Times Past in Korea: An Illustrated Collection of Encounters, Customs and Daily Life Recorded by Foreign Visitors 113664119X, 9781136641190

In earlier times, for the Chinese, Korea was 'the country of courteous people from the east', and for westerne

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Times Past in Korea: An Illustrated Collection of Encounters, Customs and Daily Life Recorded by Foreign Visitors
113664119X, 9781136641190

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