General Information About Korea
General Information About Korea Hello Friends ! In this post, I would like to talk about general information about Korea. Some of you may or may not heard about the country, Korea. Our blog will cover many interesting contents about Korea, and here we start with basic information! Where is Korea? The Republic of Korea is located in the eastern part of Asia. Neighboring with China and Japan, Korea peninsula is located between the East Sea in the east and the Yellow Sea in the west. Language of Korea Hangeul was introduced in 1443 by King Sejong. King Sejong is the 4th king of Joseon Dynasty. He created Hunminjeongeum, meaning proper sounds to instruct the people, to help people to read and write easily with the new alphabet. Hangeul is composed of 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Five main consonants ( ㄱ , ㄴ , ㅅ , ㅁ , ㅇ ) imitate the shape of lips and tongue, and three main vowel ( • , ㅡ , ㅣ ) symbolize the sky, the earth and mankind respectively. October 9 is