Unhyeongung(Unhyeongung Palace)-the Last Palace-

In late 19th century, the period that the European had tried to invade Asia, Korea faced the choice whether trade or not.

King Gojong was the king of that period, but had not political power because he was too young.

Therefore, ‘Heungseon Daewongun’, his father (but was not the king of Joseon) was the actual influence.

King Gojing

Unhyungung was the place where ‘Heungseon Daewongun’ had lived in, and King Gojong had married his wife, MyeongseongHwangHoo.

(the position of this palace was strongly related to ‘Heungseon Daewongun’.)

 So, it has been considered as a ‘palace’ recently than other palaces.

It had been wide, but after ‘Heungseon Daewongun’’s death, it was hard to maintain the whole area,

so his descendents sold some of the area, and eventually hand over to the Seoul administration.

 Now, it is considered as a kind of museum of Korean traditional houses.

Map of Unhyungung

 

 

‘Noandang’-cozy life as old-

 

 

 

 

Noandang

 

 It is the main place of Unhyungung, in which ‘Heungseon Daewongun’ slept.

Noandang

 You can easily notice that it was the most important part of Unhyungung by its high stylobate and three-step stairs.

Noandang

Looking inside the palace, you can find some figures dressed in ‘Han Bok’, Korean traditional clothing.

  ‘Irodang’-the living place of the two olds-

Irodang

 ‘Irodang’ was a place for ‘Heungseon Daewongun’’s wife.

inside Irodang;hard to be seen from outside

This place is encapsulated, so it cannot be seen to a person outside.

This structure was affected from Confucianism, which separate women from outside to protect or regulate them.

behind Irodang

looking behind Irodang, you will see the garden. Most palaces in Korea have similar garden with this.

 ‘Norakdang’ -enjoying it as old- 

 

 

 

Norakdang

 

 ‘Norakdang’ is the most famous part of Unhyungung because King Gojong married his wife at this place and also the biggest building in Unhyungung.

King Gojong’s wife was educated to become a queen before she married King Gojong at this place.

Norakdang

 Front yard

The marriage ceremony

These days, many couples get married in this front yard. So usually on Saturdays, visitors could see the traditional marriage process of Korea.

2010 Korean SAT-Math

Korean High school students have to choose their major roghly.

One is math and sciende.

the other is language and social science.

 

If  a student choose first one, he will study advanced math and sciece.

If a student choose second one, he will study advanced language(Korean, English, or second foreign language) and social science(i.e. economics, politics, history, geography, ……)

 

This paper is for language or social science learners(that is, more easier than that for math and science learners).

(if you want more test paper(last year, more difficult , or another subject, etc,,,) leave a comment. I will send you the test info.)

 

answer:

50/2/1/5/1/16

 

 

 

 

Korean SAT day

Wish you luck!

Today is very important day for Korean students, especially 12^th graders.

Yes, the Korean SAT day.

This day is similar with SAT day, but not the same.

Korean SAT day is only one day in a year (it means Korean students have only one chance to take this exam).

Today, most Korean students are very nervous.

For them, their family, friends, or someone gave them presents.

The presents are mainly Chapssaltteok(a kind of rice cake includes red bean) and chocolate.

 

The first reason is to relax their tension.

The two kinds of food are very sweat. When people eat sweat food, they feel better and more cheerful. Thus, they are allowed to eat something during their exam.

 The 2^nd reason is (only applied to Chapssaltteok) its characteristic.

Chapssaltteok can easily stick.

It is articulated ‘BootDa’ in Korean.

When a student get an admission to university, it is articulated ‘BootDa’ as well. Using homonym, they wish students luck.