Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
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Description |
Year Taken |
South Korea |
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Songni San National Park |
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Popju Sa Temple |
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Stone lantern from the 8th century. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Songni San National Park |
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Popju Sa Temple |
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Temple altar. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Songni San National Park |
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Popju Sa Temple |
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The Buddha. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Songni San National Park |
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Popju Sa Temple |
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The monastery. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Songni San National Park |
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Popju Sa Temple |
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A 10th Century Buddha relief, 6m high. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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View of Cheju City, the largest settlement on the island. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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The houses are set on a foundation of volcanic basalt. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Fruit stall in the market. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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A harubang (Grandfather stone). |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Gwandok Jok Pavillion dates from the 15th century. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Statue of Confucius. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Wall made of volcanic basalt. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Dragon Head's Rock is made from solidified lava. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Harbour built from lava. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Samsong Hyol. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Doughnut seller. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Children on a ride. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Radio shop. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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Cheju City has many Harubangs (Grandfather stones) scattered over the island and carved from black volcanic rock. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Cheju City |
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A Confucian temple dating from 827. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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The Man Jang Caves were produced by an ancient lava flow and are the world's longest lava tubes, 13km long. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Sogwipo |
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Craggy cliffs at Sogwipo. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Sogwipo |
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View from the coast. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Sogwipo |
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The 23m high Jeong Bang waterfall at Sogwipo falls directly into the sea. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Sogwipo |
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Couple at the Jeong Bang waterfall. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Sogwipo |
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Painted temple. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Mount Halla is an extinct volcano. At 1950m it is the country's highest peak. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Mountain landscape. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Forested slope. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Mount Halla is the highest peak on the island. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Misty view. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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View of the plain. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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View of the plains from Mount Halla. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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At 1950m, Mount Halla is the highest peak on the island. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Trail on the mountain. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Basalt block. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Above the tree line. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Dead trees. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Lake within the crater. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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The crater is 500m wide. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Picnic on the crater rim. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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The lake filled crater of Mount Halla. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Lava plug. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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The village of Seong Up. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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Seong Up was founded in the 14th century. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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Seong Up was provincial capital of Cheju Island from 1410 to 1914. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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The village is preserved in traditional style. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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The village is made from volcanic basaltic rock. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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Basalt implements. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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Basalt Statuettes. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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The village houses are made from lava stone and straw. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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A collection of harubangs. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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Bales of straw. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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View of the village. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
Seong Up |
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Village temple. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Cheju Island with Song San, a 182m high crater linked to the island by a thin causeway. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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The causeway from Song San. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Volcanic islands. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Volcanic outcrops. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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View from the peak. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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View of Mount Halla from Song San. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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The rim of the crater. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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The grass covered crater at 182m. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Two women. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Married couple. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Old woman. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Cliff face. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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The sheer rock face of Song San. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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The lava strewn coast. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Lava trail. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Song San |
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Female skin divers selling seafood. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Pusan |
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Sunset over Cheju Island. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Pusan |
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Girls on a ferry. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Pusan |
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Ships between Cheju Island and the port of Pusan. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Pusan |
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Container ship. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Pusan |
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Pusan is the largest port in Korea. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Pusan |
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The port city of Pusan. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
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Kyongju was the capital of Korea from 57 BCE to 918. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
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Clock tower. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
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A series of shops. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
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Child riding bike in Kyongju. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
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A small street market. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
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Woman with vegetables. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
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Street scene. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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The area around the city is dotted with the tombs of the rulers. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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Group of people by a Silla tomb. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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Chomsongdae is Asia's oldest observatory (646). There are 12 stones along the base; 30 layers and a total of 366 stones. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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One of the 20 tombs at the park. Rulers of the Silla Dynasty were buried here with their treasures. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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The entrance to the tomb of Chonma which is 13m high and 47m in diameter. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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Jewelry found in the tomb of Chonma (5th century). |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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A pair of tomb mounds. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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Tomb mounds crowded together. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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The tomb of King Michu. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Tumuli Park |
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A group of students. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Panwolsong |
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The site of Panwolsong Castle is now a park. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Panwolsong |
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Two women dancing. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Panwolsong |
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Small boy. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Panwolsong |
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Woman and child. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Panwolsong |
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Small girl. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Kyongju |
Panwolsong |
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Fancy dress party in the park. |
1988 |