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Pictorial KOREA is a monthly magazine, published by
the Korean Overseas Information Service that
introduces Korean art, culture, industry, lifestyles and
nature to readers the world over.
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Travel -
Sunrise at Jeongdongjin
Prayers for the Happiness of Family and Friends More
Beautiful than the Sunrise
Editorial Director
Kim Young-mann
Produced by
Min Byeong-hoon
English Editors
Suzanne Crowder Han,
Cho Yoon-jung, Na Su-ho
Promenade -
Jongmyo and Sajik
Solemn Altars Confirming the Identity of the Korean People
Art Director
Oh Jung-eun
Focus -
Pret-a-Porter Busan 2004 Spring & Summer Collection
An International Fashion Show in a City Aspiring to be a Hub
of Asia
Senior Designers
Lee Tae-eun
Hong Min-hee
Editorial Advisers
Joo Hae-joong, Moon Mi-hwa, Park Sun-hee
Photo Director
Park Sung-bae
Craft -
Bangjja Yugi
A Miracle Created from Experience and Dedication
Photographers
Seong Ki-hyun, Lee Hong-ki
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Here -
Naganeupseong Folk Village
A Place that Brings Back Memories of a Hometown Long
Forgotten
Cover
Electricity was introduced to Korea a mere hundred or so
years ago, and it has only been a generation since the
mountain villages were finally lit brightly at night. In some
places in the countryside, you may still be able to find old oil
lamps, tucked away in a corner and surrounded by smoke-
stained walls.
Island -
Ulleungdo
The Mystery of Ancient Times, the Beauty of Nature, and
Beyond
Tradition -
Calligraphy
Infinite Inner World Expressed with Simplicity and Artlessness
Museum
The Korean Deung-Jan Museum
The Breath of Our Ancestors and the
Spirit of Art in Oil Lamps
January 2004
Nature -
Suncheonman Bay Reed Fields and Wetlands
An Endless Sea of Reeds, Nature's Purification System
 Travel
Jeongdongjin
Prayers for the Happiness of Family and Friends More Beauti-
ful than the Sunrise
Koreans are particularly fond of watching the sunrise. They are especially fond of
watching the sunrise over the ocean. This penchant is even more pronounced among
city dwellers who are easily tired by the routine of everyday life and there are some
who do actually take off suddenly to see the ocean or the sunrise over the sea.
Naturally, in the year-end and new year holiday season the number of people setting
out to see the sunrise increases dramatically.
Text by Lee Eun-jung / Photographs by Ahn O-hyun
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Sunrise
at
Sunrise
at
Jeongdongjin
The reason so many people take off to see
the sunrise at the end of the year or the be-
ginning of the new year is Koreans' funda-
mental idea of the sun. When they see the
rising sun, Koreans think of life, hope, wishes
coming true, the source of power, energy and
the root of all things in life. But it cannot be
said that this mental picture of the sun that
Koreans have is much different to that of other
people around the world.
Koreans' idea of the sun, however, is also re-
lated to the nation's turbulent history. The Ko-
rean Peninsula has experienced war as many as
900 times due to foreign invasions, and the un-
happy history of the country has continued in
modern and contemporary times. These wars
and the tragic history of the country have with-
out fail impoverished people.
Therefore, Koreans have lived with an un-
usually strong desire to escape from the unha-
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The pine tree in front of Jeongdongjin Station. The station has become famous as a loca-
tion for dramas.
podae and Jeongdongjin in Gangneung, Sok-
cho, Yangyang, Donghae, Samcheok, Taebae-
ksan Provincial Park, Goseong Unification Ob-
servatory, and Yangji-ri in Dongseong, Cheor-
won-gun; and in Jeollanam-do province Hyang-
iram in Dolsan-eup, Yeosu, Ttangkkeut (Land's
End) village in Songji-myeon, Haenam-gun, at
the farthest end of the Korean Peninsula; and
on Jejudo Seongsan in Namjeju-gun. At the
end of the year people flock to these places all
over the country that are famous for watching
the sunrise.
Among the sunrise spots the most recent to
come into vogue is Jeongdongjin in Gang-
neung, Gangwon-do. In 1995, a TV network
broadcast a hugely popular drama series de-
picting the modern history and Jeongdong-
jin, which was one of the locations used, gra-
bbed the attention of viewers. Since then Jeong-
dongjin has become one of the most famous
tourist attractions in Korea
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the first choice of
people looking for a special place to watch the
sunrise.
The name Jeongdongjin dates back to the
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). It means that if
one were to walk in a straight line east from
Gwanghwamun in Hanyang (former name of
Seoul) this is where one would arrive before
hitting the sea.
In Jeongdongjin there is more to see than
just the sunrise. The major attraction is Jeong-
dongjin Station, the world's closest train sta-
tion to the sea. The station, made famous in
the TV drama, is really just a platform, but it is
picturesque, being set against a fragrant pine
forest with the rails lying only 30 meters from
the sea. Currently, Jeongdongjin attracts some
2 million visitors annually, which seems to
justify construction of a proper station
building. But people love Jeongdongjin just the
way it is and so the station has not been
rebuilt.
Another attraction is Moraesigye (Hour-
glass) Park. The park's hourglass is the biggest
in the world, measuring 8.06 meters in dia-
meter, 3.2 meters in width, and weighing 40
tons, including 8 tons of sand. Gangneung Ci-
ty Hall and a corporate sponsor created it at
ppiness and hardship of reality. As a way of
overcoming and forgetting the sufferings of re-
al life, Koreans used to project their dreams
and wishes onto natural objects. Different to
religious prayers, such wishes were only hum-
ble and simple expressions of desire for suffe-
ring to end and good times to come as soon as
possible. They were also the driving force be-
hind the country's amazing economic develop-
ment and increase in quality of life since the
1970s.
All over the country, both in the moun-
tains and on the coast, there are spots famous
for watching the sunrise. They include Cheong-
wangbong on Mt. Jirisan, a famous mountain
in the minds of all Koreans; Yongdusan Park
in Busan; in Gyeongsangbuk-do province
Homigot in Pohang and Samsa Marine Park
in Yeongdeok-gun; in Gyeongsangnam-do pro-
vince Mireukdo in Tongyeong and Jangseung-
po in Geoje; in Gangwon-do province Gyeong-
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