I had a  great time in Changgyeong palace, today. Changgyeong palace was much different with Hanok village. It was bigger, and more splendid. There were a lot of significant facts in Changgyeong palace.

     First, the whole palace was divided into two sections; the inner and outer palaces. The outer palace was for king's official works and studying. The throne hall, named Myeongjeongjeon is placed in outer palace. The buildings such as Sungmundang and Munjeongjeon that king studied in are also taking parts in outer palace. When we go through the Binyangmun, the first building appears is Haminjeong which is the first building in inner palace. Behind Haminjeong, there are several buildings for women. Gyeongchunjeon, and Tongmyeongjeon were especially for the queens and the king's mother. The special thing I noticed was that the most important buildings are always located in the highest elevation in the palace, and Tongmyeongjeon which was a shrine is an example for it. Furthermore, there were some meaningful structures such as Dumu and Haechi. Dumu was used as a system that drove imaginary fire monsters away from the palace by reflection in the water. Then, Haechi was thought to be an animal which leads people to make true decisions. 

     Finally, there were lots of splendid structures that I didn't know in a Changgyeong palace. I feel proud at learning our culture and hope many people to visit and learn more.