Livi From page 32 Williamsburg.” Authentic replicas of a provincial governor’s office, a nobleman’s mansion, farm- houses, a potter's kiln, a blacksmith’s workshop and other structures more than 200 in all are arranged around the 65 hectares of beautifully landscaped grounds, People wearing, customary Korean clothing tend small fields of ginger, ginseng and other dietary staples or prac- tise skills such as paper mak- ing and silk spinning, all as if going about their daily busi- ness yet in plain view of the public. In the marketplace, visi- tors may purchase items made on site, sample simple Korean meals and try their hands at traditional games. Among the entertainment offered within the village is the Farmer’s Dance, the old- est surviving dance in Korea, traditionally employed when planting crops to exorcize unwanted spirits. To the has- tening beat of gong and drums, dancers leap into the air and snap theis heads, swirling streamers attached to their hats. __, Visitors who want to delve even deeper into Korea’s past can take an overnight excursion to Postcards From page bodice tightly but had side slits up to the waist for easy movement. On land; men tended nets and several people were bent over harvesting something fom the muddy banks. The trecs had long roots hanging from the branches and a tide line on their trunks suggesting swamp-like conditions and I ‘decided to dowse with mos- quite repellent even though ¢ bigh risk area for malaria is inland and more at dawn and . dusk, The dock had no buildings and very few signs of com- mercial use yet it was quite sufficient for our ship. Unaccustomed to large groups of tourists they scon ran out of goods. | tried to squeeze into the national cos- tume I'd admired on the wel- come wagon ladies and did OK until a breath or swallow would pop several of the presstuds which the girls would tug back into place to try and protect their sale. Venders'and ship crew watched with open amuse- ment as, although I'd worn my swimsuit for modesty, there was no protection for my pride. TRAVEL ina museum Kyongyi, 325 kilometers southeast of Seoul near the country’s eastern coast. Today a country town with 120,000 inhabitants, Kvongju was one of the world’s most important cities in ancient times, with an esti- mated population ef one mil- lion. The capital of the Shilla Dynasty (57 BCE-935 CE), Kyongju offers reminders of Korea's early cultural achievements at every turn. Within the town are a sev- enth-century astronomical observatory and numerous royal tombs, and scattered throughout surrounding hill- sides are temples of complex design and exquisite stone carvings. Mount Toham is the site of two important Buddhist structures. At its base is the attractively terraced Pulguk ‘Temple, one of the oldest surviving Monasteries in Korea, originally constructed in 335 CE. Near its top is the Sokkuram Grotto, built about the same time, with a domed chamber encasing a large, finely sculpted Buddha. Getting There: Singapore Airlines flies non- stop between Vancouver and Seoul three times 2 week. After a seven-day stopover in Korea, some travellers might want to extend their holidays by continuing to Singapore to spend a week ainong its interesting mix of Chinese, Malaysian and Indian cul- tures. 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