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 I do feel very proud of my-self today because I learned 'more' than yesterday. I think today's class was more interesting too.
I got to know that there is 명정전, 문정전, 숭문당 in the outer place and 경춘전, 환경전, 양화당, 통명전 in the inner place. I was most interested about the story related with 환경전. 환경전 dosen't even have a 단청 or 잡상 meaning that it wasn't really a place for a king to live. But after King 인조 lost the war 병자호란 he was so ashamed for himself that he stayed in 환경전 and lived there.
I was also impressed with Korean-styled decoration 단청. The 단청 was only used in the palaces and temples. The colors used in the 단청 also represented their own special meaning. Red means fire, black means water, green means tree or wood, white means metal and yellow means earth. These five elements were the elements which made the universe. It had a great meaning because 단청 acutually symbolized the dignity and power of the king. It was also expensive to make so it was protected by the 부시 made in silk. In spit of the old design the colors and designs still catch our eyes and make us exclaim at it. By seeing and learning our cultural assets day after day I think that I get the idea of being proud for our ancestors.
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