Hello, your untact tour guide, Mr.Been. I`ll show you all the corners of the historic and unique sights around the world. At first, I`ll let you go to Changdeokgung palace, the world Unesco heritage in seoul. You can see many beautiful Korean traditional buildings in the palace. So, You don`t have to miss here, when you have a plan to visit Seoul. Just follow me!
The brook flowing through the deep valley north to the Secret Garden of Changdeokgung is called Ongnyucheon. In 1636, during the reign of King Injo, the 16th king of the Joseon Dynasty, a U-shaped groove was carved on a large flat rock known as Soyoam and filled with water. Sometimes the king and his officials set af loat their wine cups on the water while they wrote poetry. Five pavilions, Soyojeong, Taegeukjeong, Cheonguijeong, Nongsanjeong and Chwihanjeong, are located around Soyoam. Among these five pavilions, Cheonguijeong in particular draws attention because it is the only thatch-roofed pavilion found in the palace today.
※ Resource : Changdeokgung palace office
Poetry composition and floating wine cups In A.D. 353, forty one notable Chinese scholars including Wang Xizhi, the esteemed calligrapher, gathered at a pavilion in Shaoxing. They held parties there during which they composed poetry while sending wine cups afloat on the waters. When a wine cup was sent to a specific person, the recipient had to drink the wine from the cup then compose an impromptu poem and recite it. If the person could not recite a poem, he had to drink three cups of wine as punishment. This type of party soon became widely popular among members of high society.
How about today`s attraction? Isn`t it different from the other architecures you have known ever? I hope So!
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