Korea Gyeongju golden city

1. SOUTH KOREA Gyeongju, the golden city

2. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village

3. Gyo-chon, a southern neighborhood of the historic Gyeongju city-center, is the ancient home of the Gyeongju Choi aristocratic clan descendants, since at least the late Unified Shilla Dynasty.It is a tourism-oriented area today. It rests on the north bank of Gyeongju's Nam-cheon(South Stream). It includes the Choi Clan aristocratic mansion andrelated buildings, the Gyeongju Beobju rice-wine compound, and the Yeoseok-gung Restaurant. The village is also home to workshops for pottery and glass, as well as a nubi (traditional quilting) experience center

4. Jangseung are extraordinary, striking statues that stand as protectors over the Korean people, sheltering them from harm in their villages and on roads far away. A jangseung or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood, sometimes made of stone and bearing some resemblance to the dolhareubangs of Jeju Island Korean totem poles (Jangseung) were used traditionally to protect villages from evil spirits. Today, they are still used for this purpose, plus to promote tourist sites, used for social activism, to express resistance against political or environmental issues and as the subject of art.

5. Woljeonggyo Bridge covered bridge and Gyochon Traditional Village in Gyeongju

6. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village

7. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village

8. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village

9. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village

24. Go is a strategic board game for two players. It is known as Weiqi in Chinese, Igo or Go in Japanese, and Baduk or Paduk, sometimes Gi in Korean

27. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village traditional pottery kiln

30. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village

32. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village The restored Choi Clan aristocratic mansion Just like most aristocratic households, the original house had 99 rooms

33. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village The restored Choi Clan aristocratic mansion

35. The Choi Clan, spanning several generations from General Choi Jin-rip (progenitor of the family) to Independence Movement activist Choi Jun (12th generation), was made famous by the virtue of their humility and tolerance.

36. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village The restored Choi Clan aristocratic mansion

37. Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village, Cafe Sabaha

39. Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century. It originated in China, but the West is more familiar with the Japanese name Go. This is because the Japanese were the first to introduce it to the West. Japan was introduced to the game in the 7th century AD

41. Steppingstones across the Namcheon Stream (South Stream) in Gyeongju city, in front of Woljeonggyo Bridge

46. The city's brand slogan, "Golden City, Beautiful Gyeongju",was coined to make Silla's golden vestiges intonew historicaltourism contents, and establish Gyeongju as a global cityof history and culture. By doing so, it not only intensifies the image of Gyeongju as a global tour spot, but also makes a solid identity for culture through a distinctive design.The slogan is applied to various items for visual communication activities, and used to represent the city internally and externally

47. Korean traditional house hotel

48. Gyeongju ArtsCenter. This five story building has two basement floors and stands to an equivalent height of a 13 story standard apartment building

49. Gyeongju ArtsCenteroffers various live performances all year round including concert, musical, and theater plus exhibitions of photography and artworks as well as participatory cultural programs for citizens