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Korea's Han River

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Hello everyone!  Today I want to introduce Han River to you, or how Koreans call it- HanGang.  The best time to visit Han River is on a spring day when the temperature is just right for a small picnic with family and friends.  Han river is a place where everyone gather around and enjoy the wind and the food they bring and order! As Han River being a river, it is long so people may wonder which train station to drop off. So people wonder which Han River park to visit.   There are different Han River parks you can visit.  First is YeoYiDo Han River park.  Get off from YeoYi NaRu station and go out to Entrance/exit 2 or 3!  Second is DdukSeom Han River park.  Get off from DdukSeom park and go out to Entrance/exit 2 or 3!  These are the most visited Han river park! When you arrive at these parks,  rent a mat or a small tent where you can sit and enjoy the sun and wind.  A lot of places allow...

There are 2 New Year's day in Korea and 2 Different Age!

Hello everyone! Hanboknam is back! Do you know what is so special about this coming January 25, 2020? It's our New Year's day. Yes, some of you may be confused on what I am talking about! You might think why there are 2 New Year's day? Korea follows the Regular calendar as well as the Lunar calendar. January 1st in the Regular calendar is what we all know, and for this year, in the Lunar calendar date, the first day of the year is on January 25th! Interesting right? Also a lot of people get confused on Korean age and International age, because in Korea we count our age differently. Internationally, people get older on the day of their birthdays. But in Korea, we get older on the first day of the year. So whenever others ask Koreans on how old we are, we ask them back "Do you want to know my Korean Age or my International Age?" Fuuny isn't it? What we do during the New year's day is the same as the first day of the regular calendar day. ...