Professor Shin Byeong-ju, a hot topic on KBS's "History Journal That Day" and JTBC's "China Class"
A day filled with unexpected new historical scenes
In search of traces of history that leave question marks behind them
Let's take a walk around our country right now.

Historical events are embedded in every path we pass by without noticing.
Once you know its historical background, the road is no longer just an ordinary place.
As the people, events, and spaces of that time are connected, you will have the amazing experience of encountering vivid historical scenes.
An encounter with the past is also an encounter with a new world.
It has a different charm from the heavy historical books that focus on narrative causality.
Let's grab this book, which will teach us vivid and true history by allowing us to actually encounter the scenes from that time, and go out and explore every corner of our country right now.
Along the way, unexpected new meanings emerge, and historical figures and events feel like they are not far away in connection with the present.
As we follow the layers of historical stories one by one, we glimpse the wonderful wisdom and character of our ancestors, and the enlightenment we gain today is a bonus.

Hanyangdoseong, which had its original form during the reign of King Taejo, was left abandoned for a while after King Jeongjong ascended the throne in 1398 and the capital was moved to Gaeseong.
After Taejo, the person who commanded the construction of the capital city was Sejong.
On December 10, 1421, King Sejong appointed Right State Councillor Jeong Tak as the person in charge of rebuilding the capital city.
28,487 collapsed areas were rebuilt.
During the reign of King Taejo, young men were conscripted from all over the country, including Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheong-do, which had not participated.
It can be seen that along with a total of 320,000 men, there were also about 2,000 craftsmen who participated.
In the late Joseon Dynasty, large-scale reconstruction work was carried out during the reigns of King Sukjong and King Sunjo, and the status of the capital city's construction in each period can be understood through the shapes of stones of different sizes.
With the full opening of the Blue House in May 2022, Hanyangdoseong can now be viewed from Baekaksan Mountain behind the Blue House.
If you climb up to Naksan Park, where Hanyangdoseong is located, you can see Seoul surrounded by four mountains at a glance.
We hope you will take a stroll through Hanyangdoseong, a representative space where the history and culture of the Joseon Dynasty continue to this day, and appreciate Seoul's past and present.
--- From "The Joy of Walking Through Hanyangdoseong"

The Samjeondo Monument was torn down in 1895 by order of Emperor Gojong after the Sino-Japanese War, but was re-erected in its place in 1913 during the Japanese colonial period.
In 1956, the Ministry of Education took the lead in burying the monument underground, and its suffering continued.
When the monument was revealed by the flood in 1963, the government moved it to Seokchon-dong, near its original location, with the intention of making it a place of reflection on the history of Samjeondo.
It was moved to its current location near Seokchon Lake in 2010.
It is clear that the Samjeondo Monument has deeply wounded our pride, but on the other hand, it vividly reminds us of how dangerous a war waged in the name of justification can be.
--- From "The Humiliation of Samjeondo and the Samjeondo Monument"

During the Joseon Dynasty, Bukchon was a place where mainly noblemen and high-ranking officials resided.
It was located between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace, and was a suitable place for residence as it was located on Yukjo Street, where government offices were concentrated, and a market was formed nearby.
Bukchon's favorable location continued into modern times, with major Seoul schools now located here.
Schools that were located in Bukchon, such as Gyeonggi High School, Gyeonggi Girls' High School, Whimoon High School, Jungdong High School, Changdeok Girls' High School, and Poongmoon Girls' High School, were mostly relocated to Gangnam in the 1970s, with the exception of Jungang High School and Deokseong Girls' High School, as the government's policy of relocating to Gangnam was implemented.
Gyeonggi Girls' High School moved to Jeong-dong next to the U.S. Embassy in 1945 and to Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu in 1988.
After Gyeonggi Girls' High School relocated, Changdeok Girls' High School took its place, and Changdeok Girls' High School relocated to Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu in 1989.
At the site of the Constitutional Court, there is a white pine tree, a natural monument, and a stone marker marking the home of Park Gyu-su, the grandson of Park Ji-won, a Silhak scholar from the late Joseon Dynasty, and Hong Yeong-sik, a reformist politician.
The first hospital, Jejungwon, founded in 1885, was also located here.
Pungmoon Girls' High School, which was located on Gamgodang-gil until recently, moved to Jagok-dong, Gangnam-gu in 2017 and was renamed Pungmoon High School.

--- From "High Schools in the Bosom of Bukchon, Seoul"

The current Seochon was the center of the late Joseon Dynasty's central culture.
The middle class, located between the yangban and commoners, consisted mainly of technical workers and secretaries in central government offices.
In the late Joseon Dynasty, middle-class people held meetings and engaged in poetry and prose competitions.
The center of the activity was Songseokwon (松石園), whose owner was poet Cheon Su-gyeong. The owner of this place changed several times after that.
After passing through the Jangdong Kim clan and the Yeoheung Min clan, around 1910, pro-Japanese collaborator Yun Deok-yeong owned Songseokwon.
After the forced annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910, Yun Deok-yeong purchased more than half of the land in Okin-dong, Seochon, between 1914 and 1915.
And on the site of the old Songseokwon, he built a mansion called Byeoksusanjang (碧樹山莊) with a French-style Western-style building at its center.
Although Byeoksusanjang was so large that it could be seen from afar, people mocked it and called it 'Hanyang's Abanggung Palace'.
To the south of Byeoksusanjang was a two-story brick house built by Yun Deok-yeong for his daughter and son-in-law.
Designed by modern architect Park Gil-ryong in the 1930s, it had a unique form that mixed Korean and Western techniques with Japanese and Chinese styles.
This house was owned by artist Park No-su (1927-2013) from 1972, and after his death, the house and its artworks were donated to Jongno-gu.
Around the Park No-soo Art Museum, you can also find signs for the 'Lee Sang House,' which is located on the site of the house where poet Lee Sang lived for 20 years, and the 'Yoon Dong-ju Boarding House,' which tells us that Yun Dong-ju, a student at Yonsei College, boarded at the house of novelist Kim Song.
--- From "The History of Song Seok-won, the Center of Chinese Culture"

In Haengchon-dong, near Seodaemun Subway Station in Seoul, a two-story Western-style house with a red brick exterior stands out at first glance next to an old ginkgo tree.
This house, which had been abandoned for a while, was discovered to have been the home of Albert and Mary Taylor in the mid-2000s when a stone inscribed with the words "DILKUSHA 1923" was discovered.
'Dilkusha' is a Hindi word meaning 'ideal world' or 'happy heart'.
Built in 1923, the couple lived here for about 20 years until they were deported to the United States by the Japanese in 1942, and Mary even wrote her autobiography, Chain of Amber.
The March 1st Movement of 1919 came to Albert like fate.
Mary gave birth to her baby at Severance Hospital on February 28, the day before the March 1st Movement.
Severance Hospital is located in Peach Valley outside Namdaemun, where the Yonsei Foundation Severance Building is currently located.
--- From "The Taylors and Dilkusha"

While medical institutions such as Naeuiwon, Jeonuigam, Hyeminseo, and Hwalinseo were state-run medical institutions, Jonaewon holds great historical significance as a private medical institution established in a local area.
Jonaewon was founded by scholars representing the Sangju region, including Kim Gak, Seong Ram, Lee Jeon, Lee Jun, Kang Eung Cheol, Kim Gwang Du, and Jeong Gyeong Se, with 13 clans participating.
Jeong Gyeong-se, a disciple of Yu Seong-ryong, actively encouraged the local yangban to establish a medical center, and Seong Ram, a Confucian scholar who was also skilled in medicine, served as the first attending physician of Jonaewon.
The name of the Jonaewon is taken from the words of Song Dynasty Confucian scholar Jeong Myeong-do, which means “to protect and nurture the mind and love all things.”
In the collected works of Jeong Gyeong-se and Lee Jun, there is a record of establishing the medical institution Jonaewon in 1602, and in the biography of Jeong Gyeong-se written by Song Si-yeol, a scholar of the late Joseon Dynasty, there is a record that “he and his comrades prepared medicine and helped the sick in the county, and named it Jonaewon after the words of Seon Master Jeong Myeong-do.”
--- From "The First Private Medical Institution, Jonaewon"

Along with Lee Sang-ryong and Kim Yong-hwan, Lee Yuk-sa (1904-1944) is a representative independence activist of the Andong region.
He was born in 1904 in Wonchon-dong, Uidong-myeon, Yean-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, as the 14th generation descendant of Toegye Yi Hwang.
His real name is Wonrok or Wonsam, and he changed his name to Hwal.
He studied Chinese classics from his grandfather in Andong and attended Gyonam School in Daegu. In 1925, he joined the independence movement group Uiyeoldan.
The pride of being a descendant of Yi Hwang's prestigious family must have been a great driving force that led him to devote himself to the independence movement.
He went to Beijing in 1926 and entered the Beijing Military Academy. In 1927, he was implicated in the bombing of the Daegu branch of the Bank of Joseon and was imprisoned in Daegu Prison for three years.
It is said that the prisoner number at that time, 264, was used to name the prison 'Yuksa'.
Yukwoo-dang, which means 'the house that protects the friendship of six brothers', was originally located in Woncheon-ri, where the Cheongpodo Stele is currently located, but was submerged due to the construction of Andong Dam, and was relocated to Taehwa-dong, Andong-si in April 1976.
After the function of the house was damaged due to flooding, it was restored through research and is now in its current form.

--- From "Yuksa Lee Literary Museum and Yukwoo Hall"

In Damyang, you can easily find pavilions that embody the elegance and style of the Joseon Dynasty scholars from Honam, and among them, the best is Soswaewon, a garden built by Yangsanbo (1503-1557).
Yangsanbo was a disciple of Jo Gwang-jo. After his teacher's tragic death, he built a pavilion here and lived a life of seclusion.
Soswaewon is the best private garden in Joseon, and the harmony between nature and man-made structures is very attractive, as buildings were built here and there while preserving the natural appearance.
The name Soswaewon means ‘clear and clean’ and was given by Yangsanbo.
It contains Yang San-bo's intention to escape from the turbid political reality and devote himself to academics with a clear and pure mind.
Construction of Soswaewon began in 1520 and began in earnest in the 1530s.
By the 1540s, it had taken on the appearance of a garden.
Although Soswaewon was a place of seclusion for Yangsanbo, it was also a gathering place for scholars of the time.
Here, representative scholars of Honam, including Song Soon, Kim In-hu, Im Eok-ryeong, Jeong Cheol, and Go Gyeong-myeong, gathered to exchange poetry and enjoy academics and culture.
Song Soon helped build Soswaewon based on his experience in building Myeonangjeong, and did not spare financial support when Soswaewon was being expanded.
--- From "Yangsanbo and Soswaewon"

The brothers Jeong Yak-yong (1762-1836) and Jeong Yak-jeon (1758-1816) were exiled due to the Sinyu Persecution, a representative Catholic persecution that occurred during the regency of Queen Jeongsun in 1801.
Many people know the story of Jeong Yak-yong perfecting Silhak in Gangjin, Jeolla Province, but the only thing known about Jeong Yak-jeon, who was exiled with him and stayed on Heuksando Island, is that he was the author of Jasaneobo.
The space where Jeong Yak-jeon taught his disciples and wrote books is his cousin's study in Sari Village, Heuksando Island.
While in Gangjin, Jeong Yak-yong frequently exchanged letters with Jeong Yak-jeon.
Regarding the cousin's study, "It has been seven years since my older brother, Mr. Son Am, was exiled to Heuksando, a small island far to the south.
Five or six children there followed their older brother and learned the story.
“My brother has already built a couple of thatched cottages and named them ‘Chonseosil’,” he wrote.
The cousin's study room is also called cousin's school or Bokseongjae, and is remembered as the birthplace of the 『Jasaneobo』.
--- From "Jeong Yak-jeon and Heuksando Cousin's Study"

When we think of Kim Jeong-hui (1786-1856), who is famous for his “Sehando,” we often think of Jeju Island, where he was exiled, but his birthplace is Yesan, Chungcheong Province.
Kim Jeong-hui was born in 1786 in Yonggung-ri, Sinam-myeon, Yesan-hyeon, South Chungcheong Province, to his father Kim No-gyeong and his mother, Lady Yu Gi-gi.
It is also noteworthy that on the right side of Chusa House is the Hongmun of Princess Hwasun, the only female member of the Joseon Dynasty royal family.
Princess Hwasun was the daughter of King Yeongjo, the wife of Kim Han-sin, and the great-grandmother of Kim Jeong-hui.
When Kim Han-shin died at the age of 38, Princess Hwasun followed her husband to death after a hunger strike despite King Yeongjo's persuasion.
King Yeongjo, who was upset by his daughter's death, did not recognize her as a chaste woman, but during the reign of King Jeongjo, he established Hongmun to recognize her as a chaste woman.

--- From "Chusa Kim Jeong-hui's Yesan House"