Photo of the Month

By Aline Verduyn

www.gwangjunewsgic.com

Frosty Roofs of Gangcheon-sa

Visiting Gangcheon-san County Park in Sunchang is a must! Too late for autumn, we caught sight of these frosty temple roofs instead.

The Author

Originally from Belgium, Aline Verduyn has lived in Korea for five years. She has previously lived in Busan, Suwon, and Daegu but has found Gwangju to be her favorite city. Her goal is to visit every notable site in Korea. @gwangjumiin

Contents

ISSUE 239, JANUARY 2022

NEWS

01. From the Editor 04. Gwangju City News

06. Adopt-a-Child 2021: “Something That Has to Be Done” 08. GFN Radio: Top 21 Albums for ’21 13. KONA Storybook Experiences of 2021 16. People in the Arts: The Miner Artist, Hwang Jae-hyun – Mining for Truth 20. The Group 4: Art Is Dead 24. Blast from the Past: The Donghak Peasant Rebellion – A Bloody Chapter in Jeolla History

27. Local Entrepreneur: Lucchetto, the Realm of Harry Potter 30. Expat Living: The Gift of Giving 32. Opinion: Big Hit, Then a Swing and a Miss – The Best and Worst of Gwangju in 2021

34. Lost in Gwangju: The Great Leap Backward – A Look Inside the Old Gwangju Prison

38. Language Teaching: Teaching Teachers and Principals 42. Learning Korean: The Adventure Continues 44. Everyday Korean: Episode 49. 눈이 높아서 문제야. “The Problem Is Your High Expectations.”

45. Restaurant Review: Del Pisa, the New Italian Sensation

FEATURES

COMMUNITY

TRAVEL

TEACHING & LEARNING

FOOD & DRINKS

CULTURE & ARTS

02. Photo of the Month 46. Photo Essay: The Bamboo Cathedral 49. Gwangju Writes: Hansik 50. Restoring the Past: Chapter 3. Roofs of Gwangju’s Mass-Produced Hanok – Cost Efficiency or New Fashion? 52. Book Review: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell 54. Alan and Me: Episode 7. The Octopus 56. Crossword Puzzle