Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) and are considered by many as among the most "Korean" of all Korean art forms. Genre paintings existed in Korea prior to the eighteenth century; these works, however, were generally idealised images of yangban (literati; ruling elite) life. In the eighteenth century, the subject matter shifted away from the yangban to the commoner. Interestingly, literati artists
Joseon dynasty could last for over five hundred years. European visitors wanted to know that Korea still has the royal family members. Asian tourists were curious about why all the name plaques are in traditional Chinese characters though Koreans use the Korean alphabet, Hangeul. African visitors asked me why Seoul has five royal palaces.
The more I had the questions, the more I wanted to wr
IV. Administrative Systems in North Korea
At first, North Korea established a ‘people’s republic constitution’ in 1948. In December 1972, they adopted a ‘socialist constitution’ at the first session of the fifth Supreme People's Assembly. In April 1992, they reformed it(old socialist constitution) at the third session of the ninth Supreme People's Assembly. In 1998, they drastically a