of Changdeokgung Palace. While working as a tour guide at the royal palace, I gave many tours for locals and global tourists and met lots of people who were interested in Korean royal palaces, and traditional Korean culture.
I found that there were many questions tourists wanted to know about the past of Korea. For instance, North and South American tourists asked me about how Joseon dynasty
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
of Changdeokgung Palace. While working as a tour guide at the royal palace, I gave many tours for locals and global tourists and met lots of people who were interested in Korean royal palaces, and traditional Korean culture.
I found that there were many questions tourists wanted to know about the past of Korea. For instance, North and South American tourists asked me about how theJoseon Dynas
Nelson Mandela
Imprisoned for 27 years for his opposition to apartheid, Mandela came out of prison in 1990 expressing no bitterness towards his tormentors. Instead, he championed reconciliation among South Africa`s polarised races, espousing the principles of nation-building and cooperative governance.
As South Africa`s first democratically elected President in 1994, Mandela tackled the chall
the portraits along with the other important documentations. Hence, this is how we now still can see some ofthe portraits oftheJoseon Kings – for example, we currently restore 4 of King Taejo’s portraits.
2) Eugye
Eugyes are very special collection of records filed in books about all the events that had occurred within thepalace. They are composed of detailed writings and sophisti
of Mt. Bukak has been recently restored and open to the public. Hanyang castle is best walking destination where you can enjoy old look and all the beautiful natural scenery.
○2Introduction of Seoul Castle
Seoul castle is a castle town oftheJoseon Dynasty surrounding Seoul. Taejo transfer ofthe capital in Hanyang. Afterward he was built palaces and Jongmyo andthen, He primarily keep
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, andthe primary subject of education for king, crown prince, and peasant alike.
The virtues of Confucianism were humanity, righteousn
Introduntion
Hwaseong Fortress was constructed by Jeongjo -the 22nd king oftheJoSeon Dynasty (1392~1910)-. because he want to devoted for his father.
Hwaseong was damaged during Japanese colonial but now most of its original features have been restored.
It also evaluated as the most unique castle.
It was constructed with stones and bricks, and had modern castle structure defending a
Hurricane
1. Hurricane records
How did that happened and what did the kings do to manage the catastrophic situation? It can be found in the historical document called ‘Annals ofthe Cho sun Dynasty - 조선왕조실록’. According to theAnnals ofthe Cho sun Dynasty the worst damage they got from the hurricane was during king TaeJong’s era. 66ships from Jun-ra area were totally broken do