but it can takes days to discover the beauty of Nami. besides, the island is a cultural icon too ,there, you can find galleries and museum too. every grain of sand represents the beauty of Nami.

enjoy the video ^ - ^

jeungdo island

Jeungdo is an island situed in sinan in shilla province. it's one of the asian 's five " slow cities".

slow cities adapt the healthy life by using less polluted things like cars , cigarettes ... everything that hurt a humen being . it's an exemple of fresh , spirituel and pure air. this idea was first established in Italy.
Jeungdo is an exemple of a slow city ,which its citizens, protect theirs environment by adapting healthy life and creating an area free from pollution and twice a week they turn off the electricity as a way of the preservation of energy.

the city has become a slow city in december 30 , 2007. after the visit of an italian delegation
and the discover of "taepyeong the salt farm" . this farm is the korean icon number 360. its salt contains minirals 20 times rich than the rest of tidal mud over the world. this region was considered as vital conservation by unesco in 2009 . the charaterstics of its tidal mud make it one of the best healthy salt in the world.