Related Weblinks Culture Kim Sung II promoted traditional Korean arts and culture vigorously, though his motives for doing so are debatable. What that all means is that if you have an interest in traditional Korean arts, North Korea is the place to see them. You can view exhibitions of traditional or modern pottery, sculpture, painting and architecture on request, and your guide will take you to films or the theatre for a reasonable charge.
Traditional music is similar to that of Japan and China, with an emphasis on strings.
The two main forms are the stately chongak and the folksier minsogak . Korea is also strong in the visual arts. Traditional painting has Chinese calligraphic elements, with the brush line being the most important feature. Most traditional sculpture is Buddhist. The most important work of Korean literature is Samguk Yusa , written in the 12th century by the monk Illyon.