of Kings
The Joseon Dynasty had a tradition of drawing the portraits of kings. The best artist of the period was designated to draw a portrait. However, Joseon being afraid of losing the portraits due to the possible thefts or attacks, made several copies of portraits. Furthermore, as the portraits of the kings were to be taken with great cares, at times of war the Joseonpeople took the portrai
were rigorously studied. Also, much research was invested into the question of how kings and ministers might rule like the ancient sages. Efforts to realize the ideal state were grounded in Confucian principles of respect. Because a system was instituted for benevolent governance of the peasants, Joseon's ethical mode of rule received the spontaneous support of the people and the system enjoyed
people in the 14th century it was made. After that, over the years, partly reinforced or newly built. Among them, castle 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 of the Joseon Dynasty surroundin
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 ofpeople 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
of one of the 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 of the structure dating back to the Joseon Dynasty had vanished in the flames.
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