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I went to the National Folk Museum of Korea. I saw a lot of exhibitions. I learned that in Joseon period, people used plants for pharmacy. At Dol(first birthday), if you grab a pencil, you will be smart, and if you grab rice or money, you'll be a rich man.
In the past, their parents decided who will be her/his boyfriend/girlfriend. At Hwangab(60th birthday) there's a big celebration because there aren't many people lived untill 60. But now, we have Hwangab at 70. In fact, there are many people living untill 60 now.
City of a Thousand years History is........ GYEONGJU!
Gyeongju was the capital of the Shilla Kingdom for a thousand years and it has a great concentration of historic buildings, temples and artifacts. The population of Gyeongju was 1million people. I think that's a lot of people living in a one city!
Hoon-min-jeong-eum is Hangul. Hangul is the name of Korean Alphabet. King Sejong made it for many people who can't read. Hoon-min-jeong-eum is easy to learn, also scientific. There are 10vowels and 14consonants. |