Insight Guides have developed guides for various countries. Their guide to South Korea is detailed and informative, including high-quality photographs.


The Guide

According to the researchers who help with essay writing, the guide has been structured very well, with everything in a certain order. The first section is an introduction, covering a few things that are mentioned in future sections, in greater detail. In The Best of South Korea a few festivals, temples, museums and cultural events are mentioned, leading swiftly into The Shrimp Between Whales. This highlights Korea’s unenviable position trapped between three powerful countries; China, Russia and Japan, which are ultimately responsible for the divide within Korea. Finally in Geography the climate and land are covered, as well as wildlife and various plants, including the crops South Korea can produce.

The next section is History, covering the Early Kingdoms and Dynasties in a brief overview, moving into A Century of Conflict, beginning in 1850 where the major surrounding countries, with the addition of the West, fought over Korea. This includes the Korean War, and moves into Recovery and Prosperity, in which democracy is born. This section also discusses North Korea and the continuing difficulties.

Next is the Features section, which covers The Koreans as a people, highlighting their kindness along with their continuing tolerance of other cultures and past harm. Business Culture is discussed briefly before a longer section on Religion, including Buddhism, Confucianism and local religions as well as the more western Christianity. Sport and Leisure is fairly small, overshadowed by the vast Performing Arts section detailing dance, music and acting unique to the small continent. The Arts and Crafts also have a sizable section, as does Food and Drink. This section finishes on a little about Traditional Korean Architecture, still common despite numerous periods of occupation.

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