Seoul; Chaos and Clamor Meet Tradition and Tranquility As This City of 10 Million Prepares for the Olympics From: The Washington Post | Date: July 24, 1988| Author: John Burgess | Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

In Seoul, I had a favorite ritual. In the early morning, I would jog to the top of Namsan, the hill in the city center that has been preserved as a wooded park. Along the winding road, I would pass old men playing badminton, children peddling hard on new bicycles, squads of sweating soldiers running in formation. The Koreans, you see, rank among the most firm and passionate of people, be the subject politics, religion or the best way to get home from a night on the town. Or exercise. Their i...

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