Leaving the National Folk Museum of Korea, we continued to turn southwest. This time we finally walked into the core area of the royal city and visited the palace complex along the central axis. Comparatively speaking, we had a little more time to appreciate the essence of Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Gyeongbokgung Palace is a building built in Seoul (Seoul) with an area of 57Miyagi is 75 hectares in a square shape. There are four city gates, namely the South Gate - Gwanghwa Gate, the North Gate - Shenwu Gate, the West Gate - Yingqiu Gate, and the East Gate - Jianchun Gate. It was the palace of the Jeongwang of the Lee clan Joseon (1392-1901), the last unified dynasty in the history of the Korean Peninsula. At its peak, there were more than 500 houses. It is said that "Gyeongbokgung Palace" is named after the verse "Ten thousand years of gentlemen, Jieer Jingfu" in the Chinese Book of Songs. It seems that China's influence on the Korean culture of the vassal at that time was far-reaching.
Because we are walking from north to south, the first thing we see is Jiaotai Hall. It is said to be the residence of the princess. Then continue to the south and you will see the Hall of Corning. And this is the residence of the king. We then continued south and saw the most imposing core building of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Qinjeongjeong Palace. Naturally, this is where the king's throne is located. It is the place where the king holds the enthronement ceremony and listens to the government.
Due to time constraints, we did not continue south into the Heungryemun Gate and the southernmost Gwanghwamun Gate. During my travels, I found that although Gyeongbokgung Palace was elegant and magnificent, it did not have the splendor of our Forbidden City in China. Originally, the area and regulations of Gyeongbokgung Palace strictly followed the suzerain-vassal relationship with the suzerain, China. It is the regulations of the county king's mansion. But now, from my point of view, the blue color of the building is very stylish.
Perhaps, when we look at these palace buildings, it is difficult to imagine that these are not really ancient buildingsOf course, this begins with the tragic modern history of the Korean Peninsula. It turned out that after Japan won the Sino-Japanese War (June 1894), it occupied the Korean Peninsula in 1910 (the second year of Junjong's reign), and then began colonial rule.
In 1926, Japan built the Joseon Governor's Palace in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace. During the ensuing Japanese occupation, Gyeongbokgung Palace was demolished in large quantities, and it is said that only 10 large and small buildings remained. It was not until 1995, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of South Korea's liberation, that South Korea began to rebuild Gyeongbokgung Palace and its annexes on a large scale on the original site.
Gyeongbokgung Palace is to the Korean people what the Forbidden City is to the Chinese people. It can be seen that it is supreme. Perhaps it is a symbol of the Korean nation in people's hearts. So I wasn't surprised to see a large number of people in Gyeongbokgung Palace, especially young men and women, wearing traditional hanbok and taking pictures around. I think this is by no means as simple as the situation, but the recognition and pride of the people in their own culture from the bottom of their hearts. In fact, such a nation is very worthy of our rethinking and learning.