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After touring 창경 palace I felt that our ancestors were quite cute. Simply, if a disaster happened in the palace, they believed it was an evil spirit or ghost who caused it. So they made a structure, or shape of a monster to keep the palace safe from the evil ghosts.
First, when we entered through 홍화문, the maingate, we could see 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.' Our teacher told us that they are 삼장법사,손오공,저팔계 and 사오정.
I was surprised by every detail decorated in the palace. I could feel the wisdom and the delicate sense of our ancestors.
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