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Since 2005, KSCPP has endeavored to share the true Korea – hidden from view until today – with the world. When we consider the world’s cultural heritage, images of the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China, or the paintings of Michelangelo and the Parthenon of Athens, come to mind. It is difficult to imagine that Korea could be home to more than 70 extraordinary legacies, such as the world’s first moveable metal type printing technique, or the oldest astronomical observatory. Similarly, few are familiar with the heart-warming and often heart-breaking tale of the country’s ascent from the ashes of the Korean War (1950-1953), to one of the world’s top ten economies today – transforming itself from an aid-receiver to an aid-donor. Our short films cover: 15 of these extraordinary legacies in the field of art and science 12 stories of achievement from Korea’s recent past An 8-part documentary covering the reign of King Sejong the Great, whose life embodied the “Hongik Ingan” philosophy – “To live for the benefit of all mankind" – a spiritual foundation of the Korean nation. Available in seven different languages, these films have been screened at over 14,280 events in North America, Europe, and Asia (as of December 2022).
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- Eugene Ehrman at Stonewest Group, United Kingdom
"In masonary today, accuracy of 1mm in 300mm is considered high quality. That Sokkuram’s accuracy is 1mm in 10,000mm is beyond belief - even more amazing given the hardness of granite and its construction by hand. Even today, 1,300 years later and by machine, such accuracy would be hard to reproduce.” - Ralf Hazebrouck, a journalist, Germany
“Long before culture began in Europe, culture flourished in Korea. The techniques behind the crowns and the Sarira Reliquary show that Koreans’understanding of metals and their use was 1,000 years ahead of Europe.” - An English scientist at International Atomic Energy Agency
"Sarira Reliquary is a truly wonderful work. The UK could not make something like this today, let alone 1,300 years ago. It is unbelievable how such an advanced understanding of alloys and metallic techniques could have existed so long ago.” - An English painter at London Korean Cultural Centre, United Kingdom
"Words cannot describe these works of art. I am fortunate indeed to witness these works, graced by the Gods. The Koryo Paintings are incomparable - truly gentle, warm, refined and elegant. Now I wish to visit Korea and learn more about its art, culture and cuisine.” - A sponsor from Friends of the Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom
"BBC should stop showing its awful programs, and instead show these videos. No one knows of Tripitaka Koreana, or that there were saviours like King Sejong when there were merciless kings in the UK. I thought I knew a little bit about culture, but now I realise I know nothing.”
