Hanbit church provided an oppertunity to travel to Seoul so that foreigners can enhance the understanding of history and culture of korea . Many Habit church people participated in this trip. People with different nationality and culture, such as China, USA, Canada, Japan, Colombia, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Russia, India, gathered to share the enjoyment of the trip.
Harvey is really good at hosting. He was asking everybody to introduce themselves, and at the same time, he pushed people from different country to sing their own country's song. I was also forced to sing a chinese song ^^; Songs pleased everybody, I didnt feel bored at all during the way to Seoul. What great is that I got chance to appreciate songs from Mongolia, Russia, Japan and India. That was fantastic.
The overview of Gyeonbokgung.
Some people dressed in ancient cloth standed in front of the Heungnyemun, which made me feel that I traveled back in ancient time.
A friend of mine who comes from America.
The interior view of Geunjeongjeon. It is a place where ceremonies of the state such as new year's greetings to the king by civil and military officials, were held, and where foreign envoys were received. Geunjeongjeon was first build in 1395 but was burned down during the Japanese invasion of 1592 and then rebuilt in 1867.
Mongolia people, Harvey, Grace and her husband and me were in front of the Gyeonghoeru.
ME^^
The beauty of Gyeonghoeru
The structure of the building: The room was lifted up, I thought the basement was used to warm the room.
My zodiac: Rooster
Grace, Harvey and me were in front of the national folk museum.
Some wooden sculptures caught my eyes. People made human features on trunks, and especially exaggerate the genitals. It is quite interesting.
The photo bellow is the heating system of the house. People cook outside, while the heated air will go under the house to warm the floor. It is a really energy saving way.
The mysterious rope hang from the roof.
Now, you know the rope's function^^. It helps people to keep balance when they get off the floor and put on their shoes. An interesting application of User-Centered Design:P
