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Korea travel: Countless reasons to visit Land of the Morning Calm
Korea is an East Asian peninsula made up of South Korea(capital: Seoul) and North Korea. (capital: Pyongyang). Aside from its cities, Korea boasts of several UNESCO World Heritage sites, including Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto in Gyeongju; the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks in Geyongsngnam-do; the Royal Ancestral Shrine in Seoul; the dolmen sites of Godhang, Hwasun and Ganghwado; and the Gyeongju Historic Area.
Korea has also been referred to as the Land of the Morning Calm. With its beautiful sceneries and numerous tourist attractions both man-made and natural, Korea travel presents countless opportunities to know more about Korea, about the place, its people and culture.
(Video from youtube.com; posted by kidshin 03.01.07)