This document provides an overview of culture and life in South Korea. It discusses typical Korean foods like rice, soup, kimchi, bulgogi and bibimbap. It describes traditional hanbok clothing and taekwondo as the national sport. Popular music genres include k-pop. Major holidays are Lunar New Year and Chuseok harvest festival. Ondol heated floors are commonly used in homes and buildings. Specific places mentioned include the city of Pohang known for its sunrise, Jeju Island with beaches and volcanoes, and the historic Bulguksa Temple.

1. Welcome to South Korea

2. Food
• For every meal we eat
rice, soup, kimchi, side
dishes with meat and
vegetables.
• Kimchi tastes spicy and
sour.
• Another famous dish is
bulgogi, which is beef in
sweet sauce.
• We also like bibimbap,
which is mixed rice,
vegetables, meat, egg,
and spicy sauce.
A typical Korean meal
Kimchi
Bulgogi
Bibimbap

3. Traditional
Clothes
Traditional clothes
are called hanbok.
We wear hanbok on
holidays and at
weddings.
Hanbok is colorful.

4. Sports
Our national sport is
taekwondo.
Taekwondo is for
self-defense and
trains your body and
mind.
Click picture to see Taekwondo video

5. Music
Korean k-pop music
is very popular.
The most famous k-
pop singers in the
world are Psy,
Wonder Girls, Big
Bang, and Girls
Generation.
Click picture to see a music video

6. Holidays
• We have two big
holidays.
• In January or February
we celebrate Lunar New
Year. We eat rice soup,
bow to our elders, and
children receive money.
• In the fall we celebrate
Chuseok, which is a
harvest festival. We
make rice cakes, play
games, and spend time
with family.

7. Ondol
Ondol means heated
floors. In Korea we
spend a lot of time
sitting on the floor.
We sit on the floor
at home, in
restaurants, cafes,
etc. We even sleep
on the floor. It is a
big part of our
culture. Because of
this, we never wear
shoes inside.

8. Pohang
This is our city! Pohang
is a small city on the
East coast of Korea.
There are beautiful
beaches here. It is
famous for it’s sunrise,
as it is the first place
the sun touches in
Korea.

9. Jeju Island
Jeju lsland has many
beautiful beaches.
Also, you can hike
the Halla mountain
volcano.
Jeju is famous for
tangerines, black
pork, and seafood.

10. Bulguksa
Temple
Bulguksa Temple is
in Gyeongju.
This is a historic site
with beautiful
temple buildings.