Seoul Museum of History is a place where history of Seoul can be well seen. I will introduce what I¡¯ve learnt today.

  First of all, I learnt about why Seoul was always wanted by the three countries before Goryeo Dynasty. According to Feng Shui, the place that is located between mountain (at the back) and river (at the front) is the perfect location to live in. Seoul also has beautiful scenery and fertile soil. This is why King Taejo chose this area as capital.

  And the next thing I learnt was the six ministries street. It was very interesting because I didn¡¯t know that there was a ministry street like today¡¯s Sejongsi. The east line is consisted of Ministry of Personnel, and Ministry of Taxation. The west line is consisted of Ministry of Rite, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Public Works.

  And the most interesting thing I¡¯ve learnt is all those different neighborhoods. The first one is Bookchon. It has very long history. It is located between Gyeongbok palace to the west and Changdeok palace to the east. And the river Cheonggyecheon is in front. According to Feung Shui, this is the exact physical geography that takes to be a perfect place to live. Therefore, naturally the royals and the upper class lived here.

The next one is Jungchon, which means central neighborhood. Just like the name, the middle classes with jobs like translators, docters, minor officials, etc. lived in Jungchon.

  Lastly, Namchon, meaning southern neighborhood, was located at the foot of Namsan. The printing press, tax collecting office, and military systems were common in Nanchon. Many poor noblemen, who did not get to be officials lived here. However, few powerful families lived in Namchon, too.

  It was a pleasure learning all these new facts, and it was a great time learining about Seoul¡¯s history. If I were given the chance, I would like to know about other places¡¯ history, too.

  Seoul Museum of History is a place where history of Seoul can be well seen. I will introduce what I¡¯ve learnt today.

  First of all, I learnt about why Seoul was always wanted by the three countries before Goryeo Dynasty. According to Feng Shui, the place that is located between mountain (at the back) and river (at the front) is the perfect location to live in. Seoul also has beautiful scenery and fertile soil. This is why King Taejo chose this area as capital.

  And the next thing I learnt was the six ministries street. It was very interesting because I didn¡¯t know that there was a ministry street like today¡¯s Sejongsi. The east line is consisted of Ministry of Personnel, and Ministry of Taxation. The west line is consisted of Ministry of Rite, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Public Works.

  And the most interesting thing I¡¯ve learnt is all those different neighborhoods. The first one is Bookchon. It has very long history. It is located between Gyeongbok palace to the west and Changdeok palace to the east. And the river Cheonggyecheon is in front. According to Feung Shui, this is the exact physical geography that takes to be a perfect place to live. Therefore, naturally the royals and the upper class lived here.

The next one is Jungchon, which means central neighborhood. Just like the name, the middle classes with jobs like translators, docters, minor officials, etc. lived in Jungchon.

  Lastly, Namchon, meaning southern neighborhood, was located at the foot of Namsan. The printing press, tax collecting office, and military systems were common in Nanchon. Many poor noblemen, who did not get to be officials lived here. However, few powerful families lived in Namchon, too.

  It was a pleasure learning all these new facts, and it was a great time learining about Seoul¡¯s history. If I were given the chance, I would like to know about other places¡¯ history, too.