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Today was the day that we visit namsan hanok village. There were tons of old houses that were made during joeson Dynasty. These old houses can give us a glimpse of how people lived a long time ago and different classes during that period.
Interesting fact is that Hanok was built un harmony of nature. Korean people used materials such as wood, mixture of soil and straw. so it was easy to rebuild the Hanok. Don't you think our ancestors were extremely smart?
Plus the fact, Hanok could be devided in two different ways. Hanok with tile roof and Hanok with thatched roof. Firstly, Noble men lived in the Hanok with tiled roof, Tiled roof was influenced by confucian ideas which that male and female quarters were seperated. So, men stayed in the Sarangchae(사랑채) and women stayed in the anche(안채). Secondly, Middle and low class people lived in thatched roof houses. They used straw because it was easy to find. also Thatched roof houses was cool in the summer and warm in the winter because they used 온돌 system.
THe last thing I'm going to talk about is Jangdokdae which is a jar for Korean people. Jangdok was udes for storing foods because ot had good ventilation helping fermentation and storage.
Our ancestors were genoius! |
