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South Korea Tourist Guides — History

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Korea.s experience with the outside world has not been cordial and this is an understatement. Surrounded by countries, which is much larger in size and stronger in terms of military might, Korea has suffered the ignominy of foreign intrusion for years. The humiliation that this small but beautiful nation suffered time and again forced itself to shut itself from the outside world. This aloofness earned it the sobriquet .The Hermit Kingdom.. It was during the Japanese occupation of Korea from 1910 to the end of World War II that South Koreas contact with the outside world was restored. The joy of freedom melted in thin air as the country was engulfed in a bloody and violent civil war that led to the Balkanization of the Korean peninsula.

Modern history:
The division of the Korean peninsula roughly along the 38th parallel and the creation of South Korea in the process under the protection of U.S.A. mark the beginning of modern history of the country. Neither the end of the war nor the creation of a demilitarized zone could solve South Korea.s escalating problems. In the political turmoil that followed, South Korea experienced years of autocratic rule followed by military dictatorship. Notwithstanding the military rule South Korea made stunning economic progress. The protest among civil society and student movement ultimately resulted in the first election in 1987. South Korea is also recovering from sever financial scare that it suffered in 1997.

Ancient history of Korea:
As the Chinese pressed for expansion, the tribe of central and northern Asia found their way into the Korean peninsula. It was then that the Goguryeo kingdom was formed in the 1st century AD. For the next four centuries the kingdom of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla ruled the peninsula. Indigenous art, architecture and literature developed during this period. The Koreans suffered under the Mongols and after their collapse the Choson Dynasty took over. The Japanese invasion at the end of the 16th century was a turning point in the Korean history as she shut herself off from any kind of outside influence completely.

In spite of an uneasy relationship with North Korea and two threateningly powerful neighbors in both the flanks in the form of Japan and China, South Korea has managed to hold its own in the face of separated odds. With its own unique culture that originates from its history, South Korea has something exotic about it and continues to impress millions of tourists who visit the land.

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