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**The First Essay**
Today I went to Changgyeong Palace and saw Myeongjeong Jeon, Munjeong Jeon, and Sungmun Dang, which are the buildings of the outer palaces, and Gyeongchun Jeon, Hwangyeong Jeon, Yanghwa Dang, and Tongmyeong Jeon, which are the buildings in the Inner palaces. Among these, I was most interested in Tongmyeong Jeon.
Tongmyeong Jeon is the biggest palace building among the Inner palaces. Also, it was a living place for the king and the queen.The most beautiful woman in the Joseon Dynasty was 'Jang Oak Jeon', who is famous with the name 'Jang Hye Been.' She was also King GyeongJong's mother, and died here because of the well known rumor that she had cursed the 'In Hyeon Queen'.
**The Second Essay**
Today I went to Changgyeong Palace. I saw many things, but I was attracted to 옥천교 because I was amazed about how ancient people made the bridge with the stones at that time.
옥천교 is a bridge that separated the King's world and the commoner's world. Every palaces, except 'Kyungbok' palace, called this bridge 옥천교. At Kyungbok palace, they call this bridge 영제교. 영제교 has 4 '천록' two to the West and other two to the East. Also, the ancient people believed there are monster carvings between the arches. The carvings protect the palace from the evil spirits, which come from the water.
I still wonder how ancient people made stone bridges.
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