Here's three traditional symbols of Korea:
- The Dolharubang µ¹Çϸ£¹æ (aka µ¹ÇÏ·ç¹æ) which is a stone grandfather statue originally created larger than the size of an adult man and proudly displayed in front of homes on the semi-tropical island of Cheju for the purpose of warding off evil spirits. They are now popular souvenirs for tourists to Cheju and people buy them in hopes of bringing good luck.
- The backdrop in this pic is the Flag of the Republic of Korea which is called Tae Guk Ki űرâ whose most prominent feature is the yin and yang center; pronounced eum À½ and yang ¾ç in Korean. In this pic the Dolharubang is eclipsing the eum/yang. The black dash marks represent east (top left), south (bottom left), north (top right), west (bottom right), and humanity, courtesy, intelligence, righteousness, and sky, sun, moon, earth, and father, son, daughter, mother, and metal, fire, water, earth.
- The wooden base the Dolharubang is standing on is a Janggi Korean Chess board that is at least 40-years old (perhaps much older).