Enjoying spring while social distancing [PHOTOS]
Posted : 2021-04-01 13:54
Updated : 2021-04-01 13:58
Cherry Blossom trees bloom along the National Mall following a rain shower March 28, in Washington, D.C. The Japanese cherry trees were gifted to Washington, D.C. by Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki in 1912 and draw tens of thousands of daily visitors around peak bloom every year. AFP-Yonhap
By Kang Hyun-kyung
Spring came anyway. It survived the pandemic. Forsythias and azaleas signal the coming of the new season after a harsh, frozen winter. Cherry blossoms make us feel a season for life has just begun.
Spring is not the same it used to be in the wake of the pandemic.
[Cityscapes] Counting down Seoul s last moon villages
Posted : 2021-03-09 18:02
Updated : 2021-03-09 18:08
A village bus descends the steep road of Guryong Village in northwestern Seoul, June 19, 2016. / Courtesy of Ron Bandun
By Ron Bandun
I feel like there s been an increasing amount of articles and videos lately with sensational titles like Seoul s last shanty town or Seoul s last slum.
Quick, which neighborhood do you think they re all about?
Chances are, you thought of Guryong Village in Seoul s southern Gangnam District. Or Baeksa Village, up in northeastern Nowon District. Both have been given the title of last several times in recent years, even though the presence of both invalidates either s claim to the title. And there is another. Which one will be the last standing?