By: Maydaa Abo El-Nadar While Egypt honours its ancient Pharaonic history and the value of the papyrus plants in nurturing the ancient Egyptian civilisation, South Korea still celebrates the use of hanji in its day to day life. The hanji is a Korean traditional paper made out of the mulberry tree and it is characterised as soft and durable material. It is the equivalent to the papyrus in the ancient Egyptian culture. The South Korean Cultural Centre organised a week long hanji workshop which aimed at teaching Egyptians how to make traditional craft out of hanji. The workshop was attended by 15 students. Artist So Jin Yung, the workshop instructor, travelled all way from South Korea to Egypt to teach students the art of the hanji. Yung spent four years studying the hanji as she wants to spread the South Korean habits and culture which are not known for the world. Afterwards, she started using the hanji for making illumination bulbs. The artist holds worldwide hanji exhibitions and she is often invited by the South Korean government to teach sessions of hanji, aiming to introduce it to the world. She…
