Authors: Simon Winchester
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Administrative districts 86
Agriculture, rice cultivation 71–2
Alcoholic beverages
drinking protocol involving 79, 146–7
soju
46
Alphabet 127–32
Americans
abusive attitudes of 180
expatriated 220–7
missionaries 89–92
Angibu
(secret police) 88
Kim Dae Jung kidnapped by 111–14
Armed Forces Day, celebration site for 238
Asia Watch, Kwangju uprising reported by 105–8
Attaining Success Village 271–2
Automobiles
driving habits 97–8
hazards of rental 98
Bamboo 157
Barbershops 241–5
Bathhouses 92, 189–92
Beauty, Buddhist concept of transience of 157–8
Bird, Isabella 234–5
Birthdays
age determination and 77
celebrations of 143–7
Blue House (presidential mansion) 247
Brothels 91–3, 122
Brutality, Korean reputation for 181
Buddhism
morning ritual in 141–2
nunneries 204–7
scarf folding ritual in 151
tradition of celibacy in 137
transience of nature in 157–8
Zen meditation rituals 153–4
Bulogki
(dish) 90
Bureaucracy 67–8
Cairo Conference (1945) 268–9
Camp MacNab 53
Celibacy, among Buddhist monks 137
Censorship 103
Cespedes, Gregorio de 20
Chaebols
(industrial empires) 248
Changdok Palace 246–7
Changhang (town) 186
Changhon (prince) 231–2
Cheju City
communist insurgency in 56–7
description of 57–8
Cheju Island
description of 32–5
fishing industry on 44–5
geography of 39
Sparrowhawk
shipwrecked on 21–6
women’s domination of 43–4
China
ancient Korea settled by 197
early Korean contact with 19
ginseng in history of 208
Chindo Great Bridge 69
Chindo Island
description of 63
Japanese invasion of 64–7
Chindo-kae
(dog) 67–8, 69
Chinese, as ethnic minority 245
Chogori
(garment) 200
Chogye (Buddhist sect) 137
Cholla province, house style of 100
Chollanam-do (province) 71–2
Chonbokchuk
(dish) 45
Chong Tu-won 20
Chonggak-sa (temple) 204–5
Chongjo (king), Suwon walls built by 231–2
Chonju (town) 159
Chonnam University, uprising at 102–8
Chun Doo-Hwan 104, 111
Kim Dae Jung arrested by 112
political reforms promised by 280
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, missionaries from 89–92
Civil defense drills 237–8
Clark, Mark 268
Climate 9–10
of Cheju Island 33
Clothing styles 200–1
Coast, defensive fence on 12–13
College of Assembled Worthies 130
Columban Fathers 48–53
Communism:
see also
North Korea on Cheju Island 56–7
Confectionary industry 168–9
Corea—The Land of Morning Calm
(Landor) 139
Corporate welfare 6–7
Corporations, individual proprietorship of 249
Customs and immigration clearance 9–11
Daewoo Corporation 248–9
Decrees, concerning written language 128–30
Demilitarized Zone 240–1, 268–77
Demarcation Line in 274–7
establishment of 268–9
length of 270
show villages in 271–2
wildlife within 270
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea:
see
North Korea
Diet, junk food in 163–4
DMZ:
see
Demilitarized Zone
Dogs
eating of 84–6
as protected resources 67–8
Dress styles 200–1
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
protocol involving 79, 146–7
soju
46
Education
importance of 250
teachers salaries 250
Egberts (Captain of
Sparrowhawk
) 22
8th Tactical Fighter Wing (military unit) 174
Espionage, North Korea suspected of 161–2
Esso Northumbria
(ship) 3–4, 5
Ethnic minorities, Chinese as 245
Etiquette, in bathhouses 191–2
Europe
early Korean contacts with 20–1
missionaries from 47–8
Expatriates in Korea 220–7
Face 46, 118–19
Families:
see also
Marriage
birthday celebrations 143–7
genealogies 38
names 38, 76
parent-child relations 50–1
work ethic in 101
Farrar-Hockley, Anthony 81
Fishing industry 61–3
on Cheju Island 44–5
Flower cards (game) 188–9
Flowers 222, 223
Foreign invasion, as historical pattern 196–7
Foreign travel 34
Forests, wartime ravaging of 222
Freedom Bridge 266–7
Gardner, Matthias 269
Gem-cutting industry 168–9
Genealogy 38
Ginseng 159
curing process 208–9
economic and cultural importance of 207–13
grading of 211
medicinal effects of 212–13
types 209
Gloucester regiment, during Korean War 80–1
Government
decrees by 67–8
human rights abuses by 103–8
impact on rural areas by 215–17
political uprisings against 103–8
Gunther, John 118–19
Haenyo
(skin divers) 43
Haetae
(mythical lions) 233
Haircuts, protocol involving 241–5
Halla Mountain xi, 39–42
Hamel, Hendrick 1, 17, 31, 61, 95, 126, 156, 186, 219, 245, 253, 278
on crossing the Han River 241
Sparrowhawk
wreck described by 21–6
Han Dynasty 198
Han River 238–40
Hangbok
(garment) 200
Hangul
(alphabet) 29
invention and design of 128–32
Happiness, Confucian conception of attainment of 119
Harvest mice, as good-luck symbol 100
Hearn, Lafcadio 219–20
Hermit Kingdom 19
Hill 235, battle of 80–1
Historic Sites 68
History
early settlement 198–9
foreign invasion as pattern of 196–7
founding legends 197
monuments 201–2
Paekche suicide 202
Hongsam: see
Ginseng
Honour, code of 46, 119
Houses
ondol
floors in 139
thatched roofs stigmatized 100
Human rights abuses during Chonnam University uprising 102–8
Hwadu
(Zen question) 153–4
Hwan-gap
(birthday celebration) 145
Hwanung (deity) 197
Hwatu
(game) 188–9
Hyojong (king) 26, 246
Hyonbong (Zen master) 153–4
Hyundai (corporation)
Chindo Great Bridge built by 69
Ulsan shipyard of 5–9
Ibalso
(barbershop) 241–5
Illo (town), market day in 84
Imjin 264–5
Imjingak Museum 265–6
Inns 187–9
Insam: see
Ginseng
Introduction, protocol involving names and 75–7
Ireland, missionaries form 47–8
Iri (town), railway explosion in 162–3
Isidore Development Association 47–53
Japan
ancient relations with 198–9
Korean resentment toward 182
sixteenth century invasion by 64–7
Joint Security Area 272–3
Ju
, definition of 32
Juche
(self-reliance) xviii
Kaesong
ginseng industry in 208
Korean Armistice Agreement signed in 268
Kim Chong-ho 147
Kim Dae Jung
democratic movement led by 111–14
house arrest of 114–16
meeting with Kim II Sung xvii
Kim II Sung 56, 239:
see also
North Korea
as federalist 112–13
Korean Armistice Agreement signed by 268
meeting with Kim Dae Jung xvii
Kim Jung II xvi, xvii
Kim Woo Choong 248–51
Kimchi
(dish) 6, 90
contents of 192
Kimpo Airport 28
Kin Tae-kyu, Park Chung-hee assassinated by 102–3
Kisaeng
(geisha house) 102
Koan
(Zen riddle) 153
Kobuk-son
(ships) 65
Koguryo (ancient settlement) 198
Kongju (town) 214–17
Konshan-gang (stream) 275
Koran-sa
(temple) 201
Korean Armistice Agreement:
see also
Demilitarized Zone; Korean War
provisions of 268
Korean Central Intelligence Agency:
see also Angibu
Kim Dae Jung kidnapped by 111–12
Korean Peoples Army 79:
see also
North Korea
Korean War 8:
see also
Demilitarized Zone
armistice agreement following 268–9
casualties in 57
Cheju Island in 56–7
as civil war 237
ginseng industry affected by 210
Gloucester regiment in 80–1
male shortages as a result of 35–6
missionaries in 82–4
personal effects of 77–81
territorial gains not achieved following 269
Korean War, The
(Leckie) 257
Koreans
ethnic descent of 197
of North Korea 281
Kukbo
(National Treasures) 68
Kum River 186, 187
Kumchon (town) 258, 259
Kunsan (military base) 171–7
Kwang Ju Air Base 121–4
Kwangju
cemetery at 109–10
description of 102
martial law in 104–8
military presence in 96–7
Kyongju (ancient city) 198
Kyu Lee 246–7
Labour unrest 6
Landor, Henry Savage 139, 140, 193
on Seoul 251
Language
linguistic family 129
romanization system 127
typing of 132
word construction 130–1
written 128–32
Leadership, loyalty and respect for 134–5
Leckie, Robert 257
Literacy 129
Living National Treasures 221–2
Living standards 100–1
Lolang (ancient city) 197–8
MacArthur, Douglas 79–80
McCune-Reischauer System (romanization system) 127
McGlinchey, Patrick J. xi–xii, 47–53
Manchus, Korea invaded by 19
Mansion of Joy and Goodness (
Naksonjae
, in the Changdok Palace) 246
Market day 84
Marriage:
see also
Families
arrangement of 34–5
consummation of 36–7
customs 34–8
Martial law 103
Maslow, Abraham 116
Materialism, Confucian values compared with 119–20
Medicine, ginseng in 212–13
Meditation rituals 153–4
Mental health 116–18
Military:
see also
Demilitarized Zone; Korean War
brutality during Chonnam University uprising by 102–8
intransigence of 280
in Kwangju 96–7
neutral forces in Demilitarized Zone 270–1
North Korean tank strength 254
omnipresence of 14, 32
roads used by 96
team spirit, exercise in 87
war preparations by 257–8
Military Demarcation Line:
see
Demilitarized Zone
Ministry of Education System (romanization system) 127
Missionaries 47–54
in Korean War 82–4
from Mormon Church 89–92
Mogyoktang
(bathhouse) 189–92
Mokpo (town) 69–70
Mongols, influence of 55
Monks:
see also
Buddhism celibacy among 137
Monuments 68, 201–2
Mormon Church, missionaries from 89–92
Myongnyang Great Victory Monument 66
Myonmok
(face) 119
Naejung Mountain 156–7