Gyeonggi ProvinceGyeonggi Province (Korean: 경기도; Korean pronunciation:) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946. Incheon, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level metropolitan city since 1981.
Three Kingdoms of KoreaThe Three Kingdoms of Korea (Korean: 삼국시대; Hanja: 三國時代) or Samhanof Korea, refers to the period in Korean history when the peninsula was divided into three major kingdoms: Goguryeo, Paekche, and Silla (also known as the "Samhan" kingdoms) following the Proto–Three Kingdoms period. These Samhan kingdoms competed for hegemony over the Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of Korean history.
Jeolla ProvinceHistorical province of Korea Place in JoseonJeolla ProvinceCountryJoseonCapitalJeonjuGovernment • TypeProvinceDialectJeollaKorean nameHangul전라도Hanja全羅道RRJeolla-doMRChŏlla-do Jeolla Province (Korean: 전라도; Hanja: 全羅道, [tɕʌ̹ɭɭa̠.do̞]) was one of the historical Eight Provinces of Korea during the Kingdom of Joseon in southwestern Korea.
Gyeongsang ProvinceGyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상도; Hanja: 慶尙道; Korean pronunciation:) was one of the Eight Provinces of Joseon Korea. Gyeongsang was located in southeastern Korea. The provincial capital of Gyeongsang was Daegu. The region was the birthplace of the kingdom of Silla, which unified Korea in 668 CE.
Chungcheong ProvinceChungcheong Province (Korean: 충청도; Hanja: 忠淸道; Korean pronunciation:) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Chungcheong was located in the southwest of Korea. The provincial capital was located at Gongju, which had been the capital of the kingdom of Baekje from 475 to 538. HistoryChungcheong Province was formed in 1356—during the Goryeo Dynasty—from the southern portion of the former province of .Korean War1950–1953 conflict on the Korean Peninsula
Japanese colonial empireThe colonial expansion of the Empire of Japan (sometimes known as the Japanese Empire) in the Western Pacific Ocean and East Asia began in 1895 with Japan's victory over the Chinese Qing dynasty in the First Sino-Japanese War. Subsequent victories over the Russian Empire (Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905) and the German Empire (World War I) expanded Japanese rule.
Joseon1392–1897 Korean dynastyToday part ofNorth KoreaSouth KoreaThe diplomatic system of East Asia was hierarchical, lacking in equality. Joseon Korea enjoyed a high level of independence and sovereignty in domestic and foreign affairs while ritually subordinate to the Ming and Qing dynasties of China.
Paddy fieldA paddy field (or paddy) is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern China, associated with pre-Austronesian and Hmong-Mien cultures. It was spread in prehistoric times by the expansion of Austronesian peoples to Island Southeast Asia, Madagascar, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
Korean languageLanguage spoken in KoreaKorean is a Koreanic language native to Korea, which makes up the majority of the language's 81 million speakers. It is the official language of both North Korea and South Korea. In the south, the language is known as Hangugeo (South Korean: 한국어), and in the north, it is known as Chosŏnŏ (North Korean: 조선어). Since the turn of the 21st century, Korean popular culture has spread around the world through globalization and cultural exports.
KoreaRegion in East AsiaKorea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in Asia in 1945, it has been politically divided at or near the 38th parallel between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK). Both countries proclaimed independence in 1948, and the two countries fought the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.
RiceRice is a cereal grain and, in its domesticated form, is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Africa and Asia. Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice)—or, less commonly, Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Asian rice was domesticated in China some 13,500 to 8,200 years ago; African rice was domesticated independently in West Africa about 3,000 years ago.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.