History Talk - South Korea Flag
The South Korean flag design, also known as Taegeukgi was inspired by the Chinese yin and yang symbol. The four trigrams represent the four Taoist philosophical ideas about the universe: harmony, symmetry, balance, circulation.
South Korea officially known as the Republic of Korea (ROK), has the fourth largest economy in Asia and the 15th largest in the world, exporting mainly products such as electronics, automobiles, ships, machinery, petrochemicals and robotics. It is a member of the United Nations and also a founding member of APEC and the East Asia Summit.
The contemporary culture of South Korea has evolved away from the traditional culture of Korea, since the division into North and South Korea. Industrialization has brought many changes to lifestyle of Korean people.
Jikji, is the first known book printed with movable metal type in 1377, long before Johannes Gutenberg's acclaimed "42-Line Bible" was printed during the years 1452-1455.
Only the last volume survived and is now kept at the Manuscrits Orientaux division of the National Library of France. Jikji is the abbreviation of a Korean Buddhist document title for "The Monk Baegun's Anthology of the Great Priests" being the teachings on Identification of the Buddha's Spirit by the Practice of Seon." Written by Baegun a Buddhist monk who served as the chief priest of Anguk and Shingwang temples in Haeju and died in 1374 three years before his book was printed.
The national football team of South Korea is recognized by FIFA as Korea Republic and considered as the most successful international soccer team in Asia.
