Ⅰ. Introduction
1. Background/ Actual Case
Sewol ferry disaster stirred strong controversy in Korean. In the process of investigating the causes, they revealed that the Gwanfia ofthe Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is related to corruption. Gwanfia is a portmanteau made from 'gwan', meaning government or bureaucracy and mafia. A deep-rooted, widespread network of former government employees
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 oftheJoseon Dynasty surrounding Seoul. T
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
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
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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