Journey to Korea

Korea is a military ruled country with an economy that is based mostly on foreign aid. Their biggest importer is China, and their biggest exporter is also China. North and South Korea are divided and went to war with each other on June 25th, 1950 . America assisted the south, and China, along with The Soviet Union assisted the North. A keypoint in the history of Korea is when Korea was founded in 2333BC. The main city in Korea is Seoul with a huge population of 10,349,312 people.

North Korea and South Korea share a common heritage, but the political division since 1945 has resulted in some difference of modern culture. Similarities are food, The main type of food is grains, meat, and vegetables. Meats like beef, chicken, pork, and dog meat....Vegetables like Potatoes, sprouts, Garlic, and Spinach.
Common traditions include Dance, Painting, Crafts, and Ceramics. Houses in Korea are called Hanok. They are usually built on hills, facing the south to get the maximum amount of sunlight.

Korea is located in East Asia and is shaped a little similar to Florida being peninsulas. 70% of Korea is mountains and the climate from North and South greatly differ. The North has more cold weather and the South has more warm weather due to the warm water current.

Tourist attractions include festivals, Seoraksan National Park,

Hallasan National Park, villages, forest, and waterfalls. Hotels in Korea are different and there are more than 2000 hotels in Korea. The most popular but expensive being lotte hotel that cost more than $4000 for just 17 nights.