Koreana is a full-color quarterly on Korean culture and arts, including traditional heritage as well as modern and contemporary activities. Each issue includes in-depth coverage of a selected theme, followed by an array of articles on artists and artisans, historic and cultural landmarks, natural attractions, reviews of stage performances and exhibitions, literary pieces, and today’s lifestyles. Published since 1987, the magazine can also be accessed at (www.koreana.or.kr).

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Special Feature 1Sinan’s Natural Riches and Beauty: A Legacy for the Future /Lee Heon-jong
Special Feature 2 Intrigue of the ‘Black Mountain’ /Lee Chang-guy
Special Feature 3 Salt Fields Preserve the Time- honored Values of Island Culture /Kim Young-ock
Special Feature 4 Memories of Bigeumdo /Hwang Hieon-san
Special Feature 5 A Treasure Ship Nestled in Muddy Seabed for 650 Years /Lee Kwang-pyo
FOCUS Human vs. Machine in the Game of Go /Cho Hwan-gue
INTERVIEW Director Lee Joon-ik: A Passion for History Expounded Through Film /Darcy Paquet
ART RVIEW _Korean-Russian Artist Byun Wol-ryong Finds his Place in Korean Contemporary Art /Mok Soo-hyun
GUARDIAN OF HERITAGE Yun Gyeong-nam Keeps 300-Year-Old Family Recipe for Soy Sauce /Chung Jae-suk
TALES OF TWO KOREAS Building Knowledge Base for a ‘Miracle on the Taedong River’ /Kim Hak-soon
IN LOVE WITH KOREA Irina Korgun: Russian Economist and Lover of Korean Folk Painting /Kim Hyun-sook
ON THE ROAD Mokpo, Where Life Becomes Your Muse /Gwak Jae-gu
AN ORDINARY DAY Art Teacher Kim Won-gyo: A Life Simple Yet Intense /Kim Seo-ryung
ENTERTAINMENT Reality TV Latches onto Music Talent Shows /Cho Sung-sik
ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS Mu, Vegetable for All Seasons /Kim Jin-young
LIFESTYLE Jeonse: Boon or Bane for Korea’s Housing Market? /Kim Bang-hee
JOURNEYS IN KOREAN LITERATURE Carnivalesque Approach to Gravity and Triviality /Choi Jae-bong
Everyone Loves Girls’ Generation /Lee Young-hoon