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By Don Baumhart
Continued from Part 1…
Harvesting Tea
Unlike the powdered tea used in the Japanese tea ceremonies, the Korean ceremonies use loose leaf green tea. Traditionally, this tea is referred to as “Jakseol-cha” (작설차) which literally means as “sparrow’s tongue tea,” as the small curled leaves resemble the tongues of sparrows. This “sparrow’s tongue” [...]
Koreans who take up wood carving often seem to develop an obsession with certain parts of the body, particularly the penis.
By Don Baumhart
If you want a glimpse into the soul of traditional Korean culture, you should try to experience grace and charm of the Korean tea ceremony. Like its Japanese counterpart, the Korean tea ceremony is meditation in motion. Each slow and mindful movement is carefully choreographed from start to finish. As in meditation, the [...]
After much begging, harassment and cajoling, I am happy to present the very first post from our first guest writer for Gyeongjublog: local poet and teacher Angus MacCaull. Here is piece he composed in the forests of Banwolseong Fortress. -Sherwin
It is not just the distant string
by Angus MacCaull
It is not just the distant string
carried in [...]
