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Dating can be hard in South Korea - so the monks stepped in

Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help.

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Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help. A monk draped in burnt-orange robes faces a row of young men and women. And tells them they're here on a mission to save their country. By finding a partner and one day having babies. This isn't the start of a new hit reality show. It's a real-life dating retreat held at an 8th Century Buddhist temple nestled in the lush greenery of South Korea's Palgongsan mountain. "Buddhists have always been the first to take action when our country is in trouble," says host Yoo Cheol-ju, referring to when Donghwasa Temple served as a camp for monk militias defending Korea against Japanese invaders in the 1500s. But this time the threat isn't from abroad.

ประโยคและวลีที่ใช้ได้จริงจากเรื่องนี้

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Dating can be hard inCollocation

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From the storyDating can be hard in South Korea.

draped in burnt-orange robes facesCollocation

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From the storyA monk draped in burnt-orange robes faces a row of young men and women.

finding a partner and oneCollocation

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From the storyBy finding a partner and one day having babies.

dating retreat held at anCollocation

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From the storyIt's a real-life dating retreat held at an 8th Century Buddhist temple nestled in the lush greenery of South Korea's Palgongsan mountain.

nestled in the lush greeneryCollocation

อยู่ในเขียวเขียวเข้มงวด.

From the storyIt's a real-life dating retreat held at an 8th Century Buddhist temple nestled in the lush greenery of South Korea's Palgongsan mountain.

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