The Virtual Picture Album -- Korea

The grid below is an annotated index to part of the Virtual Picture Album compiled and distributed by the Less Commonly Taught Languages Project at the University of Minnesota. The pictures in this section of the VPA are of people, places, and objects in the Republic of Korea. Each of the pictures is represented by a thumbnail-sized image in the grid, and is accompanied by:

• a list of vocabulary items corresponding to elements in the picture
• some suggested lesson topics and grammar points for which the picture might be useful. (These categories are summarized at the bottom of the page.)

There are also suggestions for ways to use certain pairs or groups of pictures.

Due to the number of pictures in this section, the VPA index for Korea is divided into five parts.

 

Part 1	Daily Life: Shopping, Food, Transportation
Part 2	Korea Today: People, Education, Recreation
Part 3	Korea Yesterday: Culture, Tradition
Part 4	Historic Remains
Part 5	Geography: Landscape, Scenery

To view or download a full-sized picture from the VPA, click on its thumbnail representation below.

Part 4. Historic Remains

Photo (Thumbnail)	Topics	Vocabulary Items	Grammar Points
	Tongdaemun in Seoul	East gate, ancient city wall, Chongno street, Chosun Dynasty	Descriptions, comparison, past tense
	Kyongbokkung Palace	Chosun Dynasty, palace, architecture	Descriptions, comparison, present tense, past tense
	Bridge, and pond in Kyungbokkung	Pond, bridge, trees, water	Descriptions
	Hyangwonjung Pavillion in Kyongbokkung Palace	Pavilion (pond-side), hexagonal, trees, pond, to enjoy, to relax in nature	Descriptions
	The main gate of Toksugung Palace	Taehanmun, gate, Chinese letters, sign, calligraphy	Descriptions
	Chunghwamun Gate in Kyongbokkung Palace	Gate, Chinese letter, sign, calligraphy, stairs	Descriptions
	Poshingak in Chongno street	Bell pavilion, bell, to toll a bell	Descriptions
	Queen's quarters in Kyongbokkung Palace	Stone stairs, choma (the roof's hip), color, door, windows, changhoji, stone curb	Descriptions
	Kyongbokkung Palace	Sign, Kyungbokgung, reading, landmark	Asking for directions, forming questions, question ending
	Kyongbokkung Palace	Visitors, stone stairs, building	Description, motion verb
	Kunjongjon in Kyongbokkung Palace	Throne room, terrace, stone markers, footpaths	Description, past tense
	Courtyard of Kunjongjon	Stones, stone markers, rank, court official, modern buildings	Descriptions, past tense, comparisons
	Kyongbokkung Palace	Wide, wall, to buy tickets, to meet friends, tickets, admission fee, adults, children	Descriptions, forming questions
	Tonghaksa Temple	Temple, mountain, trees, stone, lantern, Buddhism, architecture	Descriptions, past tense, present tense
	Tonghaksa Temple	To pray, Buddhas, Buddhism, the main hall, to sit on, floor, floor mats, lanterns, lattice doors, ceiling, to hang, monks, Buddhists	Descriptions, color
	the Main Gate of Shinhungsa Temple in Outer Soraksan Mountain	Ilchumum (First Gate), to enter, temple, Chinese character, sign, trees	Descriptions
	Shinhungsa Temple in Sorak Mountain	Ilchumum (First Gate), to enter the temple, colorful, lines, ribs, ridge	Descriptions, present tense
	Statue of Buddha	To take a picture, to pray, Buddha, Buddhism, tourists, forest, trees, green, stone stairs, big, tall, huge	Descriptions
	Anapchi Pond in Kyongju	Royal garden, pond, stream, resort, landscape, Shilla dynasty	Descriptions
	Posokchong Water Course in Kyongju	King, to drink wine, poetry, drinking parties, to seat, abalone shell	Descriptions
	Orung: Five Tombs	Shilla dynasty, tomb, king, legend	Description
	Shilla bell: The Divine Bell of King Songdok the Great, the Emille Bell	Bell, pillar, sunset, pattern, king, ancient	Description, conjunctions in narration
	The Divine Bell of King Songdok the Great, the Emille Bell	Bell pavilion, bell, copper, legend, bronze standing, resonant sounds, Shilla heritage, the Unified Shilla Kingdom	Description, conjunctions in narration
	Inscription on the Emile Bell	Inscription, Hangul, Chinese character, metal work, to read, to wish, bronze bell	Description, conjunctions in narration
	Patterns on the Emile Bell	Lotus, flying sprite, patterns, symbols, inscription	Description, conjunctions in narration
	Patterns on the Emile Bell	Lotus, flying sprite, patterns, symbols	Description, conjunctions in narration
	Pulguksa Temple in Kyongju, Shilla dynasty, Buddhist temple architecture	Temple, architect, architecture, Buddhism, Buddhist monk	Descriptions
	Stone bridges and stairways in Pulkuksa Temple	Stairways, bridge, to connect, Land of Buddha, stone	Descriptions
	Sokkuram Grotto, "Cave of Buddha"	Statue of Buddha, Buddhist shrine, granite dome, cave	Descriptions, present tense, past tense
	Stone tombs of monks in Pulguksa	Tomb, stone, death, bury, Buddhist monk, heaven	Description, narration
	Sokkatap Pagoda in Pulkuksa Temple	Pagoda, stone, legend, (Asadal and Asanyo), mason, Muyongtap (pagoda without reflection)	Descriptions
	Chomsongdae Observatory	Observatory, stone structure, bottle-shaped, archeologists	Descriptions
	Ch'onmachong (flying Horse Tomb) in Tumuli Park, Kyongju	Royal Shilla tombs, treasures, to view, entrance	Descriptions, present tense, past tense
	Sundial of the Chosun Dynasty	Sundial, science, Chosun Dynasty, shadow, latitude, lines, time	Descriptions, explanation
	Water Clock of the Chosun Dynasty	Science, water, automatic, to float, buoy	Descriptions, explanation
	Punhwangsa Temple	Buddhist temple, Buddhism, Buddhist monk, religion, geomancy, Buddhist painting	Descriptions
	Wall painting in Punhwangsa Temple	Old painting, wall, trees, mountains, color, vivid, bright, idealized, clothing, immortal	Descriptions, past tense, present tense, comparisons
	Taeguk Symbol on the gate	Yingyang, Taeguk, door, color, vivid, round, circle, opposite poles, interaction	Descriptions, past tense, present tense, comparisons
	Wooden carp	To be made of, wooden, to carve, to hang, scales, colors, vivid	Descriptions, past tense, comparisons
	Stone guardians on the roof, Korean architecture	Animals, roof, tiles, stone, guardian, to protect	Descriptions
	Gate of a traditional architecture	Gate, pattern, kiwa, roof	Descriptions
	Tombstone	Tomb stone, stone monument, commemorate	Descriptions

1. Shopping: department store
2. Shopping: traditional market
3. Foods on street
4. Korean restaurants and food
5. Public transportation: Airport
6. Public trasportation: Subway
7. Public trasportation: Railroad station
8. Seoul
9. Pusan, Inchon
10. Schools and students
11. Entertainment: Noraebang, Internet cafe, Nightclub
12. Korean traditional constructions
13. Natural scenery in Korea
14. Traditional lives of Korea
15. Folk games
16. Traditional arts

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