Revisit Jeonju - Omokdae Pavilion (오목대) in Hanbok

Everything was taken care, now only need to carry our tummies that filled with Jeondong Hotteok as the luggage was deposited at the hotel.

Let's go and explore Jeonju Hanok Slow City!

See see... they kept stopping to play snow, and

me non-stop taking photos ;P

2 smiling Nunsaram (Snowman) in front of Cafe Chunam.

 Two kiddos love snuggle snuggle with me.

Eotteoke~! Tell me how not to fall in love Jeonju?!

My love for Jeonju growing stronger in Winter.

 
You know kids easily feel hungry because of their
good metabolism. And adults easily have itchy mouth. 

To satisfy our long carving of Choco Pies,
we attacked these pies in four to six bites!

 

Did you spot intriguing things among these bottles of wine?

From what I read (highlighted in red color on the bottle), it's for adult 19 years and above. So, judging by the stated recommended and the backside of the cup, you can tell that this 벌떡주 must be energy boasting Potent Potion for man!

Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall (전주공예품전시관)

At this Jeonju Craft, visitors can create their own masterpieces and learn the art of making beautiful traditional Korean crafts with hanji, pottery, woodwork, embroidery, and other crafts firsthand. 

For time-constraint visitors, you can just purchase beautiful souvenirs wholeheartedly produced by master artisans at the craft shop.

Hanji mulberry paper.

Until this moment, I'm still amazed by the durability of Hanji paper. When I visited Jeonju Sago, the guide told us the reason why Joseon Wangjo Sillok was written on the Hanji.

Historian (Sagwan) wrote drafts (Sacho) of the Annals of Joseon Dynasty on Hanji too. Then after they compiled and published the Sillok, they washed away the ink and reuse the Hanji to write Sacho of the next king. 

Wanna bring kids for small exercise...

Korean Totem Pole (장승 = jangseung).

Jangseung, the village guardian which erected at the entrance of the village that bearing some resemblance to the dolhareubang with bulging eyes, a fist-like nose, and protruding front teeth. Folks believed these poles symbolizing guardian god that can protect the village from evil spirit and others harms.

Still remember the first time I climbed up the stairs leading

to Omokdae Pavilion. Please read my previous posting here.

This time round, I was eagerly going up because...

This really giving me reminiscent glimpses of the past Joseon period right before my eyes!

Yes, you can expect to see the other-worldly from this hill.

 

 Picturesque Jeonju Village with beautiful 'smile-curved' of 

Hanok rooftops after showered in powdery snow. 

 First love never dies @Omokdae Pavilion...

the romantic atmosphere stole my heart!

Too bad, we couldn't rest inside the pavilion because the floor was wet by the melted snow. This area has been a popular destination for locals as well as tourists. But, we didn't see the crowd that day because it's too cold. 

To be frank, I was quite hesitated to take off my jacket. But, because I wanted to have nice  Hanbok outdoor photos with Hanok structures, then must sacrifice a bit... as always no pain, no gain! Therefore, I grinned cheerfully and walking proudly as if as Joseon citizen!

I was amazed with my hotpack, which seemed always worked at the wrong timing and wrong place. So, when you needed them most, they're as good as cold pack... Sigh~!!!

Revisit Jeonju Omokdae Pavilion donned in Hanbok.

Ok, now let's go to Jaman Mural!
(to be continued...)

[Jeonju Sago] - Joseon Wangjo Sillok (조선 왕조 실록)

Jeonju Sago wooden building was specially designed and constructed with raised floor to avoid wet when raining and good ventilation. It's now housing copy of Joseon Wangjo Sillok (Annals of the Joseon Dynasty). Before that, these Annals were stored in Seunguisa Temple located in Jeonju castle, then moved to the Jinnammu Pavilion in the rear garden of the temple's guest house. 

Jeonju Sago (전주 사고).

This Jeonju Sago building which holds the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty appears in episode 10 of  “Love in the Moonlight.”, when Ra-on hurts her foot. The Crown Prince becomes jealous when seeing the other eunuchs assisting Ra-on here. He punished Ra-on with a kiss on her cheek as she didn't obey his order. 

Wangjo Sillok Joseon (Chosun Dynasty)

 UNESCO's Memory of the World Registry 

Busy Sagwan (사관) inside Chunchugwan (춘추관).

The guide told us a story... King Sejong ever asked the historian to let him read his Father's Sillok. As at that time, King was not allowed to read or review them, they told King Sejong that if he did so, Sagwan will record it in his Sillok. At the end, King Sejong gave up after listened to that statement. 

Haha... It's kinda funny! I think sagwan really did good job to keep records of the actual details! And I'm amazed by the durability and recycling process of hanji paper...

Procedure on preservation of Sillok and discarding method of Sacho.

Evacuation and Repositories of Sillok.

The original Sillok are kept in the Gyujanggak Archives in Seoul National University, and they're available online for reading. These Sillok were written in classical Chinese even after King Sejong invented Hangul. 

Therefore, I've to wait until they translated them to English or maybe watch more Saeguk dramas, which well-written story lines were based on cultural & historical references from Annals. Though, sometimes they added some fictional characters and situations in "Princess' Man" that made it more dramatic, romantic and spectacular to watch. 

I'm currently watching Gunman in Joseon plotting in Emperor Gojong's reign. However, the Annals of Last Two Emperors (King Gojong and King Sunjong) not included in Joseon Wangjo Sillok because they're written during the Japanese occupation in Korea, which the compilation might have been influenced by Japanese as well as the falsification of historical events.

Related Posts:

[Jeonju] - Evening at Omokdae Pavilion(오목대)

[Jeonju] - Hanbyeokdang Pavilion (한벽당)

[Jeonju] - Cheongyeonru Pavilion (청연루)

[Jeonju] - Gyeonggijeon Main Hall (경기전 정전)

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'Korea, My Love' Contest

아싸~~~!!! Wanna go to Korea including air ticket and accommodation?  Wait, let me rub my eyes to see properly! 

Not only that, as this event is co-hosted by Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) and KBS World, you'll be invited to KBS Song Festival and KBS Drama Awards, and of course to experience Traditional Culture and History, and Hallyu too! 대박~ 진짜 대박!!! 

I just finished finished compiled, arranged and edited them... do they look like webtoon now? Are they fulfill the criteria for webtoon? Hhhmmm... I'll submit this first. Wish me luck~! ㅎㅎ^^

Jeonju's attraction sites...

Jeonju is the hub of Korean Han-style!

experience traditional lifestyles in this slow city~

Authentic Jeonju Bibimbap, Kongnamul Gukbap and

Jeonju Makgeolli~!

There are 3 missions, you can choose to participate in one or more missions:

1. Video Contest <Korea, My Love>

2. Photo Contest <What I Love about Korea>

3. Webtoon Contest <Crush on Korea>

Please check this link for more information...  

Do act fast as submission closed on 20 August 2014.

Jeonju Hanok Village Hotel (전주한옥빌리지호텔)

We traveled 3 hours from Busan to Suncheon, then waited for about 30 minutes to transfer to normal train. It took another 1 hour from Suncheon to Jeonju. In total we spent 4 hours on railroad. Actually, we just want to experience S-train. ^^ 

Simple yet pleasant looking Jeonju Station...

Gallery with giwa roof outside the station.

Gallery exhibiting cultural heritage and arts of Jeonju city.

From the station, we took taxi to hotel, but the driver dropped us at wrong place. We walked around but couldn't find the hotel. We asked few people and we ended up walked here and there, as they gave different directions. Luckily, another man asked us to follow him after he called the hotel. And he walked us to Pungnammun and pointed to us the direction to our hotel. Thank you kind Ahjusshi. ^^

Jeonju Hanok Village Hotel

Finally, we arrived at the hotel after wandering for half and hour around Joongang Elementary School. The hotel is actually situated in the heart of the city. Pungnam Mun, Gyeonggijeon, Jeongdong Church and other attraction sites are just about 5 to 10 minutes walk away. 

In Jeonju Hanok Village, of course you'll want to stay in Hanok and experience Han-style. In our previous trip, we stayed in 300 years Hanok house in Seongyojang, but that time was autumn so it's just normal without ondol floor. 

Partial painting of famous Scenery of Dano Day outside the hotel.

When I browsed the rooms, I found this stylish yet with traditional Han-style hotel with attached bathroom, and some familiar paintings of famous painters Shin Yun-Bok (Hye-Won) and Kim Hong-Do (Danwon) of Joseon Dynasty. 

Hahaha... yup, you're right! I watched Painter of the Wind (바람의 화원).  So, I decided to stay here for 2 nights. ^^

Shin Yun-Bok's paintings.

Top - Dance with two swords (쌍검대무).

Bottom - Pillars of the Tavern (주사거배).

Cool! I stood and looked at the door for awhile... and somehow it's like rewinding drama scenes of these two paintings in my head. Do you still remember? Danwon painted Ssireum (씨름) for 'Fight' topic, and People at the Tavern (주막) for 'Tavern' topic. 

Cozy room with simple wooden furniture, mattress, flat-screen television, mini fridge in good-size room. Mattress, pillows and blanket were nicely fold and keep at the corner of the room. 

They're using durable Korean Hanji paper for walls and windows, and loess (황토) for the floor. Loesspension, where we stayed in Punggi also using loess, as it's effectively keeping the room cold in summer and warm in winter. 

 Mattress with natural cotton padding for bedclothes.

Korean music instruments Gayageum and Drum hanging

at the receptionist counter.

Korean style paintings 

 Korean natural dyed curtain.

You can access to Sky Garden (하늘정원) at 3rd floor. You you can sit and relax at this wooden terrace with outdoor bench, and...

enjoying the view of Jeonju city with the background of

Pungnammun and Jeongdong Church...

Painting on the wall showing Korean people wearing hanbok 

and gat (hat) happily gathering and enjoying food.

Excellent service rendered by friendly woman receptionist during our stay. Their system didn't captured my reservation as no payment made for room rate of 70,000 Won per day.

She asked me which room we want, but I forgot the name of the room with Yun-Bok's paintings. She didn't know which room, she opened almost all the vacant rooms from third floor to first floor for us to see. Finally we found it at first floor...추억 room.  

She also helped us to call and wait for the taxi when we check-out early in the morning. Thank you and sorry for the trouble...

Related Posts:

~ Hanguk Jip Jeonju Bibimbap (한국집 전주 전통 비빔밥)

~ [Jeonju] - Evening at Omokdae Pavilion(오목대) 

~ [Jeonju] - Hanbyeokdang Pavilion (한벽당) 

~ [Jeonju] - Cheongyeonru Pavilion (청연루)

~ [Jeonju] - Gyeonggijeon Main Hall (경기전 정전)