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Today, I went to 창경 Palace. 창경 Palace was bulit by King 성종 for his mother, and grandmother. At 창경 palace, there are two sad stories. First, Lady Jang, the mother of King 경종 was killed. Second, Crown prince 사도 disagreed 영조 so Crown prince 사도 was put to death in a rice chest. Actually, there are one more sad story. Japan changed it to a zoo, but it restored at 1984. There were separated by two palaces, outer palaces and inner palaces. At outer palaces, there are 명정전, 문정전, and, 숭문당. Those are used for official works and events. At inner palaces, there are 경춘전, 양화당, and, 통명전. Those are used for daliy life of the royal family. I will tell you some of the palaces use for. 경춘전 was a place for queens. King 정조 and King 현종 were born here. 숭문당 is the palce for academic discussion. The signboard was written by King 영조. 영조 was a great lover of learning. 통명전 was a living place for queen and king. It is the biggest in the inner palace. Also I learned 단청. 단청 is Korean-styled and colorful decorations used at buildings. It symbolizes dignity and power of the king. And each color has own special meaning. Tuesday is red , it means fire. Wednesday is black, it means water. Thursday is green, it means trees and woods. Friday is white, it means metal. At last, Saterday is yellow, it means earth.
when you see the rooves, it has 잡상. It is the character,"Journey to the West". The first is Buddhist monk, next is monkey.and third is a pig. Did you heard story at 창경 Palace's STORY BOX?? I think today was very great,and, interesting day! |
