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After touring the 창경 palace I felt that our ancestors were quite cute. Simply, if a disaster happen in the palace, they believed it was a evil spirit, or ghost who caused it. So they made a structure, or shape of a monster to keep palace safe from the evil ghosts.
First, when we entered the 홍화문, the maingate, we can see the 옥천 bridge. And you can see the structures of monsters and shape of a monster carved on the bridge. They are for the water-ghost coming from the water.
Second, when we saw the roof of the palace we could see some kind of clay-made creatures on the edge. They are called '잡상', and they are for the evil ghosts in the sky. The funny thing is that they came from the characters in the Chinese book, 'Journey to the West.' Teacher told us that they are 삼장법사,손오공,저팔계 and 사오정.
I was surprised by every details, decorated in the palace. I could feel the wisdom and the delicate sense of Korean ancestors. |
