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	donga.com [english donga] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The book says that King Jeongjo was a good and wise king because his mother, Crown Princess Hong of Hyegyeonggung, was generous and wise, and that Yeonsangun was a cruel king because his mother, Yoon, a deposed queen, was extremely jealous and bad-tempered.
		The author stresses that King Jeongjo’s success was mainly because Crown Princess Hong taught her son not to hold grudges, rather being grateful for King Yeongjo’s favor.
		Joseon’s royal education was such a sophisticated process that it was given in stages, including prenatal care, infancy, adolescence, and post-enthronement.
	english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2005052146788 (891 words)

	Jeongjo of Joseon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jeongjo of Joseon was King of Joseon (1776-1800) during the Joseon Dynasty dynasty in Korea.
		His mother, Lady Hyegyǒng wrote an autobiography, The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyǒng detailing her life as the ill-fated Crown Princess of Korea.
		This collection of memoirs serve as invaluable historical information on the political happenings during the reigns of King Yeongjo, King Jeongjo and Emperor Sunjo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_Jeongjo_of_Joseon (138 words)

	Danwon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1806), was a painter of the late Joseon period.
		He entered royal service as a member of the Dohwaseo, the official painters of the Joseon court, and drew the portrait of Jeongjo.
		Because of this, his paintings today are valued almost as much for the insight they shed on daily life in Joseon as for their inherent aesthetic value.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Hongdo (230 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jeongjo of Joseon
		Jeongjo of Joseon was King of Joseon (1776-1800) during the Joseon Dynasty dynasty in Korea.
		Yeongjo was the twenty-first king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
		Sunjo (1790 â€“ 1834) was the 24th king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jeongjo-of-Joseon (474 words)

	Toronto Catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Because of his various attempts to reform and improve the nation, King Jeongjo is regarded as the reformation despot (????) in Korea.
		However, its purpose was to improve the cultural and political stance of Joseon and to recruit gifted officers to run the nation.
		Jeongjo spent much of his reign trying to clear his mentally-ill father's name.
	www.torontopost.biz /Info/?King_Jeongjo (397 words)

	Hwaseong Fortress Information
		Jeongjo of Joseon constructed the fortress complex to house the remains of his father Sukjong who was forced to commit suicide by being shut in a rice chest by King Yeongjo.
		In the past, government works were built on corvee labor but in this case workers were paid by the government and this shows the influence of Silhak and of modernization.
		King Jeongjo probably planned to move the capital from Seoul to Suwon and this fortress was the precursor to that move.
	www.bookrags.com /Hwaseong_Fortress (1178 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Annals of Joseon Dynasty (known also as the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty) are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea, and were written from 1392 (year 13 of the reign of Taejong) to 1863 (year 2 of the reign of Gojong).
		Joseon established four separate repositories to store copies of the Annals: Chunchugwan (in Seoul), Chungju County, Jeonju County and Seongju County.
		Joseon printed five more copies after that war and stored them in Chunchugwan and the mountains Myohang-san, Taebaek-san, Odae-san, and Mari-san.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Annals_of_Joseon_Dynasty (490 words)

	Suwon, Home of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Hwaseong Fortress : Tour2Korea.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		First, it was to move the tomb of King Jeongjo's father, Sado Seja, a tragic casualty of a political strife.
		Second, it was to suppress old influences by using the new ones in his favor to construct the new city; thus, strengthening his position as king.
		The bell is always rung three times- the first ring is in gratitude for the love of one's parents, the second in hope for the happiness in one's family, and the third in prayer for self improvement.
	english.tour2korea.com /03Sightseeing/TravelSpot/travelspot_read.asp?oid=447 (2179 words)

	In the zone \| October 2002 \| Professional Roofing Magazine
		Suwon is Korea's first planned city; King Jeongjo the Great of the Joseon Dynasty scientifically formed the city to appease the spirit of his father, who was murdered by Jeongjo's grandfather.
		Jeongjo moved his father's tomb to the hills of the Hwasan Mountains in Suwon because the mountains were the most propitious site according to geomantic principles.
		Jeongjo hoped the move would enable Suwon to replace Seoul as the capital city.
	www.professionalroofing.net /article.aspx?A_ID=150 (964 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		1724-1776) was the twenty-first king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
		During the reign of Yeongjo and his grandson Jeongjo, Confucianization was at its height as was economic recovery from the wars of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
		Yeongjo was buried in the dynastic tombs at Donggureung.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Yeongjo (314 words)

	KOREA NATIONAL PARK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		It was remodeled during the reign of King Sukjong of the Goryeo Dynasty and also during King Myeongjong of Joseon.
		It was rebuilt again during the period of King Jeongjo of Joseon after being destroyed by fire during the war, Jeongyoujaeran.
		A noted calligrapher of the Joseon Dynasty, a man by the pen name of Chusa, Kim Jeonghui stayed here to cultivate himself, and suggested the change of name from Baengnyeonam to Byeong-nyeonam.
	naejang.knps.or.kr /Naejangsan_eng/info/history.html (681 words)

	Welcome to Korean Stamp Portal Service
		Aguk Chong-do (Map of Korea) As a full map of Joseon that was included in the "Yeo-jido"(Atlas of Korea), an atlas created during the reign of King Jeongjo of Joseon, Aguk Chong do follows "Dongguk jido (Map of East Country (Korea))"of Jeong Sang-Ki, a cartographer of the late Joseon Dynasty.
		Paldo Chong-do (Map of Eight-Provinces (Korea)) Paldo Chong-do is a full map of Joseon that is included in the opening of Sinjeung Dongguk Yeoji Seungnam (Newly Enlarged Geographical Survey of Korea), a representative book of human geography of the early Joseon Dynasty.
		This map was created in 1402 (the second year of the reign of King Taejong of Joseon) by Kim Sa-Hyeong, Lee Moo, Lee Hwoi, etc. As a world-famous cultural asset of Korea, this map shows a wide panorama from Europe and Africa to Japan.
	www.koreastamp.go.kr /sp/eg/speg0102.jsp?goods_idx=38 (651 words)

	Rulers of Korea - Gurupedia
		Puyo is believed to have risen from the areas of Joseon in 2nd-3rd century BC.
		Joseon was the name of Korea during most the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled from the fall of
		Joseon Dynasty became the first emperor (Hwangje in Korean).
	www.gurupedia.com /r/ru/rulers_of_korea.htm (1087 words)

	Memory of the World Register - Nominated Documentary Heritage - Seungjeongwon Ilgi - The Diaries of the Royal ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Description: The Seungjeongwon, the Royal Secretariat of the Joseon Dynasty, was responsible for keeping Seungjeongwon Ilgi, The Diaries of the Royal Secretariat, a detailed record of the daily events and official schedules of the court, from the Joseon Dynasty's first king, Taejo, to its 27th and last, Sunjong.
		The diaries from the reign of King Yeongjo to the reign of King Jeongjo, the period often referred to as the Korean Renaissance, are of particular value in the way they reveal the intriguing historic background of those fast-changing times.
		Unfortunately, the diaries of the early Joseon period before 1624 (the 2nd year of King Injo) were all destroyed by the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, the Revolt of Yi Gwal in 1624, and fires.
	www.unesco.org /webworld/mdm/2001/eng/korea/diaries/form.html (4647 words)

	ipedia.com: Rulers of Korea Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Another account, according to which this list is written, is that the son of the last emperor Koubuldan of Paedal, reorganised the declining empire and renamed the country Joseon, land of morning calm.
		The time for the end of Joseon is disputed.
		They claimed their inheritance of Joseon, and the rulers continued to use the titles of Tanje or the emperor.
	www.ipedia.com /rulers_of_korea.html (1479 words)

	Korea Tour
		As the capital of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), Seoul is home to a number of royal edifices, two of which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Royal Shrines (Jong-myo) and the Changdeok-gung Palace complex.
		This tranquil woodland of pavilions, ponds, streams and paths may be the epitome of Joseon dynasty garden design.
		After visiting other Joseon dynasty monuments, we will take a break in Hanok Maeul, where several hundred traditional Korean houses line the winding lanes, forming one of the largest concentrations of these houses in the country.
	archaeologicaltrs.com /as_korea.html (1350 words)

	World Ceramic Exposition Foundation
		The royal family of the Joseon Dynasty paid homage to their forefathers in the time-honored Confucian tradition.
		Changdeokgung was built in the 5th year (1405) of the reign of King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty, as a separate palace of Gyeongbokgung, the original main palace of the dynasty.
		The construction was planned by the 22nd king of the Joseon Dynasty, Jeongjo in 1789.
	www.wocef.com /visitor/04_04.asp?lang=eng&menu_id=04_01 (567 words)

	Welcome to the YeojuCity !!
		Treasure No.941 includes King Seonjo’s Secret Letter to Song Eon-sin that Joseon’s King Seonjo sent to him between 1593 and 1599 in the middle of the Japanese Invasion of Korea, King Jeongjo’s Epilogue on King Seonjo’s Secret Letter which King Jeonjo wrote in 1794 and the Ceremonies Board’s Adoption Approval issued to Song Eon-sin.
		This is an epilogue written by Jeonjo regarding the Secret Letter of King Seonjo written in 1794 when King Jeongjo saw the secret letter kept by the descendants of Song Eon Shin.
		This is a relatively old document among adoption related resources, and thus important material for researching the family system of early Joseon.
	www.yeoju.gyeonggi.kr /eng/culture/treas_16.asp (303 words)

	WTC Suwon
		A temporary palace was built at the foot of (Mt.) Paldalsan to provide lodging for King Jeongjo when he visited Hyonnyung-won until the wall and relocation of the court could be achieved.
		It is the most prominent and most perfect fortress constructed during the Joseon Dynasty, combining the advantages of stone and mud fortresses.
		King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty built the temple to pacify the soul of his father, Prince Janghyeon.
	www.wtcsuwon.com /region/program/sub_8_Origin.htm (523 words)

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		The construction was planned by the 22nd King of the Joseon Dynasty, Jeongjo, when he moved his father's tomb from the Yangju area to Mt. Paldalsan in Suwon County in 1789.
		The fortress construction was started along Mt. Paldalsan in January 1794 and was completed in June 1796, under the supervision of Chae Jae-gong, a former minister and the magistrate of Yeongjungchubu County.
		Changdeok Palace: Built during the reign of Taejong, the third King of the Joseon Dynasty in the first half of the 15th Century, Changdeok Palace was built to blend with its natural surroundings.
	www.iatis.org /content/korea/korea-tours.php (1076 words)

	Pinyin news » Blog Archive » sign
		While giving a tour of Changdeok Palace to the president last October, Yoo was said to have remarked to Roh that he shared three characteristics with the late Joseon Dynasty ruler: upholding reform as his motto, unsuccessfully attempting to move the capital and seeking out the advice of young scholars.
		King Jeongjo did not reside in Gyeongbok Palace but lived at Gyeonghui Palace and later moved to Changdeok Palace, where he established Gyujeonggak, a royal library, in 1776, the first year of his reign.
		During the Joseon Dynasty they were used to mark temples, palaces, Confucian academies and even ordinary residences.
	www.pinyin.info /news/2005/sign (620 words)

	Sight Seeing, Korea Hotels from Worldwide-Discount-Hotel-Reservations.com: Discount hotel reservations online in Korea: ...
		The grandeur and imposing beauty of the palace is well represented by Geunjeongjeon, the main hall, Gyeongheoru, an impressive two-story pavilion where the king held a banquet for his subjects, and jeong- jeon, the king's office where he addressed national affairs.
		It is the most prominent and most perfect fortress constructed during the Joseon Dynasty, combining the advan- tages of stone and mud fortresses.
		IKing Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty built the temple to pacify the soul of his father, Prince Janghyeon.
	www.worldwide-discount-hotel-reservations.com /korea/seeing.html (3204 words)

	Cultural Heritage, the source for Koreans' Strength and Dream
		Yi Jeongsu constructed this house, but this house was called as 'Chambong House' or 'Geunam Old House' naming after the name of his fifth descendant, Yi Huigu, who served as Hongneung Chambong (high official).
		This house was established in the 4th year of King Jeongjo (1780) of the Joseon Dynasty.
		It does not have a square structure, and the house is arranged according to the function of residential space.
	www.cha.go.kr /english/search_plaza/ECulresult_Db_View.jsp?VdkVgwKey=18,00760000,37 (293 words)

	Saet Byol Newsletter - May 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		In the late 19th century, as the Joseon Dynasty was nearing its end, the dynasty's long-held isolationlist policy was replaced by one of open trade.
		This area is the origin of the Joseon Dynasty's family Yi, ruling family of the Dynasty.
		The hanji produced during the Joseon Era was so valued that it was exported in large quantities to China.
	bat.phys.unsw.edu.au /~saetbyol/newsletter/sb0205.html (4131 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - Suwon World Cup Stadium
		Architects, Michel Macary and Aymeric Zubléna managed to merge the harmony associated with the old city of Suwon with high-tech construction techniques.
		Suwon was the first planned city in Korea, originally developed by King Jeongjo during the Joseon Dynasty in the 18th century.
		King Jeongjo wanted to move the royal court from Seoul to Suwon to be closer to the tomb of his father, Prince Janghyeon.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/Suwon (926 words)

	Suwon Hwasung Fortress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Hwaseong Fortress, Historic Site No. 3, was built in 1794-1796 during the reign of King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty.
		Although it is relatively small in scale compared with Hanyangseong Fortress (65,628 pyeong, 5,520 meters high), the fortress constructed with the most advanced technology of the day was more solidly built.
		Suwon Hwasong Fortress was designated as new site on the World Heritage List, at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee Meeting held in Naples, Italy on December 4.
	www.parandeul.co.kr /suwonhwasung..htm (173 words)

	Welcome to Soccercrew: the ultimate soccer resource.
		Suwon is located in the mid-southern part of Kyungido, which is the center of Korea.
		It is Korea's first planned city, originally developed by King Jeongjo during the Joseon Dynasty in the 18th century.
		King Jeongjo wanted to move the royal court from Seoul to Suwon to be closer to the tomb of his father, Prince Janghyeon.
	www.soccercrew.com /worldcup/suwon.htm (95 words)

	Batch 65, Korean Prog. Students Network (batch65.multiply.com) - Hwaseong Fortress Hwaseong Fortress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Construction began on the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon in 1794 and was completed in 1796 by King Jeongjo the Great (r.
		The floodgate in the north was built on a beautiful pond called Yongyeon, and includes the Hwahongmun pavilion.
		The Banghwasuryujeong Pavilion, located east of the Hwahongmun gate, exemplifies the sophisticated and exquisite architecture used to harmonize the pavilion with its neighboring scenery during the Joseon Dynasty.
	batch65.multiply.com /reviews/item/3 (262 words)

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		Conservatives are abuzz with suspicions that the decision has political motivations behind it.
		But that is not the reason why we are trying to change the Gwanghwamun sign, nor are there any political reasons behind it.¡± The administration plans to make the switch on August 15, to mark the 60th anniversary of Liberation Day.
		King Jeongjo did not reside in Gyeongbok Palace but lived at Gyeonghui Palace and later moved to Changdeok Palace, where he established Gyujeonggak, a royal library, in 1776, the first year of his reign.
	www.asu.edu /educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/Art5191.txt (530 words)

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