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Queen Visits Insa-dong¡¦

On her second day in Seoul, Queen Elizabeth II paid a visit to the traditional art and antique market in Insa-dong Tuesday afternoon, before being welcomed by students and professors at Ehwa Womens University while taking a tour there. In Insa-dong she visited a calligraphy center, porcelain shops and traditional clothing manufacturers. The queen was presented with a calligraphy set including ink grinders and brushes, an antique tea set and a traditional royal hanbok, that took twenty-five days to make. At Ehwa, oriental medicine professor, Lee Sang-kook described the therapeutic effects of ginseng cordials to the queen when she stopped off in his department. Following her tour the queen was welcomed by student representative Lee Su-mi, who guided her round the Student Comprehensive Information Center and showed her various web sites students accessed there. Afterwards she met and had tea with five handicapped students studying at Ehwa and graduates from the university including Lee Song-nam of the Financial Supervisory Commission; Shin Hae-soo, head of the Federation of Korean Women's Associations; Seoh Hae-seok, an international lawyer; Park Eun-joo, president of Kimyong; movie director, Pyon Young-joo; and international soccer referee Lim Eun-ju. (Lee Han-su, hslee@chosun.com) Source: The Chosun Ilbo 1999.04.20

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