UNESCO presents Land of the Morning Calm: a documentary on Korea. This documentary includes an account of dancing in the 15th century by Nam Hyoun, the history of Kisaeng dance, and singing as a national passion. The commentary describes how in the 1st century before the Christian Era, China heavily influenced art forms in Korea from silk making to bronze work. Mr. George Pak, Korean Delegate of the General Conference of UNESCO, speaks to the important advances made in the 15th century, like the Korean alphabet and movable type. The documentary outlines how the first concern from the authorities after the Korean liberation from the Japanese Empire was the modernization of the education system and providing teacher training, and training in the skills for industry. However, the invasion from the North stopped this program in 1950. According to the report of the United Nations Survey Mission on education in Korea, there was a great will to self-help among the people. Mr. Donald Portway of Cambridge University was a member of this mission and speaks to it in this documentary. The mission to investigate education conditions in Korea by the UN Works and Relief Agency and UNESCO is summarized by the leader of this mission, Dr. Donald P. Cottrell. This documentary was written and produced in the studios of UNESCO Paris by Keith Wood. The narration is by Ben Smith. This documentary ends with a recording from the launching of the UNESCO Gift Coupon for the rehabilitation of Korean educational institutions with appearances from Dag Hammarskjold and Lester B. Pearson.