Korea (41 page)

Naju (town), foreigners in 88–9

Naksonjae
(mansion) 246

Nara
, definition of 198–9

National Foundation Day 197

National Route Number 1 72

National Treasures 68

Nature

attitudes toward 42

Buddhist concept of transience of 157–8

within Demilitarized Zone 270

flowers 222

forests 222

Living National Treasures 221

New Community Movement 215–17

North Korea:
see also
Demilitarized Zone; Kim II Sung; Korean War

access into 26–7, 275–6, 276

administration districts in 86

border defences of 254–5

borderline of xii–xiii, 240, 275–6, 276

Demilitarized Zone show village of 271

Han River dam proposed by 239

Korean Armistice Agreement in establishment of 268–9

1976 skirmish with 274

nuclear-weapons programme xvii

people of 281

suspected espionage by 161–2

tank strength of 254

United States as deterrent to invasion by 255–6

visit to xi–xiv

Wolf Pack’s task in event of invasion by 174

Nuns, Buddhist 204–7

Ojingoa
(dish) 62

Oksusucha
(tea) 91

Ondol
(house floor) 139

Operation Chromite 79

Oxfam 51–2

Paektu San (mountain) xi–xii, xiv

Paekche (ancient settlement) 198–9

Paekche Pagoda 199–200

Paeksam: see
Ginseng

Paem sul
(snake wine) 149

Paem tang
(snake soup) 149

Paji
(garment) 200

Palace of Illustrious Virtue (in the Changdok Palace) 246

Panax ginseng: see
Ginseng

Panghwasuryu-jong
(pavilion) 232

Panmunjom 272–3:
see also
Demilitarized Zone

Park, Mr xiv–xv, xvii

Park Chung-hee 100, 222

assassination of 102–3

Saemaul Undong
movement spurred by 215–17

Party of Expediency (Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2

Party of Principle (Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2

Pavilion for Greeting the Sun (
Yongil-lu
) 201

Peng Teh Huai, Korean Armistice Agreement signed by 268

People’s Committee for North Korea 56

People’s Liberation Army (China) 79

Pindae-ttuck
(pancake) 162, 259

Political upheavals 6

at Chonnam University 102–8

Pomul
(Treasured Things) 68

Poricha
(tea) 91

Portugal, Korean knowledge of 20

Poshin-tang
(dog soup) 84–5

Poverty 101

Prostitution 45, 91–3, 122, 159–60

shame involved in 179–80

Psychiatry 116–18

Public bathhouses 92

Pueblo
, USS

Pusan perimeter 56

Puyo (town) 194, 195–6

ginseng industry in 208–13

historical role of 199–203

Pyokpa
(Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2

Pyongyang xiii, 56, 198:
see also
North Korea

Rhee, Syngman 57

intervention in celibacy controversy by 137

Rice, cultivation in Cholla provinces of 71–2

Riots 6

Roads

as emergency airfields 96–7

noisiness of 97–8

Rock of Falling Flowers (in Puyo) 199–200

Roh Tae Woo 115, 248

Roman Catholic Church, missionary influence in Korea of 47–55

Rome (ancient), Korean contact with 20

Route 26, as ‘major curfew control area route’ 177

Rural areas, self-reliance in 215–6

Saemaul Undong
(social movement) 215–17

Sajok
(Historic Sites) 68

Sands, William Franklin 43–4

Schall von Bell, Adam 20

Seeing the Moon Go Home Tower (
Songwol-tae
) 201, 202

Sejong (king) 129, 130, 131

Self-reliance, in rural areas 215–16

Seoul

geographical placement of 234

population of 234

settlement of 235

shipping industry lacking in 241

villagelike organization of 251

Seoul Hilton hotel 247

Shame 46, 119–20

of prostitution 179–80

Shipbuilding 2–5, 5–6

Shipping industry, Seoul’s lack of 241

Silver Town 178–80

Sipa
(Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2

Snakes 148–9

Sochon (town), bathhouses of 189–92

Social harmony,
yin-yang
concept of 120

Social movements 215–17

Sohyon (prince) 20

Soju
(alcoholic beverage) 46

drinking protocol involving 79, 147

Songtan (town) 229–30

Songwol-tae
(monument) 201, 202

Sonjo (king) 20

Sparrowhawk
(ship), shipwreck of 21–6

Splendid Cause, The
(Kelly) 82–4

Strikes 6

Students, massacre during Chonnam University uprising of 102–8

Sun Myung Moon 208

Sunim
(Buddhist monk) 135–6

Sunjong (king) 246

Surnames, Korean 38, 76

Suwon (town), fortified wall in 231

Taeguk-ki
(national flag) 271

Taehakkyo
(democratic movement), suppression of 104–8

Taejungtang
(bathhouse) 189

Taenamu
(bamboo) 157

Taesong-dong (town) 271–2

Tangun, historical legend of 197

Tanks, North Korean strength and numbers of 254

Teachers, salaries of 250

38th Parallel:
see
Demilitarized Zone

Tojang
(name seals) 236

Toyotomi, Hideyoshi 64, 65

Uijongbu Corridor 257

Ulsan shipyard 5–9

Undiplomatic Memories
(Sands) 43–4

United Nations:
see also
Korean War Demilitarized Zone established by 268–9

United States:
see also
Americans

as deterrent to North Korean invasion 255–6

Korean resentment toward 182–3

Kwangju massacre, role of 107–8

Universities, uprising at 102–8

Van Fleet, James 81

Wages 6

Weltevree, Jan 21, 24–5

Wildflowers 222

Wildlife

within Demilitarized Zone 270

Living National Treasures 221–2

Wolf Pack (military unit) 174

Women

Cheju Island dominated by 43–5

contradictory characteristics of 194–5

as husbands’ adjuncts 260

as liberated group 109

Won Kyun 66

Work ethic 101

Working conditions 6–7

Writings from Japan
(Hearn) 219–20

Yangban
(nobility) 35

Yangnom
(foreigners) 19

Yi Dynasty 231–2

Yi Ku (king) 246–7

Yi Sun-shin, Admiral 64–7

Yogwan
(inn) 187–8

Yoido Island 238

Yoinsuk
(inn) 188

Yongil-lu
(monument) 201

Young Men’s Confucian Association 146–7

Youth, massacre during Chonnam University uprising of 102–8

Yuan Dynasty, ginseng’s role in 208

Yukgap
(Zodiacal cycle), celebration centring on 144–5

Zen:
see
Buddhism

Zodiacal cycle, celebration centring on 144–5