Long before serums and sheet masks, beauty in Korea's Joseon Dynasty centred on herbs, grains and botanical oils.

For a dynasty that endured for five centuries, the survival of its memory relied on an almost obsessive commitment to the written word. That ...

Let's take a look at 5 Joseon-era beauty ingredients.

Tourists flock to the Kotoku-in Buddhist temple here to marvel at and shoot photos of the Great Buddha of Kamakura, one of ...

Catalog of the exhibition held in San Francisco at the Asian Art Museum -- Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, October 25, 2013-January 12, 2014. "Published on the occasion of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In 1728, King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty quashed a rebellion that had threatened to dethrone him. His victory cemented his rule and allowed him to stay in power for an impressive 52 ...