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Dear Amy
Hey! Today I went to Gyeongun Palace. Gyeongun Palace is another name for Deoksu Palace. The name was changed by Japanese. So, I hate Japanese. I think you think the same as me, maybe. Anyway, in Gyeongun Palace, there are Daehanmun(대한문), JungHwa Jeon(중화전), SeokEoDang(석어당), HamNyeong Jeon(함녕전), JeongGwangHeon(정관헌) and more buildings. And now, I will explain to you about these buildings. It is kind of interesting.
First, Daehanmun is the main gate ofGyeongun Palace. and Junghwajeon is the main palace. Kings did some official work here. Seokeodang is the only two story building. Do you know Prince Gwanghae(광해군)? . He locked Inmok, the Queen Mother,(인목대비) in a building because he wanted to be the king! I'm very surprised. and also scared. Hamnyeongjeon was the king's sleeping place. Also King Gojong died there. It's so sad. Last, Jeonggwangheon is the building where king Gojong drank coffee. It means Jeonggwangheon is the first cafe in Korea. Wow, It's very cool!
Do you know that Gyeongun Palace has westerned-styled buildings? Isn't that great? I think you have to go to this palace. Then, see you later.
From Irene
**Good work Irene, your explanations of each building and the way you wrote your letter were fantastic. But, you need to be careful of two things, the first one is actually the Japanese didn't change the name of Gyeongun to Deoksu, Gojong's son changed the name when Gojong was forced to give up his throne and live here. Secondly, and most importantly, we cannot say that we "hate the Japanese" It is important to learn about the past and to make sure that bad things like that never happen again, but that will never happen if we hate people now who had nothing to do with something that happened 100 years ago, maybe we should let Japanese people know what happened to Korea so that they know too, but if we hate them we will never move on.
Keep up the good work, Logan. |
