Andong Tour
Introduction to Andong
Andong is the home of Confucianism in Korea. During the Joseon Dynasty, Andong attracted scores of Confucian scholars becoming a pioneeringConfucian thought. This city also contained the highest number of private schools from the Joseon Dynasty as well as Confucian schools. To this day, Andong still has around 26 private schools fro
Goals
Sugichiin(수기치인): to exert self-dicipline to move and control other people
Beop Seonghyeon(법성현): to emulate people who fulfill human nature
Learning which was actually needed in practical life
Goals
Kyungsechiyong(경세치용): learning provides substantive benefits
Leeyonghusaeng(이용후생): improve nation’s life
Silsagusi(실사구시): attitude which sear
Many attempts to imitate western science
UNSUCCESSFUL
Because there was no direct route
Sent by the Joseon Dynasty in 1881
Intensive inspection of Japan
For studying modern science and technology(1881-1882)
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 got the questions, the more I wanted to writ
1. Introduction
○1Seoul as a Heritage Tourism Destination
Seoul is known as modern city. But Joseon Dynasty’s relics still have remained. For example, 4daemun and castle.Hanyang castle is connected along Mt.Nak, Mt.Bukak, Mt.Nam, and Mt.Inwang. By mobilizing 200,000 people in the 14th century it was made. After that, over the years, partly reinforced or newly built. Among them, castle o