Today I went to Changgyeong palace. It rained a lot but it was cool!

I learned about Changgyeong palace. It has a sad history. Lady Jang, the mother of king Kyeongjong was killed and crown prince Sado, the father of Jeongjo was put to death in a rice chest. In addition, Japan changed it to a zoo but it was restored in 1984.

When I looked around the buildings, the colors of Dancheong caught my eyes. Dancheong is the Korean-styled colorful decorations used on buildings. There are red, black, green, white and yellow. Each color has the meanings. Red means fire. Black means water. Green means tree or wood and white means earth. These five colors are the five elements which make up the universe.

Then, I also came to know about Japsang. If you look at the figures on the roof, you can see priest Samjang, Sonogong, Jeopalgae and Saojong. These are the characters of Seoyugi. They protect the building from fire. I think it will be good when Japsang is on the top of my roof.

Today was a very nice day.