原文：The country is a beguiling mix of the ancient and the futuristic, the commercial and the spiritual, warp-speed urban action and serene rural isolation, South Korea is a nation on the rise.
Its capital city, Seoul, has expanded into one of the world’s dominant economic hubs, and Korea’s universities have in recent years experienced a similar boom. With an impressive 31 of Asia’s top 200 universities in the 2012/13 QS University Rankings: Asia, South Korea is one of the region’s major educational centers and an increasingly attractive study abroad option for students around the world.
译文：韩国是一个混合着古老与未来感、商业化与精神气，且城市化高速发展，但乡村气息又浓厚的国家，南韩正慢慢成长中。她的首都，首尔，正在慢慢成长为世界经济中心之一，而近几年来，韩国大学的成长速度几乎也是以爆炸式的方式。在2012/2013QS亚洲大学排名上，韩国上榜的高校达到31所。所以韩国也是亚洲地区一个主要的教育中心，同时也是世界各地学生出国留学的一个不错的选择。
原文： Visit Gyeongju: The capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla
Nearest universities: Pohang University of Science and Technology; Yeungnam University; Kumoh National Institute of Technology; Handong Global University
The ancient city of Gyeongju is known as ‘the museum without walls’. Although it gets overrun by swarms of tourists during the summer, with eight to nine million people visiting the area each year, there is a very good reason for this – Gyeongju is an extraordinarily well-preserved slice of Korean history that will dazzle you with its beauty.
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