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Today I went to the Changgyeonggung Palace (창경궁), and I would tell you about many interesting stuffs that I saw. So, to start, I will describe the Structure of the palace. Like every other palace, Changgyeonggung palace is divided into 3 sections: the Outer Palace, Inner Palace, and the Back garden. Outer Palace was held for special events or occasions, and also for official works. For example, there were '명정전', and '문정전'. Inner palace was for the daily life of the royal family. '경춘전', or '환경전' are all belonged. Lastly, the Back garden was the royal family's resting area. Most of the Changgyeonggung's garden now belongs to Changdukgung. Only the '춘당지', and '관덕정' areas remain as a part of Changgyeonggung Palace. Now, the next topic. Japsang (잡상) are the 4 small figures found on the rooftop of palace buildings, and this are the followings: The first one is a Buddhist Monk, the second one is a monkey, then a pig, lastly there is a water ghost. People believed that they had a great power that protected buildings from evil spirits causing fire. Thank you very much for viewing my essay. |
