GatsBeaN - History of Korea

Discovering Korea’s Living Heritage Sites

“To walk through Korea’s heritage sites is to walk through time itself — each stone, each beam, each courtyard whispering […]

“Beneath the earth, Goguryeo artists painted entire worlds — celestial guardians, feasting nobles, and the eternal dance of the cosmos

“A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” — Marcus Garvey

“I devoted my life to recovering my country’s independence and to promoting peace in East Asia.” — An Jung-geun, at

“Of the Three Kingdoms, Baekje was perhaps the most cosmopolitan — a maritime kingdom whose artists, monks, and scholars carried

“To walk among Korea’s ancient sites is to step through the pages of a living history book, where every stone

“The Tripitaka Koreana stands as one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of printing and Buddhist scholarship —

“To walk through Korea’s ancient sites is to walk through the pages of history itself — where stone, wood, and

“We rise not against the king, but against the corrupt officials who have stolen from the people and brought our

“To walk through Korea’s ancient places is to walk through time itself — every stone, every beam, every courtyard whispers

“To walk through Korea’s ancient places is to hear the whispers of dynasties past — each stone, each pillar, each

“No object from ancient Korea speaks more powerfully of royal majesty than the shimmering golden crowns unearthed from the tumuli