A scaled down replica of the royal throne in Gyeongbok Palace. The throne is called “jade seat” or “treasure seat”. Dragons and phoenixes are carved inside the canopy of the ceiling to represent royalty. A stairway was hidden behind the screen for the king’s entrance and exit.
An interesting pot with a lid and little handles.
Turtle! He is a replica of a statue in the stone chamber holding the king’s placenta jar.
It was interesting to see the changes in traditional dress affected by western culture.
The museum featured a Joseon self-striking water clock. The clock was a symbol of power and control. It was also an instrument of such because overseeing the regulation of time meant being able to control the routines of society, and basically regulate the lives of people.
The water clock calculated time by regulating the flow of liquid. The Jagyeokru, self-striking water clock, was the earliest Korean water clock with an automatic chime system. This was produced by the order of King Sejong. He was also the king that invented and implemented the Korean alphabet.
We have discovered that there are water machines everywhere! It is very convenient, however, the paper cups they provide cannot hold much water. It’s basically two small pieces of paper joined on three sides.
Beautiful desert plants.
There was a gigantic poster about Vietnam. I want to go! I recently watched the Last Emperor and seeing all these Asian palaces is really fuelling my imagination on being a princess.
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