Preface
You feel as if you were in the night tour at Changdeokgung Palace
with your family, friends, tourists in moonlit night with this book !
This book is the culmination of six years of my research, field study, and personal experience on the subject of the nighttime tour named Moonlight Tour of Changdeokgung Palace. While working as a tour guide at the royal palace, I gave many tou
enlightened one also known as Śākyamuni, the Holy of the Śākya tribe, because he spotted the Four Noble Truths: Suffering is an inescapable part of life. The origin of this suffering lies in desire, attachment and revulsion. Human being, however, can detect and understand these roots and adjust its acts. By doing so human being can conduct a life without harming any creature,
■ Philosophy : Endeavors for realization of idealistic politics based onConfucianism
Confucianism society was based on family institution, and the origination of the relationship of sovereign and subject was from father and son relationship. To maintain large family, it emphasized community spirit which stabilized the fundamentals of the idea. Country also realized the importance and encourag
Confucianism and restrained Buddhism
School education became a means to pass an exam for officials of government.
Public Education
Central
Sungkyunkwan
(성균관)
Sahak
(사학)
Local
Hyanggyo
(향교)
Enlightenment period
Intellectuals and Government made an great effort to educate Korean.
Educational Pioneers
Wonsanhaksa(원산학사)→First modern private sc
Queen Elizibeth visited in 1999. She spent her birthday in Andong visiting such places as Hahoe Village, Dosan Confucian School, Byeongsan Confucian School, Bongjeongsa Temple, Icheon-dong Soekbulsang (engraved Buddha on granite), Sinse-dong Chilcheeung Jeontap (7 story pagoda), Dongbu-dong Ocheung Jeontap (5 story pagoda), Ocheon relic’s site, Andong Folk Village, and Andong Soju Museum.