by Nate November 4, 2019 2 Articles The Life and Times of Harry Chang: Builders in Early Modern Korea (1880s-1910s) At the turn of the twentieth century, Seoul was filled with a variety of contractors and craftsmen from abroad. TheContinue Reading
by Nate October 1, 2019 1 Articles Auguste Joseph Salabelle: Gojong’s Little-Known French Architect (1888-1891) UPDATE – October 12, 2019: This essay is now better described as a collaborative text, having been updated with contentContinue Reading
by Nate November 19, 2015 5 Photo Essay Masan Masan was a small agricultural and fishing village when it opened to foreign trade on May 1st, 1899. Though itsContinue Reading
by Nate August 16, 2015 3 Photo Essay Cheongdo Cheongdo The county of Cheongdo (Cheongdo-gun) was named centuries before Korea’s early modern period back in 1343. Its modern administrativeContinue Reading
by Nate June 27, 2015 Number of comments0 Photo Essay Busan (5) Dong-gu Overview Choryang was a fishing village, which was reportedly ‘“difficult to walk about in the fishing season because ofContinue Reading