In Nature Tourism Korea

     The name "Korea" was taken from a famous dynasty of Korea, the Goryeo. Goryeo itself named the country one of the short name of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Goguryeo. In Chinese is pronounced "Gao-li" and the mention of it spreading to the Middle Eastern merchants, and over time become "Korea". The word "Korea" in the international community in general is currently used to designate the two Koreas. In Korean in South Korea, "Korea" means "Han-Guk" (South Korea; short for "Dae Han Min Guk") while "Chosŏn" used by North Korea to name their country.

     The term "Korea" was first used by Percival Lowell, an author, adventurer and American astronomers who visited Korea about 100 years ago. The name is a literal interpretation of the word Choson, the name of the country which he visited at the end of the 19th century. Lowell thought the name fit for the kingdom was closed to the outside world. Korea at that time unknown in the western world, but in the past, Goryeo dynasty known by the western world and of the Korean word that came from.