Lesson 3 Go Beyond Korea
Korea’s Heritage Recognized Abroad
Korean pop culture is loved ____ over the world under the name “Korean Wave.”
Korean ____ music has topped global music charts.
Korean films and TV ____ attract fans from across the globe.
Now, beyond pop ____, the world is starting to pay attention to Korea’s traditional culture.
Let’s take a look at some Korean heritage ____ abroad.
Hanji, a Rising Star of the Louvre
In Europe, ____ is used for the restoration of cultural assets.
For example, paper can be used to repair the damaged areas of paintings and ____ things made of paper.
It can also bring new life to decaying furniture and sculptures by ____ in the cracks.
For such purposes, the Japanese paper called washi ____ been widely used.
The Louvre Museum in France was no ____.
However, a Korean who was working at the Louvre in 2014 wanted to let the world know the value of hanji, traditional ____ Korean paper.
He convinced the head of the museum’s ____ team to read his study on the comparison of traditional papers from Korea and Japan.
After reading his study, the Louvre became interested in hanji and carried ____ an experiment to see whether it would be suitable for use in restoration.
They wet both ____ and hanji to compare their durability.
____, hanji was found to be more durable than washi.
Unlike washi, which has ____ fibers lined up in one direction, hanji is made with both horizontal and vertical fibers.
This means that the fibers in hanji are ____ closely woven, making the paper stronger.
This also allows hanji to maintain its original size and shape better when there is a change in its ____ content.
Because of its durability, hanji was proven to be excellent material for ____.
Thus, in 2017, the Louvre used hanji for the first time to restore a ____ from its collection.
____ then, hanji has been used more and more to restore various cultural assets of the museum.
Who knows? Maybe someday the Mona ____, one of the museum’s most famous paintings, will be restored with hanji.
Homi, Gardeners’ New Favorite
Search for “Korean homi ” on any online platform, and you can find reviews ____ these:
This is the best gardening ____ I have ever had.
If you enjoy gardening, this will for ____ give you extra pleasure.
Whatever you may expect, this is beyond your ____.
Also, there are many videos praising the homi and ____ how to use it.
The Korean homi is becoming the hot ____ tool gardeners around the world must have.
What is a homi and ____ is it so popular?
The Korean homi is a traditional ____ tool that has gotten a lot of attention, not in Korea but in countries like the United States and Australia.
In 2019, a video of how to ____ a homi spread quickly and widely on the Internet.
Suddenly, the homi had become one of the top selling gardening tools on the largest ____ shopping site in the world.
The homi became so popular because it can be used for a wide range of gardening ____.
In fact, people in Europe and the U.S. use separate gardening tools to weed, ____, and firm the ground.
However, a homi has an ideal shape that makes all those activities possible with one ____.
Its thinnest blade is used for weeding, and the sharp ____ is used to dig the ground.
The flat ____ is used to firm the ground.
Next, a homi has a comfortable design.
The Korean homi is ____ handmade by blacksmiths.
From decades of experience, they have found the best angles between the handle and the blade so that users ____ tend gardens without pain in their arms and hands.
During the manufacturing process, a homi is hammered several times by hand, which ____ it stronger and more elaborate.
This is what differentiates the handmade Korean homi from gardening tools ____ by machine.
As you see above, the ____ of Korean heritage is spreading throughout the world.
This proves that the world is discovering its value and ____.
What do you think will be the next Korean heritage item that will be ____ abroad?
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