Hwatu is the Koreanized version of Japanese hanafuda, which is believed to have been introduced to Korea in the late Josoen Dynasty era. The name of cards changed from hanafuda, meaning ‘flower cards’ to hwatu, meaning ‘flower fight.’ The Japanese letters on the cards were replaced by Korean words.
During Moon Jae-in’s state visit to India, First Lady Kim Jung-sook was taken on a tour of the tomb of Humayun, second emperor of the Mughal Empire known for his patience and peaceful personality. However, what caught the most attention of reporters during this visit was the orange bag hanging from
The much-debated ‘Hanbando’ flag, or the ‘Unification Flag’ as known to the world, was first used in 1991 in the 41st World Table Tennis Championship in Chiba, Japan, where South Korea and North Korea participated as a single team. The Flag has a blue silhouette of the Korean peninsula including Jej
A welfare center helping single mothers and their children to become economically and socially independent has recently become the center of a ‘donation battle’ by players of online game ‘Soul Worker’. Throughout the whole of last year, the center received 2.42 million won in donations, yet after ju
In a world where stress and competition are the norm, Buff Studios, founded in 2014 by Park Geun-ho, seeks to provide healing and comfort through their mobile game, ‘My Oasis’. Park explained in a press interview that many people already use film, music, and travel to heal their souls and relieve st
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is certainly a major landmark in Seoul. Designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, the DDP changed the landscape of Dongdaemun, replacing the old Dongdaemun Stadium and traditional markets. Visitors and tourists come to see this neo-futuristic construction, bu
