Korea 2010 - part 3
Part 3 of the trip.
After visiting the Gyeongbokgung We spent some time in "The National Folk Museum of Korea" (Finally remember the name :p). It is located on the ground of the Gyeongbokgung, built during the Joseon period (1392 - 1910). It exhibits the how the commoners and nobles lived in the traditional times.
The museum itself consists of 3 main exhibition halls, each told " The History of Korea", "The Korea Way of Life", and the "Life Cycle of Koreans". There is also a Children's Museum and Open-air Exhibition. I'm not sure why they do not allow camera's flash light in the exhibition hall, so please bear with the poor picture quality.
The Exhibition Hall I started with the history of the Korean people.
It starts by providing the chronology of he Korea's living history, important turning points in people's daily lives.
Something caught my eyes here, there are the "Three Kingdoms" era in Korea as well. It refers to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE. So it is not the "Three Kingdoms - Wei (魏), Shu (蜀), and Wu (吳) back in China.
I like the phoenix sculpture of this artifact.
A fine made model of the villages' structure in the traditional times.
Err.. I dunno who is she. Just found this picture at the entrance of the exhibition hall.
It was just too dark for me to take a better quality photo >"< ....
I wonder if these are the "heng dai" in traditional Korean's wedding.
The 60th birthday celebration for the Koreans.
Traditional education system in Korea.
The ethical education, it looks so familiar.
I would like to upload more photos taken in the museum, but the quality is just too poor.
A lot of blur images, so I decided to scrap those.. T_T
Some nice scenes taken at Gwanghwamun Square which is located just outside of the palace :)
Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Love the fountain ... nice place for weekend family outing :)
Next stop - Insadong.
It is known as the art and antique district whereby there are dozens of shops selling art supplies, and handicrafts here. This is one of the best place to grab some souvenirs for your friends and family.
Traditional masks, they can be found all over the place in Insadong. They do looks kind of creepy o.O
Street artist.
I was lucky to be able to watch the semi final of the Taekgyeon tournament 2010.
This is the first time I heard of Taekgyeon, it is totally different from Taekwondo which I've learnt during secondary school.
I'm not sure how special the ice cream is, but they are indeed popular since it can be found at every corner of Insadong.
Koreans do believe in fortune telling ..
Cute little creatures ^_^, I wish I could take them back to Malaysia.
The restaurant that we went for our lunch ..
Finally , the end of Korea 2010.
It was tiring rather than enjoying since I have limited time. Hopefully I got a chance to visit here another time.
After visiting the Gyeongbokgung We spent some time in "The National Folk Museum of Korea" (Finally remember the name :p). It is located on the ground of the Gyeongbokgung, built during the Joseon period (1392 - 1910). It exhibits the how the commoners and nobles lived in the traditional times.
The museum itself consists of 3 main exhibition halls, each told " The History of Korea", "The Korea Way of Life", and the "Life Cycle of Koreans". There is also a Children's Museum and Open-air Exhibition. I'm not sure why they do not allow camera's flash light in the exhibition hall, so please bear with the poor picture quality.
The Exhibition Hall I started with the history of the Korean people.
It starts by providing the chronology of he Korea's living history, important turning points in people's daily lives.
Something caught my eyes here, there are the "Three Kingdoms" era in Korea as well. It refers to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE. So it is not the "Three Kingdoms - Wei (魏), Shu (蜀), and Wu (吳) back in China.
I like the phoenix sculpture of this artifact.
A fine made model of the villages' structure in the traditional times.
Err.. I dunno who is she. Just found this picture at the entrance of the exhibition hall.
It was just too dark for me to take a better quality photo >"< ....
I wonder if these are the "heng dai" in traditional Korean's wedding.
The 60th birthday celebration for the Koreans.
Traditional education system in Korea.
The ethical education, it looks so familiar.
I would like to upload more photos taken in the museum, but the quality is just too poor.
A lot of blur images, so I decided to scrap those.. T_T
Some nice scenes taken at Gwanghwamun Square which is located just outside of the palace :)
Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Love the fountain ... nice place for weekend family outing :)
Next stop - Insadong.
It is known as the art and antique district whereby there are dozens of shops selling art supplies, and handicrafts here. This is one of the best place to grab some souvenirs for your friends and family.
Traditional masks, they can be found all over the place in Insadong. They do looks kind of creepy o.O
Street artist.
I was lucky to be able to watch the semi final of the Taekgyeon tournament 2010.
This is the first time I heard of Taekgyeon, it is totally different from Taekwondo which I've learnt during secondary school.
I'm not sure how special the ice cream is, but they are indeed popular since it can be found at every corner of Insadong.
Koreans do believe in fortune telling ..
Cute little creatures ^_^, I wish I could take them back to Malaysia.
The restaurant that we went for our lunch ..
Finally , the end of Korea 2010.
It was tiring rather than enjoying since I have limited time. Hopefully I got a chance to visit here another time.
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