Article: 800-Year Old Pine to Be Cloned.

Article: Miraculous Curative Properties of Gemstone Sudatoriums.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  April 28, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... retreat around the nation. Similarly, in ancient times, pine tree logs were fired at higher temperatures in a structure made with ... won (King Taejong), Taejong's son Sejong and the seventh king Sejo all paid keen attention to the medical therapy of hot springs ...

Article: Governor at Forefront of Fight Against Province's Urban Sprawl in ...
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  October 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Forest Service surveys, it is a habitat for some 300 different trees, 700 herbal plants, while being inhabited by 157 species ... sight of the royal tomb ``Kwangnung'' of Choson's 7th king Sejo, and ironically for its National Arboretum. In a measure ...

Article: Persona Exordinary; Elder Monk's Death: A Blessing of Priesthood.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  March 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... that were an eyesore within the compound near the old pine trees. Ven. Ungyong, a nonagenarian monk, died lying on his back ... affairs. A patron temple for the mid-15th-century Choson King Sejo, Pongson-sa, still governs the whole number of prov

Article: Click into the Hermit Kingdom (83); Neglect of Self-Defense ...
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  October 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Moreover, today's historians point out King Sejo's coup as a key factor that undercut the overall military policy of Choson. King Sejo staged a military coup and took over ... King Tanjong, by force. Therefore, King Sejo understood the tremendous ramification ...

Article: ENVIRONMENT-SOUTH KOREA: CITIES' "GREEN LUNGS" IN DANGER
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  January 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Korean monarch had shown the way more than 500 years ago. In 1457, King Sejo had forced people living in Anmyon-do to migrate to preserve the thick pine forest on the tiny southern island. "We must appreciate King Sejo of

Article: Chongmyo Ritual to Feature Royal Procession.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  May 5, 2000 ;     523 words ... ... Chongmyo music, classified as Intangible Cultural Asset No. 1, that was played during the reign of King Sejong and adopted by King Sejo. Chongmyo music consists of songs, dances and a variety of traditional Korean music. Chongmyo Cherye, the memorial service ...

Article: Sejo
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Sejo The Korean king Sejo (1417-1468) was an effective yet cruel ruler. In his attempt to maintain royal prerogative against the pressures of the Confucianist ...