Approximately 10,000 characters are densely written on a folding screen that spans 5.5 meters in width. The content is "Worincheongangjigok" (1981), a Buddhist hymn composed directly by King Sejong in ...

An international Hangul calligraphy exhibition and performance, organized by the Sejong Institute at Tallinn University in Estonia and the Korean Literary Creative Writing Association (Shin Sujeong), ...

The Korean Cultural Center in Brazil conducted a special cultural class on May 7th and 11th to promote the beauty of Hangul worldwide. Supported by the National Hangul Museum, this calligraphy ...

People take part in a Korean calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day, a national holiday celebrating the creation of hangul, the Korean alphabet, at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, ...

As Hangul calligraphy was announced to be designated as a national intangible heritage, the World Calligraphy Jeonbuk Biennale Organizing Committee welcomed it, saying it served as an opportunity to ...

Language is as much about image and identity as it is about communication. As you walk down the streets of Seoul, you see a lot of T-shirts emblazoned with English words, and in the United States, ...

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province — South Korea took the opportunity to promote Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, with a Hangeul calligraphy performance held on the sidelines of the PyeongChang Winter ...

Calligraphy represents not only where we come from but who we are. It is an essential part of all palace buildings and gates in the long history of Korea and can still be found today. “Calligraphy ...

October 9 marks an important day in Korea: Hangul Day (or the Korean Alphabet Day). Hangul Day commemorates the creation of the Korean alphabet, which is the native alphabet of the Korean language.