Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Origin of the flag of Nepal

When I stayed in Nepal, I had been to many Hindu temples and found pennant-looking decorations made from copper at the gates of the temples. The moon on the left represents the royal house. The sun on the right symbolizes a branch of the Rana family. The below one is the holy jar called Parna Kalash. The flag of Nepal (Nepal Ko Janda) is the only non-rectangular national flag, based upon the two separate pennants. The flag of Nepal is on the right.

Sunday, March 27, 2005

slogans


Let's study hard! (On the left side)
Success in life depends on how to spend three years in high school!

Slogans were written on the wall outside a high school in Gyeongsan. Under the military dictatorship, many slogans were easily seen on the streets in Korea. Time has passed though. Some Koreans still love slogans, too.

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

winter