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Title : Deoksugung Palace
Subtitle : Beautiful Ancient Palaces
Deoksugung Palace was originally built as a residence for Prince Wolsandaegun, elder brother of King Seongjong. After Gwanghaegun moved to Changdeokgung Palace in 1615, the palace remained vacant for about 200 years. In 1897, King Gojong took up residence at Changdeokgung Palace, establishing an independent 'Daehanjeguk Empire'. From that time and until 1907, it was the center of historical turbulence. In 1907, King Gojong was forced to abdicate his throne, although he continued to live at the palace until he passed away in 1919. Since 1907, the palace has been known as Deoksugung.
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Title : Gyeongbokgung Palace
Subtitle : Beautiful Ancient Palaces
Gyeongbokgung Palace was built in 1395, the fourth year of the reign of King Taejo. The palace, named 'Gyeongbok' or 'shining happiness' was built as a tribute to the permanent happiness and prosperity of Korea's kings, their children and the people of the nation. It was burnt down during the Japanese invasion of 1592, and was left in ruins until being rebuilt in 1865, during the 2nd year of the reign of Prince Regent Daewongun. Many of the buildings at the palace were demolished during the Japanese colonial period. However, in the 1990s, the government launched restoration of the palace, and it has now been restored to its original state.
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Korean Philosophy
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Title : Bongwon-sa
Subtitle : Korean Buddhism(Temples)
Korean Buddhist thought devoted itself to philosophical reformation and the overcoming of fixed concepts from the beginning. Just after becoming thoroughly established, Korean Buddhism entered a phase of philosophical settlement already at the time of the Three Kingdoms and immediately began to make full use of the research being carried out. This openness and willingness to receive new thinking shows the reformation oriented character; this trend continued throughout the history, long after the period of establishment.
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Title : Yaksuseonwon
Subtitle : Korean Buddhism(Temples)
Korean temples are some of the most precious treasures of Korean culture and history. This is especially true in the case of beautiful and ancient temples with main halls, Buddha images and paintings which have been preserved as cultural assets.
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Title : Jaunseowon
Subtitle : Korean Confucism
It was originally built in 1615, the seventh year of King Kwanghae's reign during the Choson Dynasty in order to commemorate the scholarly attainments and virtues of Yul-gok YiYi(1536-1584), a great scholar from the Dynasty. In 1970, the school was restored with the assistance from the Confucian society and the surrounding area, in 1973. In front of the school, now regarded as a sacred place, is there the Yulgok Training Center. Toward the East is his family tombs (all thirteen) including the tomb of Yi Yi himself and the one where his famous mother shin saimdang and his father were buried together.
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Title : Jongmyo Shrine
Subtitle : Korean Confucism
Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic of the Confucian royal shrines to have been preserved. Dedicated to the forefathers of the Choson dynasty (1392?910), the shrine has existed in its present form since the 16th century and houses tablets bearing the teachings of members of the former royal family. Ritual ceremonies linking music, song and dance still take place there, perpetuating a tradition that goes back to the 14th century.
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Korean Traditionals
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Title : Pansori
"Pan" means a place where dances, songs and other performances take place. The songs that are performed there are called pansori. Pansori techniques are so exacting that one can be a great pansori singer only by starting at an early age and studying for decades. The essence of pansori singing is Tongseong, a cry released from the belly while exhaling. Much the same technique is used to sing classic songs and in operas. What makes pansori unique, however, is producing a slightly rough and husky sound in the throat. It is also important to exert voice control through the lips and chest rather than the nose.
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Title : The Royal Guard changing ceremony
The Palace where the King lived was an area restricted to ordinary people. The soldiers who guarded this prohibited area and escorted His Majesty, the King. There was an Office of Restriction Guards in the central palace, which took charge of protecting the King's residence. The chief of this office had the 12th rank in the government official system. In the Joseon Dynasty, the chief, along with the guards, was involved in three types of ceremonies : the ceremony of opening and closing the main gate of the palace, guarding the palace and patrolling. The newly reorganized event combines these three ceremonies into one and has been renamed the Royal Guards Changing Ceremony.
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