Changgyeng palace had 3 sad stories. First, lady Jang was killed. Also Sado, the crown prince was killed in a rice chest. Finally, the Japanese turned Changyeong palace into a zoo. Fortunately, the government got rid of the zoo, Changgyengwon in 1984. I love the zoo, but I think making a zoo in the palace is not a good idea.

    The main gate of Changgyeng palace was Honghwamun. It was the most splendid gate among the 5 palaces.

    Behind the gate, there was a bridge called okcheongyo. People thought it was the bridge between the kings land and the common people's land. Also, there were some monsters under the bridge and up the bridge. At that time, people also believed that monsters could prevent evil spirits from entering the palace.

    However, we saw Myeongjeongjeon. I heard it was used for official ceremonies or events. In that building, there was a chair for the kings and on the King's right was for millitary officials and the King's left was for civil officials.

    In front of Myeongjeongjeon, there are 3 path ways. The middle was for the king, the left was for millitary officials and the right was for civil officials. Of course,the king's way was higher than the other 2 ways.

    There were ranking stones and the ground was laid with Baksuk. The ranking stone represents the class or status of an official. Also, Baksuk laid on the ground is rough so people wouldn't slip. Gyengchunjeon was for the Queen and Hwangyengjeon was for the King. Also, the house with the king and queen was called Tongmyeongjeon.

    When I looked up at the roof, I saw pretty colors called Dancheong. In Dancheong, there were 5 colors. There were red, black, green, white and yellow.

    Today, I think I learned more about the palace.   ^^:

*Good Job! The ground is called "Baksuk" just remember that! :D