Monday, April 28, 2008

Melbourne


Melbourne is the capital of the state of Victoria, which is located in the south-eastern Australia. It has about 3,345,000 inhabitants. It's climate is an average temperature of 21-35c in summer and minimum 2-3c in winter and it snows very rarely, although it is often very cold in winter. It is variable, it changes quickly.
They have a multicultural city; many Chinese, Vietnamese, Greeks and Italians. There are many clubs and bars ,many of which play live music. They have to speak English but many residents speak Vietnamese or Chinese as a first language. There are large ports and many ships visit the coast each day.

The main industries of Melbourne are tourism, car and clothing manufacture.

It has a zoo which is famous for its animals and very beautiful birds. They are clean cool water beaches, and the Melbourne cricket ground. The Yarra River is large and wide. It runs through the city centre and many beautiful cafes are along side the Yarra River.

A large public transport system consists of train, buses and electric trams in the city centre. It's very cheap. Also Melbourne is the Music and art centre of Australia. Melbourne has many art galleries and museums by the river.They enjoy many colourful city cafes and food from around the world. There are good places for travel.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

The city of Perth


Perth is the capital of Western Australia. It is located in the South-West corner of Australia.
It is one of the sunniest cities in the world.

It has 4 universities in the city which have a large population of students. It has several museums and art galleries which makes it the cultural centre of Western Australia.

It has many kilometres of cycle track. On weekends: many people prefer to cycle around the city. Most of the city is flat.

The population of Perth is 1,340,000. The people are very friendly, relaxed, love the outdoors, like the sun and water.

Perth has warm to hot weather in summer with (average temperature 29 c daytime, 17 c night)
It is cool and wet in winter (average temperature 18c daytime, 9c night). It has an average 8 hours sunshine perday. It has many clean, beautiful beaches. People enjoy excellent swimming, surfing, boating, fishing.

The main industries of Perth are like tourism, grape growing( and wine making), mining( opals, gold, diamonds). There are good places for travel.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Korean Women's Clothing

Chogori and Chima







Chogori and Chima are traditional Korean clothes for females.


Chogori clothes have changed over time more than those for males. The earliest versions went all the way to the hips and were tied at the waist. By the late Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910), they only went as far as the arm pits, with a longer front panel to cover the breasts.

The chima is a rectangular or tubular skirt with a high, pleated waistband. It is tied above the breasts with long sashes. By flowing over the rest of the body, it completely hides the female shape, strongly influenced by the Confucian society.

Fabrics

Because of the diverse weather conditions, clothes can be made from hemp, ramie, cotton muslin, silk and satin.
Colours
White represents purity, integrity, and chastity, and was the most common colour for common clothes. The upper class and court figures wore clothes in red, yellow, blue, and black in addition to white.