Ⅱ. The Basis oftheJoseon Dynasty's 500-year history
1) The systemic basis for theJoseon Dynasty
The basis for Joseon kingship was Confucianism. All other religions were excluded, making Confucianism the foundation for theJoseon system as a whole, and the primary subject of education for king, crown prince, and peasant alike.
The virtues of Confucianism were humanity, righteousn
Andong Tour
Introduction to Andong
Andong is the home of Confucianism in Korea. During theJoseon Dynasty, Andong attracted scores of Confucian scholars becoming a pioneeringConfucian thought. This city also contained the highest number of private schools from theJoseon Dynasty as well as Confucian schools. To this day, Andong still has around 26 private schools fro
2-1 Culture of Recording
One special aspect about the politics and governing oftheJoseon Dynasty is that it had a very sophisticated and complex recording system. All the events, works that happened in the country were recorded by specialists, and those records were passed down to the descendents with great care.
Here are some ofthe detailed explanations:
1) Portrait of Kings
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the transformation of one ofthe country's best-known landmarks which guarded the capital for 600 years into a pile of smoldering ashes in the span of just a few hours. A 70-year-old man angry over a compensation payment for his house had set fire to Sungnyemun Korea's National Treasure No. 1.Seventy percent ofthe structure dating back to theJoseon Dynasty had vanished in the flames.
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2. Government office inheritance system
This system which was passed from Korea Dynasty to Chosun Dynastry, enabled sons and grandsons of government officials to become government officials as well, without taking the examination for the government officials positions. Government officials wanted to inherit their power to their sons which became one ofthe main motives for the creation ofthe sy