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Geumo Sinhwa
''Geumo Sinhwa'' () is a collection of novellas, written in Chinese characters by a Korean author Kim Si-sŭp (who was born during the reign of Sejong the Great). Like most of the early literature of Korea it forms part of the Chinese-language literature of Korea. The title comes from Geumo-san, the Mount of the Golden Turtle, today called Namsan (Gyeongju), which was the site of the Yongjang Temple where tradition records that Kim wrote the stories. The novel is written after the Chinese Jiandeng Xinhua (Tales while trimming the lampwick, 1378) of Qu You, but is not simply a pasticcio In music, a ''pasticcio'' or ''pastiche'' is an opera or other musical work composed of works by different composers who may or may not have been working together, or an adaptation or localization of an existing work that is loose, unauthorized, ... of the works contained in Jiandeng Xinhua. Korean literature: its classical heritage and modern breakthroughs UNESCO Korea Committee 2003 p39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namsan (Gyeongju)
Namsan () is a 494-meter peak in the heart of Gyeongju National Park, just south of Gyeongju, South Korea. The mountain is within easy reach from the city and attracts a large number of domestic tourists. Namsan covers an area of about 8 km (north-south) by 12 km (east-west). Some 180 peaks are counted, of which Geumobong (468 m) and Gouibong (495 m) are the best-known. There are about 40 valleys. Cultural remains Namsan is home to many historic and cultural remains, and is now part of the historic area around Gyeongju that was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage in 2000. Namsan is home to many remains from the Silla period, including some tombs of Silla rulers. There are hundreds of remains scattered around the mountain. Poseokjeong is one of the most famous of these sites, lying at the foot of Namsan. Other remains include Korean Buddhism, Korean Buddhist art, sculptures, about 80 carved reliefs, about 60 stone pagodas and remains of about 100 temples and palace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Pond Turtle
''Mauremys reevesii'', commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family (biology), family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae. The species is native to East Asia. It is one of the two most commonly found species used for Oracle bone#Shang divination, divination that have been recovered from Shang dynasty sites. Description While the species typically appears to have a brown shell, dark grey skin, with yellow markings on the neck and yellow irises, melanism is well documented in males, where the entirety of the animal including the eyes becomes completely black and the yellow markings are lost. Melanism only occurs in mature males over 7 years old. Old females may sometimes also develop darker shells and fewer markings. Certain populations of Reeve's turtles may exhibit Turtle#Megacephaly, megacephaly. Megacephalic turtles have much larger and broader heads, and hype ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Si-sŭp
Kim may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim dynasty (other), several dynasties *** Kim family (other), various Korean families and clans **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il Sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) * Kim (footballer, born 1933), Brazilian footballer Alcy Martha de Freitas * Kim (footballer, born 1980), Brazilian footballer Carlos Henrique Dias * Kim people, an ethnic group of Chad * Kimberly "Kim" Wexler, a fictional character in the Breaking Bad spin off series, Better Call Saul. Arts, entertainment and media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sejong The Great
Sejong (; 15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), commonly known as Sejong the Great (), was the fourth monarch of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as the greatest ruler in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language. Initially titled Grand Prince Chungnyeong (), he was the third son of Taejong of Joseon, King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong. In 1418, Sejong replaced his eldest brother, Grand Prince Yangnyeong, Yi Che, as crown prince; a few months later, Taejong voluntarily abdicated the throne in Sejong's favor. In the early years of Sejong's reign, Taejong of Joseon, King Emeritus Taejong retained vast powers, most notably absolute executive and military power, and continued to govern until his death in 1422. Sejong reinforced Korean Confucianism, Korean Confucian and Neo-Confucianism, neo-Confucian policies, and enacted major legal amendments (). He personally created and promulgated the Hangul, Korean alp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literature Of Korea
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. It includes both print and digital writing. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.; see also Homer. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment. It can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role. Literary criticism is one of the oldest academic disciplines, and is concerned with the literary merit or intellectual significance of specific texts. The study of books and other texts as artifacts or traditions is instead encompassed by textual criticism or the history of the book. "Literature", as an art form, is sometimes used synonymously with literary fiction, fiction written with the goal of artistic merit, but can also include works in various non-fiction genres, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese-language Literature Of Korea
Hanmunhak or Literary Chinese literature in Korea (Hangul: 한문학 Hanja: 漢文學) is Korean literature written in Literary Chinese, which represents an early phase of Korean literature and influenced the literature written in the Korean language. Classical Chinese in Korea The role of the Literary Chinese or Hanmun (Hangul: 한문; Hanja: 漢文) in Korea was akin to the same role as Kanbun in Japan and in Vietnam, Hán văn; a role which is broadly comparable to that of the Latin language in Europe. During this period the use of written Chinese language did not indicate that Korean literati were fluent in spoken Chinese.James B. Palais Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions: Yu Hyŏngwŏn and the ... 1996 p639 "Unfortunately, Yu found that despite the facility of educated Koreans in reading classical Chinese texts, there were absolutely no civil officials who understood the spoken Chinese language. King Sejong in the early fifteenth century had faced ..." Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiandeng Xinhua
''Jiandeng Xinhua'' (, lit. ''New Stories Told While Trimming the Wick'' or ''New Stories After Snuffing the Lamp''; 1378) is an early Ming dynasty collection of Chinese stories by Qu You (). The book consist of 21 stories in 4 volumes. It was succeeded by a second book ''Jiandeng Xinhua wai er zhong''. Background and precursors ''Jiandeng Xinhua'' came from a long line of Chinese story collections that goes back to the end of the Han dynasty. Notable Chinese story collections that date from at least the 3rd century include: ''Bowuzhi'', ''Soushen Ji'', '' Xijing Zaji'', ''Lieyi Zhuan'', '' A New Account of the Tales of the World'', ''You Ming Lu'', ''Shi Yi Ji'', ''Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang'', ''Taiping Guangji'', '' Yijian Zhi'', etc. Some of the most famous Chinese and East Asian folk or fairy tales, such as '' Li Ji slays the Giant Serpent'', '' Renshi zhuan'', '' The World Inside a Pillow'', ''The Governor of Nanke'', '' The Tale of Li Wa'', and '' Hongxian'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qu You
Qu You (, 1341–1427), courtesy name Zongji (宗吉) and self-nicknamed Cunzhai (存齋, "Reading Studio of Existence"), was a Chinese novelist who lived in the Ming dynasty, and whose works inspired a new genre fantasy works with political subtext of the Qing dynasty. Born in Qiantang (錢塘, now Hangzhou), Qu You was famous as an adolescent poet. He became a teacher-official (教諭) in Lin'an (臨安), then promoted to be the Head of Secretary (長史) of the Zhou (周) Kingdom. But at the height of his career, he became implicated in a dispute between the Hongwu Emperor and Zhu Su and was jailed in 1408. After his release in 1425, he worked as a tutor Tutoring is private academic help, usually provided by an expert teacher; someone with deep knowledge or defined expertise in a particular subject or set of subjects. A tutor, formally also called an academic tutor, is a person who provides assis ... in the household of Lord of Ying State (英國公). He was reinstat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasticcio
In music, a ''pasticcio'' or ''pastiche'' is an opera or other musical work composed of works by different composers who may or may not have been working together, or an adaptation or localization of an existing work that is loose, unauthorized, or inauthentic. Etymology The term is first attested in the 16th century referring both to a kind of pie containing meat and pasta (''see pastitsio'') and to a literary mixture; for music, the earliest attestation is 1795 in Italian and 1742 in English. It derives from the post-classical Latin ''pasticium'' (13th century), a pie or pasty.''Oxford English Dictionary'', March 2008 revision, ''s.v.'' pasticcio In opera In the 18th century, opera ''pasticcios'' were frequently made by composers such as George Frideric Handel, Handel, for example ''Oreste'' (1734), ''Alessandro Severo'' (1738) and ''Giove in Argo'' (1739), as well as Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gluck, and Johann Christian Bach. These composite works would consist mainly of por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Martyred Ministers
The six martyred ministers or Sayuksin () were six ministers of the Joseon Dynasty who were executed by King Sejo in 1456 for plotting to assassinate him and restore the former king Danjong to the throne. The Six were Sŏng Sammun, Pak Paeng-nyeon, Ha Wi-ji, Yi Kae, Yu Ŭngbu, and Yu Sŏngwŏn. Most were members of the Hall of Worthies, a royal research institute, who had been appointed by King Sejong. Both King Sejong and King Munjong had charged them with looking after King Danjong (son and grandson respectively), and they reacted with outrage to Sejo's usurpation of the throne in 1455. Together with Kim Chil, they plotted a coup to coincide with the visit of a Ming Dynasty envoy. When the banquet and subsequently the assassination plot were postponed, Kim Chil lost his heart and betrayed the plot to his father-in-law, who reported to Sejo. The Six except Yu Sŏngwŏn, who committed suicide with his wife, were seized and tortured. Sejo felt deeply betrayed for he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choe Cheok Jeon
Choi () is a Korean family surname. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were around 2.3 million people by this name in South Korea or roughly 4.7% of the population. In English-speaking countries, it is most often anglicized as ''Choi'', and sometimes also ''Chey'', ''Choe'' or ''Chwe''. Ethnic Koreans in the former USSR prefer the form ''Tsoi'' (''Tsoy'') especially as a transcription of the Cyrillic Цой. Origin *According to Samguk Sagi, the Gyeongju clan originates from chief Sobeoldori () of Goheochon (), one of six villages that united to found Silla; The Gyeongju clan traces their origin back to Choi Chiwon (857–10th century), a noted Korean scholar, philosopher, and poet of the late Unified Silla period (668–935). *One theory of origin suggests that Haeju clan's progenitor Ch'oe Ch'ung (984–1068) was given the surname during the reign of Goryeo king Mokjong. *The progenitor of the Chungju clan is General Choi Seung (), also known as Choi Woo (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Short Story Collections
Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in the Korean language Places * Korean Peninsula, a peninsula in East Asia **North Korea **South Korea Other uses *Korean Air, flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea See also *Korean War, 1950-present war between North Korea and South Korea; ceasefire since 1953 *Names of Korea, various country names used in international contexts *History of Korea The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825. The earl ..., the history of Korea up to 1945 * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
