When you look across the Korean countryside, rice fields are usually the first thing that catches your eye. In late summer and early autumn, they can stretch across the landscape in shades of green and gold. But there is another part of this landscape that is much easier to overlook. Look beside the narrow farm … 더 읽기
Today, harvesting rice in South Korea is largely a job for machines. A modern combine can move through a rice field, cutting the rice and separating the grain as part of the harvesting process. But before machines took over this work, separating rice grains from harvested stalks required much more manual labor. One of the … 더 읽기
Drive along a small road through the Korean countryside and you may notice something that seems slightly unusual. In the middle of wide rice fields, beside a narrow farm road, there may be a small wooden pavilion with a roof but no walls. Sometimes there is only one. In other places, two may stand side … 더 읽기
South Korea has four distinct seasons, and each one changes the landscape in a different way. Spring brings warmer weather and new growth. Summer turns the countryside deep green under hot and humid conditions. Winter can be cold and dry, leaving fields quiet until another farming season begins. But in rural Korea, autumn feels different. … 더 읽기