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th and 14 th centuries. The Goryeo dynasty was established following the unification of Korea’s Later Three Kingdoms and ended when it was overthrown by the Joseon dynasty. The history of the Goryeo dynasty is closely intertwined with events that took place in neighboring China. This is visible in the way Goryeo was treated each time a new dynasty came to power. Apart from that, the Goryeo dynasty is considered to be the “golden age of Buddhism in Korea,” as Buddhism was the kingdom’s national religion. The Tripitaka Koreana , a collection of Buddhist scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks, is one of the most significant achievements of Korean Buddhism during this period. ....
US writer traverses Korea collecting important stories old and new Posted : 2021-04-06 09:04 Updated : 2021-04-06 09:39 Richard Pennington stands at the cemetery for British sailors, who illegally occupied Geomundo Island from 1885 to 1887, in this July 2018 photo. Courtesy of Richard Pennington By Park Han-sol Travels of an American-Korean, 2014-2020 by Richard Pennington / Courtesy of Jisik Gonggam The rattling bus and ferry rides; searches for cheap accommodation of varying quality; countless chance encounters turning into newly forged friendships despite the language barrier ― such descriptions could be seen as cliche-ridden characterizations of any travelogue composed by an enthusiastic backpacker. But the Texas-born writer Richard Pennington takes one step further in his latest book Travels of an American-Korean, 2014-2020 as he fills the pages with his 85 trips taken across the southern p ....