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	<title>Discovering Korea &#187; Mt. Jirisan</title>
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		<title>Saseongam: The Four Sages Hermitage</title>
		<link>http://discoveringkorea.com/2010/04/21/saseongam-hermitage-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saseongam is a small Buddhist temple set dramatically into a wall of exposed granite on a foothill of Korea's sacred mountain, Jirisan.]]></description>
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		<title>Spring 2010 Flower Festivals</title>
		<link>http://discoveringkorea.com/2010/03/13/spring-flower-festivals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hwagae Marketplace Cherry Blossoms Festival]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeju King Cherry Blossom Festival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Korea's first spring flower festivals are underway! It's time to check out some of the many festivals celebrating the <em>sansuyu</em> (cornus flower), <em>maehwa</em> (flowering apricot) and, of course, the <em>beotkkeot</em> (cherry blossom).]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Color at Mt. Gwanaksan</title>
		<link>http://discoveringkorea.com/2009/10/21/fall-color-at-mt-gwanaksan/</link>
		<comments>http://discoveringkorea.com/2009/10/21/fall-color-at-mt-gwanaksan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;m completely unqualified to do so, here&#8217;s a quick Korean language lesson. The word &#8220;san&#8221; (산) in Korean more or less means mountain. That&#8217;s why every mountain in Korea has the &#8220;-san&#8221; suffix, e.g. Seoraksan, Bukhansan, Jirisan, etc. Trouble is, living here I&#8217;ve become familiar calling Korea&#8217;s peaks by their Korean names (fancy that!), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring 2009 Flower Festivals Calendar</title>
		<link>http://discoveringkorea.com/2009/03/15/spring-flower-festivals-calendar/</link>
		<comments>http://discoveringkorea.com/2009/03/15/spring-flower-festivals-calendar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Damyang Bamboo Festival]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hampyeong Butterfly Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hwagae Marketplace Cherry Blossoms Festival]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Icheon Baeksa Sansuyu Blossom Festival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is on the way! It&#8217;s a great time of year for festivals across Korea. In March and April, the festival calendar is dominated by beautiful flower-themed fetes that should tempt your travel itch. Here are just a few. Gwangyang Maewha Festival (Maehwa Village, South Jeolla Province) March 14 &#8211; March 22 This weekend marks the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boseong&#8217;s Green Tea Fields</title>
		<link>http://discoveringkorea.com/2008/12/03/boseong-green-tea/</link>
		<comments>http://discoveringkorea.com/2008/12/03/boseong-green-tea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tea was first cultivated in China over 2,500 years ago, but shortly thereafter it was introduced to Korea. Boseong is viewed by many as Korea's tea growing capital.]]></description>
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		<title>Where to See Autumn 2008 Color</title>
		<link>http://discoveringkorea.com/2008/10/25/autumn-color/</link>
		<comments>http://discoveringkorea.com/2008/10/25/autumn-color/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A snapshot from Bukhan Mountain, just north of Seoul. The bright yellow leaves are from an old Gingko Tree. (A version of this text aired on KBS World Radio on October 25, 2008.) The French existentialist and philosopher Albert Camus once said, “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” That famous [...]]]></description>
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