Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) and are considered by many as among the most "Korean" of all Korean art forms. Genre paintings existed in Korea prior to the eighteenth century; these works, however, were generally idealised images of yangban (literati; ruling elite) life. In the eighteenth century, the subject matter shifted away from the yangban to the commoner. Interestingly, literati artists
inJoseon government than their Chinese counterparts. The officials who served in these offices tended to be younger and of lower rank compared to other offices but had strong academic reputation and enjoyed special privileges and great prestige. To be appointed, they went through more thorough review of character and family background.
Office of Inspector General (Saheonbu) monitored governmen
Joseon Dynasty. The Five Bonds formed its concrete basis, namely, "righteousness between king and ministers", "distinction between husband and wife" and "affection between father and son", which called for loyalty to the king and respect for one another; and "trust between friends" and "order between younger and elder", in which hierarchy and mutual respect were observed as basic courtesies. Ther
Many attempts to imitate western science
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Because there was no direct route
Sent by the Joseon Dynasty in 1881
Intensive inspection of Japan
For studying modern science and technology(1881-1882)
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 could last for over five hundred years. European visitors wanted to know that Korea still has the royal family members. Asian tourists were curious about why all the n