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Today, we went to Namsan Hanok Village. We saw Lee Seung-up, Kim Chun-yeoung, Min Yeoung-hwi, and Yoon Taekyoung's houses. They were all tile-roof houses because those people were all noblemen. The tile roof houses have six parts which are Sarangchae, Anchae, Henglangchae, the kitchen, the storage room, and the shrine. There is also a large yard in each house. The Sarangchae is the men's area and Anchae is the women's area. They live apart from each other because of Confucianism. The storage room and kitchen are attached or very close to the Anchae and the Henglangchae, which is the place where servants or guards lived, is not far from Anchae and Sarangchae. The shrine is used to honor and respect the family's ancestors. In the yard, there is a terrace for putting Jangdoks. A Jangdok is a kind of round pot that is used for storing food such as soybean paste, pepper paste, and kimchi. It is made with a special clay with very tiny holes, so fresh air can pass through the holes. That helps with fermentation. Jangdok also helps make the food tasty because of good ventilation. The hanoks are all very nice to live in in each season. In the Winter, the Ondol, which is the Korean floor-heating system, keeps the floor warm, so our ancestors could keep warm in the Winter. In the Summer, the men slept while hugging 'Jukbuin' which is a 'bamboo wife'. It has holes, so men used them to keep cool in the summer. It is a bit disappointing that women couldn't use Jukbuin in the past. Of all the hanoks, we have seen I like Lee Seung-up's house the most. Because Lee Seung-up was a very skilled carpenter and he made his own house, I liked how it was very detailed and the wood was carved into pretty shapes. I had a fun time at Namsan Hanok Village.
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