SOUTH KOREA,AN EAST ASIAN NATION ON THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA,SHARES ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST HEAVILY MILITARIZED BORDER WITH NORTH KOREA.IT IS EQUALLY KNOWN FOR IT'S GREEN,HILLY COUNTRYSIDE DOTTED WITH CHERRY TREES AND CENTURIES-OLD BUDDHIST TEMPLES,PLUS IT'S COSTAL FISHING VILLAGES,SUB-TROPICAL ISLANDS AND HIGH-TECH CITIES SUCH AS SEOUL,THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH KOREA.

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD

IF YOU GO TO SOUTH KOREA THEN YOU MUST TRY THESE FAMOUSE KOREAN DISHES:

-HOTTEOK

-BULGOGI

-KIMCHI

-KIMBAP

-JAPCHAE

-SAMGYEOPSAL

-DDUKBOKKI

-SUNDUBU-JJIGAE

-SAMGYETANG

-NAENGMYEON

THE KOREAN CULTURE

KOREAN CULTURE IS PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCED BY CONFUCIAN PRINCIPLES AND THIS PREVADES NOT ONLY PERSONAL LIFE,BUT ALSO BUSINESS.CONFUCIANISM SUPPORTS GROUP HARMONY,RESPECT FOR ELDERS AND AUTHORITY,THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY,FRIENDSHIP AND ANCESTORS,AND ALSO,TRADITION.KOREANS SHAKE HANDS OR BOW AS A SIGN OF RESPECT.