JOYCEANS IN ASIA
Seoul: miscellanea 2010
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  Pre-Conference Dinner at Man-Na-Jung
  Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
  Nam-san Park (³²»ê°ø¿ø)
  N Seoul Tower (¿£ ¼­¿ïŸ¿ö)
  Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall (ÀÇ»ç ¾ÈÁß±Ù ±¹¸³¹¦Áö)
  Lunch at Ncucina
  Insadong (ìÒÞÑÔ×; Àλ絿)
  Dinner at Namdo Mihyang
  Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center
  
  
CONTENTS
   1  Tokyo JJSJ Conference 2004
   2  Seoul JJSK Conference 2004
   3  Culture Tour to Yeoju and Icheon 2004
   4  Welcoming Prof. Kiljoong Kim in Kyoto 2005
   5  The Kansai Joyce Study Group 2006
   6  The Kanto Joyce Study Group 2006
   7  Seoul JJSK Conference 2006
   8  Seoul: miscellanea 2006
   9  The Kanto Joyce Study Group 2007
  10  Seoul JJSK Conference 2008
  11  Seoul: miscellanea 2008
  12  Meeting Morris Beja and Ellen Carol Jones in Tokyo 2010
  13  Seoul JJSK Conference 2010
  14  Seoul: miscellanea 2010
  15  Gwangju JJSK Conference 2012
  16  Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do (Post-Conference Tour) 2012
  17  2013 Shanghai James Joyce International Symposium
  18  Shanghai: miscellanea 2013

Seoul: miscellanea

19-22 November 2010



  Seoul Special City (¼­¿ï ÷åܬã¼: ¼­¿ï Ưº°½Ã) is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With over ten million people, Seoul is one of the world's largest cities.  The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has almost 23 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest metropolitan area.  Almost half of South Korea's population live in the Seoul National Capital Area, and nearly one quarter in Seoul itself, making it the country's economic, political and cultural center.  As a Special City, it is administered directly by the national government.  
  As a major financial and cultural center in the world, Seoul is considered a global city.  The city has hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.  In 2007, it was listed as the fifth most expensive city in the world and the second most expensive in Asia.  
  The city is located on the basin of the Han River in the country's northwest.  The North Korean border lies about 50 km to the north. Seoul first appears in history in 18 BC, when the Baekje kingdom established its capital Wiryeseong in what is now around Songpa-gu, southeastern Seoul.  Modern Seoul descends from the Goryeo-era city called Namgyeong, which then became the capital of Korea during the Joseon [Chosun] dynasty.  (Main reference: the site of "Wikipedia.")

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Pre-Conference Dinner
      Thanks to Professor Jongil Yi, we had a wonderful Pre-Conference Dinner at Man-Na-Jung, raw meat & barbecue rib restaurant, No. 235 Gwangjin-gu, Seoul City (7 minutes' walk from the main gate of Sejong University).  Tel: (02) 499-1033.
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 (Friday 19 November) Man-Na-Jung, raw meat & barbecue rib restaurant, No. 235 Gwangjin-gu, Seoul City
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 (Friday 19 November) Man-Na-Jung, raw meat & barbecue rib restaurant, No. 235 Gwangjin-gu, Seoul City: (from left to right) Guo Jun (Renmin University of China), Keli Diao (Renmin University of China), Taeun Min (Vice-President of the James Joyce Society of Korea/professor of Chonnam National University, Korea) and Jongil Yi (President of JJSK/professor of Sejong University, Korea)
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 (Friday 19 November) Man-Na-Jung, raw meat & barbecue rib restaurant, No. 235 Gwangjin-gu, Seoul City
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 (Friday 19 November) Man-Na-Jung, raw meat & barbecue rib restaurant, No. 235 Gwangjin-gu, Seoul City
  
      
Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae
   
  Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower [Seoul Historic Monument No.14/Joseon Period/ Location: 8-1, Yejang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul]) in Nam-san Park
  The beacom hill site in Mongmyeoksan was also known as Gyeongbongsu - literally "beacon hill in the capital" - as it is located in Seoul, which was the final destination of all the beacon fires lit to warn of an enemy invasion approaching the border areas.  The beacon system of Joseon was a form of long-distance communications system by which fires were lit and the smoke signals during the day.  The beacon signals from border areas were transmitted to the capital via one of the five beacon hills in Nam-san.  The first beacon hill received a signal that came from the northeastern province of Hamgyeong-do via the stations in Gangwon-do and in Mt. Acha-san in Yangju; the second station received its signal from the southeastern province of Gyeongsang-do via the stations in Chungcheong-do and Mt. Cheollim-san in Gwangju; the third station's signal traveled from Ganggye, in the northwest province of Pyeongan-do, through Hwanghae-do and the East Peak of Mt. Muak-san in the capital; the fourth signal traveled from Uiju of Pyeongan-do through Haean of Hwanghae-do and the West Peak of Muak-san; and, finally, the fifth signal was transmitted from the southwestern province of Jeolla-do through the stations in Chungcheong-do and the one on Mt. Gaehwa-san in Yangcheon.  The beacon hill standing here is one of the five stations that originally stood in Nam-san and was built in 1993 according to the related reference materials, such as Cheonggudo ("Map of Blue Hills"), by a great Joseon cartographer Kim Jeong-ho.  (Edited and transcribed from the official inscription.)
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 (Sunday 21 November) Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower [Seoul Historic Monument No.14/Joseon Period/ Location: 8-1, Yejang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul])
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 (Sunday 21 November) The Royal Guards Changing Ceremony: Ceremonial Guards at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
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 (Sunday 21 November) The Royal Guards Changing Ceremony: Ceremonial Guards at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
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 (Sunday 21 November) The Royal Guards Changing Ceremony: Ceremonial Guards at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
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 (Sunday 21 November) The Royal Guards Changing Ceremony: Ceremonial Guards at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
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 (Sunday 21 November) The Royal Guards Changing Ceremony: Ceremonial Guards at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
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 (Sunday 21 November) The Royal Guards Changing Ceremony: Ceremonial Guards at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
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 (Sunday 21 November) The Royal Guards Changing Ceremony: Ceremonial Guards at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower)
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 (Sunday 21 November) Me and a ceremonial guard at Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae (¸ñ¸è»ê ºÀ¼ö´ë; Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower).  Photo by Keli Diao (Renmin University of China)
  
      
Nam-san Park
      Nam-san (³²»ê; lit. "South Mountain") is a 262-meter peak in the Jung-gu district of south central Seoul, South Korea. Although known as Mount Mongmyeok (¸ñ¸è»ê) in the past, it is now commonly referred to as Nam-san.  It offers some hiking, recreation and views of downtown Seoul's skyline.  The N Seoul Tower (¿£ ¼­¿ïŸ¿ö) is located on top of Namsan.  The address is: 100-177 Hoehyeon-dong 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul.
  We went to the top by cable car from the parking lot.  We really appreciate Professor Suk Kim's kind offer for taking us by his car.
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 (Sunday 21 November) Me in front of the pavilion in Nam-san Park.  Photo by Suk Kim (Kyung Hee University, Korea).
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 (Sunday 21 November) A scene from Nam-san Park
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 (Sunday 21 November) A group photo in Nam-san Park: (from left to right): Suk Kim, Keli Diao, Eishiro Ito, Cheol-soo Kim and Guo Jun
  
      
N Seoul Tower
      N Seoul Tower is a communication and observation tower located in the hill of Nam-san, central Seoul, South Korea.  Built in 1969, and opened to the public in 1980, the tower has been a symbol of Seoul and measures 236.7 m (777 ft) in height (from the base) and tops out at 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level.  It has also been known as the Nam-san Tower or Seoul Tower.  After the tower's original owner merged with the CJ Corporation, it was renamed the N Seoul Tower (official name CJ Seoul Tower).
  Many visitors ride the Nam-san cable car up the mountain, and then walk to the tower.  The tower features a gift shop and restaurants on the ground floor.  Visitors may go up the tower for a fee. There are four observation decks (the 4th observation deck, which is the revolving restaurant, rotates at a rate of one revolution every 48 minutes), as well as gift shops and two restaurants.  Most of the city of Seoul can be seen from the top.  Close to N Seoul Tower is a second lattice transmission tower.  (Cited from the site of "Wikipedia")
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 (Sunday 21 November) N Seoul Tower on the hill of Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) N Seoul Tower on the hill of Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) N Seoul Tower on the hill of Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) N Seoul Tower on the hill of Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) Under the N Seoul Tower: Guo Jun (Renmin University of China) (left) and Eishiro Ito (Iwate Prefectural University, Japan) (right)
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 (Sunday 21 November) The N Seoul Tower Wishing Trees and Keli Diao (Renmin University of China)
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 (Sunday 21 November) Numerous Wishing Tiles inside the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) Me in front of the Wishing Tiles inside the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) Me in front of the wall inside the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) The top floor of the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) A scene from the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) A scene from the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) A scene from the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) A scene from the N Seoul Tower
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 (Sunday 21 November) A scene from the N Seoul Tower: Gyeongbok-gung Palace (ÌØÜØÏà; °æº¹±Ã)
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 (Sunday 21 November) A scene from the N Seoul Tower: the Blue House (ôìè¿Óæ; û¿Í´ë; Cheong Wa Dae) or the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea (part of the Gyeongbok-gung Palace site)
  
      
Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san
      Martyr Jung-geun Ahn Memorial Hall, Nam-san.  Unfortunately it was still under reconstruction when I visited on November 21, 2010.  (I have visited here in March 1999.)
  Jung-geun Ahn [or An] (September 2, 1879 - March 26, 1910) (¾ÈÁß±Ù; äÌñìÐÆ; Baptismal name: Thomas) was a Korean independence activist, nationalist, and pan-Asianist.  On October 26, 1909, he assassinated Hirobumi Ito (ì¥ÔöÚÏÙþ), the first Prime Minister of Japan and then-Japanese Resident-General of Korea, following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty (ëàÞÓðÉå³; À»»çÁ¶¾à), dated November 17, 1905, with Korea on the verge of annexation by Japan.  The assassination of Ito by Ahn was praised by Koreans and many Chinese as well, who were struggling against Japanese invasion at the time.  Well-known Chinese political leaders such as Yuan Shikai (ê¾á¦ËÂ), Sun Yat-sen (áÝìïà¹/áÝÙþ), and Liang Qichao (ÕÙÌöõ±) wrote poems acclaiming Ahn.
  You might suspect why I, Ito (but no relation at all with Hirobumi Ito) visited this place again.  The reason is that I simply admire him for his Pan-Asianism (what I want to realize now in the twenty-first century: see below) and his attitude in the trial following his mother's message sent by his two brothers: "Your death is for the sake of your country, and don't ask for your life cowardly. Your brave death for justice is a final filial regards to your mother."
  Ahn strongly believed in a union of the three great countries in East Asia, China, Korea, and Japan in order to counter and fight off the "White Peril," being the European countries engaged in colonialism, restoring peace to East Asia.  He followed the progress of Japan during the Russo-Japanese War and claimed that he and his compatriots were delighted at hearing of the defeat of one of the agents of the White Peril, but was disappointed that the war ended before Russia was totally subjugated.  Ahn felt that with the death of Hirobumi Ito, Japan and Korea could become friends because of the many traditions that they shared.  He hoped that this friendship, along with China, would become a model for the world to follow.  His thoughts on Pan-Asianism were stated in his essay, "On Peace in East Asia" (ÔÔåÇøÁûùÖå; µ¿¾çÆòÈ­·Ð) that he worked on and left unfinished before his execution.  In this work, Ahn recommends the organization of combined armed forces and the issue of joint banknotes among Korea, Japan, and China, although his idea seems to have advanced too much even in the twenty-first century.
  Now in 2010, the White Peril has almost disappeared and the East Asia is a center of World Economy.  I strongly believe that the time has come to realize and establish Ahn's and Sun Yat-sen's dream of "Peace in East Asia" in the true sense.  (Main reference: the site of "Wikipedia")
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 (Sunday 21 November) Statue of Martyr Jung-geun Ahn, Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) Statue of Martyr Jung-geun Ahn, Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) Statue of Martyr Jung-geun Ahn, Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) Statue of Martyr Jung-geun Ahn, Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) Me in front of the Statue of Martyr Jung-geun Ahn, Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) One of the two reliefs on the base of the statue
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 (Sunday 21 November) The other of the two reliefs on the base of the statue
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 (Sunday 21 November) Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san (under reconstruction)
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 (Sunday 21 November) Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san (under reconstruction)
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 (Sunday 21 November) Stone monuments by Martyr Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, Nam-san
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 (Sunday 21 November) Stone monuments by Martyr Jung-geun Ahn Memorial Hall, Nam-san
  
      
Lunch at Ncucina
      Lunch at Ncucina (Italian restaurant), 8-108 Yejang Dong, Jung-ku, Seoul 100-250.  Tel: (822) 7710830~1.  Again, thank you very much for Professor Suk Kim for lunch!
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 (Sunday 21 November) Ncucina (Italian restaurant), 8-108 Yejang Dong, Jung-ku, Seoul 100-250
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 (Sunday 21 November) Ncucina (Italian restaurant), 8-108 Yejang Dong, Jung-ku, Seoul 100-250
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 (Sunday 21 November) At Ncucina: (from left to right) Keli Diao (Renmin University of China), Guo Jun (Renmin University of China), ishiro Ito (Iwate Prefectural University, Japan) and Suk Kim (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
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 (Sunday 21 November) My lunch (Bibimbap; ºñºö¹ä) at Ncucina.  It was very delicious.  Thank you, Professor Suk Kim!
  
      
Insadong
      Insadong (ìÒÞÑÔ×; Àλ絿) is a dong, or neighborhood of the Jongno-gu district of the South Korean city of Seoul.  The main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a multitude of alleys that lead deeper into the district.  At one time it was the largest market for antiques and artworks in Korea.    In area, 12.7 hectares (or 31.4 acres), the district is bordered by Gwanhun-dong to the north, Nagwon-dong to the east, and Jongno 2-ga and Jeokseon-dong to the south, and Gongpyeong-dong to the west.  
  Insadong was originally two towns whose names ended in the syllables "In" and "Sa."  They were divided by a stream which ran along Insadong's current main street.  Insadong began 500 years ago as an area of residence for government officials.  During the early period of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), the place belonged to Gwanin-bang and Gyeonpyeong-bang - bang was the name of an administrative unit during the time - of Hanseong (old name for the capital, Seoul).  During the Japanese occupation, the wealthy Korean residents were forced to move and sell their belongings, at which point the site became an area of trading in antiques.  After the end of the Korean war, the area became a focus of South Korea's artistic and cafe life.  It was a popular destination among foreign visitors to South Korea during the 1960s, who called the area "Mary's Alley."
  It gained in popularity with international tourists during the 1988 Seoul Olympics.  In 2000 the area was renovated, and, after protest, the rapid modernization of the area was halted for two years beginning that year.  Insadong-gil is "well known as a traditional street to both locals and foreigners" and represents the "culture of the past and the present."  It contains a mixture of historical and modern atmosphere and is a "unique area of Seoul that truly represents the cultural history of the nation."  (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Me in Insadong.  Photo by Professor Suk Kim (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
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 (Sunday 21 November) Insadong
  
      
Dinner at Namdo Mihyang
      Namdo Mihyang (traditional Southern Korean restaurant), 72-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.  Tel: (02) 545-4561.
  I sincerely express my gratitude to Professor Seokmoo Choi (Korea University, Korea) who invited me to this excellent restaurant.
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 (Sunday 21 November) Seokmoo Choi in front of Namdo Mihyang, 72-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
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 (Sunday 21 November) Eishiro Ito in front of Namdo Mihyang, 72-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
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 (Sunday 21 November) Seokmoo Choi, Namdo Mihyang, 72-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
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 (Sunday 21 November) Part of our gorgeous dinner at Namdo Mihyang, 72-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
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 (Sunday 21 November) Part of our gorgeous dinner at Namdo Mihyang, 72-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
  
      
Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center
      Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport
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 (Monday 22 November) Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center, Incheon International Airport




        


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