Known as one of the most famous winter festivals in Korea, the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival is held for 23 days from Jan. 11 until Feb. 2 in Hwacheon-eup Town, Hwacheon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province ...

Buseoksa temple, located in South Korea’s South Chungcheong province, announced on Dec. 25 its plan to conduct a 100-day ritual featuring the disputed statue at the temple around the period of ...

South Korea’s supreme court rejected a South Korean temple’s claim to a disputed Buddhist statue, which was stolen from a Japanese temple more than a decade ago. In the ruling on Oct.

Hwaeomsa Temple has become a “meteoric rise to fame” during the coronavirus pandemic. In March 2021, when indoor gatherings were restricted and masks were mandatory, the temple held a mobile ...