South Korea Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
country in East Asia
About South Korea
Positioned on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea is a country of dazzling scenic landscapes and a mixed representation of centuries-old traditions and contemporary society. It boasts a recorded history extending more than 5,000 years. Archeological finds of prehistoric toolmaking on theKorean Peninsuladate back to 70,000 BC, and the first pottery is found around 8000 BC. Comb-pattern pottery culture peaked around 3500–2000 BC. Legend has it that Korea began with the founding ofGojoseon(고조선, 古朝鮮, also calledAncient Chosun) by the legendary Dangun in 2333 BC. Archaeological and contemporaneous written records of Gojoseon as a kingdom date back to around 7th–4th century BC. The Chinese Han Dynasty eventually defeated Gojoseon, and its territories were governed as four c
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