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There are many noticable and wonderful Korean traditions I experienced today at 창경 palace.Among those, two most interesting things for me were 단청 and 잡상. The reason I picked these two things is because these were especially splendid and unique. First of all, 단청 is Korean-styled colorful decorations under the roof which symbolizes the dignity of the king. This had 5colors red, black, green, white and yellow. Each of them represents fire, water, tree, metal and earth. People also put 부시 under 단청 to prevent 단청 being ruined. Next, 잡상 is a small figures on the roof. People put these figures because they believed these would protect the building from fire. These figures originated from the Chinese novel, "Journey to the West." 삼장법사, 손오공, 저팔계 and 사오정 are the ecamples of them. By learning and experiencing these traditional Korea's culture, I felt very proud and I thought that it would also be another good experience to introduce Korea's culture to foriengers who are willing to experience new cultures. |
