South Jeolla Province,also known as Jeonnam,is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of 12,247 km2 (4,729 sq mi) located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the north,South Gyeongsang to the northeast,and Jeju to the southwest in the Korea Strait.
Damyang County (Damyang-gun) is a county in Jeollanam-do,South Korea. Tourism is a major local industry. Notable local products include bamboo goods and strawberries.
Sungkyunkwan University is a private comprehensive research university in South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan,founded in 1398 and located in central Seoul. As the foremost educational institution of the Joseon Dynasty,it was governed by the great code of the state administration with royal assent. It was restructured as a comprehensive university in the late 19th century,and has since greatly expanded its course offerings.
Yangzhou,postal romanization Yangchow,is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province (Suzhong),East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze,it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest,Huai'an to the north,Yancheng to the northeast,Taizhou to the east,and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Its population was 4,414,681 at the 2010 census and its urban area is home to 2,146,980 inhabitants,including three urban districts,currently in the agglomeration.
The Chinese garden is a landscape garden style which has evolved over three thousand years. It includes both the vast gardens of the Chinese emperors and members of the imperial family,built for pleasure and to impress,and the more intimate gardens created by scholars,poets,former government officials,soldiers and merchants,made for reflection and escape from the outside world. They create an idealized miniature landscape,which is meant to express the harmony that should exist between man and nature.
Righteous armies,sometimes called irregular armies or militias,are informal civilian militias that have appeared several times in Korean history,when the national armies were in need of assistance.
Jungjong of Joseon,personal name Yi Yeok,firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong,was the 11th ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his older half-brother,the tyrannical Yeonsangun.
Injong of Joseon,personal name Yi Ho,was the 12th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. His father was King Jungjong,and his mother was Queen Janggyeong,whose brother was Yun Im. As the firstborn,he became Crown Prince in 1520 and succeeded his father to the throne following Jungjong's death in 1544.
Jo Gwangjo,also often called by his pen name Jeong-am,was Korean Neo-Confucian scholar who pursued radical reforms during the reign of Jungjong of Joseon in the early 16th century.
Yang Hyun-suk is a South Korean music executive,rapper,dancer,songwriter,and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded,he founded and became the Executive producer &Chairman of YG Entertainment,one of the biggest record companies in South Korea.
The Getty Center,in Los Angeles,California,is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion center opened to the public on December 16,1997 and is well known for its architecture,gardens,and views overlooking Los Angeles. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors' parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car,cable-pulled hovertrain people mover.
Mudeungsan is a mountain in South Korea. It extends over the district of Buk-gu in the city of Gwangju,as well as Hwasun County and Damyang County in the province of Jeollanam-do. Mudeungsan has an elevation of 1,187 m (3,894 ft) and is a part of Mudeungsan National Park which gained national park status in 2012. The peak of Mudeungsan is named Cheonwang summit,but it has been designated as a protection zone for air force military installations. Therefore the highest spot the climbers can ascend without special permission is Seoseokdae Rock,with an elevation of 1,100 m (3,600 ft).
The Tianyi Ge,translated as Tianyi Pavilion or Tianyi Chamber,is a library and garden located in Ningbo,Zhejiang Province,China. Founded in 1561 by Fan Qin during the Ming dynasty,it is the oldest existing private library in China. At its peak,it boasted a collection of 70,000 volume of antique books.
Hwanbyeokdang or Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion is a garden pavilion,located in the neighborhood of Chunghyo-dong,Buk-gu of Gwangju,near Damyang County in South Jeolla Province of South Korea. It was built by Sachon on the hill behind his house. Hwanbyeokdang was named 'Hwanbyeokdang' by Sinjam,and a rough translation is 'a place surrounded by green trees and water.' It was also previously called "Byeokgandang" (벽간당).
The term "Literati purges" is a translation of the Korean term 'sahwa',whose literal meaning is "scholars' calamity". It refers to a series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries,in which Sarim scholars suffered persecution at the hands of their political rivals.
The rebellion of Jeong Yeo-rip in 1589,known in Korean as the Gichuk oksa,was one of the bloodiest political purges in Korea's Joseon Dynasty. Its scale was greater than all four of the notorious literati purges combined. At that time Joseon politics was dominated by conflict between Eastern and Western factions. Neo-Confucian scholar and Easterner Jeong Yeo-rip was accused of high treason,after which as many as 1,000 Easterners were killed or exiled.
Mochou Lake is located west of the Qinhuai River and Hanzhongmen Gate in Nanjing,inside Mochou Lake Park. The lake is named after Mochou,a legendary woman known for her beauty,versatility,virtue and loyalty. It was named Hengtang in ancient times,and also known as Stone City Lake. The lake park was owned by Zhu Yuanzhang,the first emperor of Ming dynasty,and bestowed to his general Xu Da. Since then,it has become a famous garden best known for its two-storied Shenggi Pavilion. Within the park are other pavilions,gardens,pools and a stunning rock display. It is noted for its architecture,collection of carved antique rosewood furniture and calligraphies. Visitors can take boats allow through the lotus blossomed lake.
Successful Story of a Bright Girl is a 2002 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra,Jang Hyuk,Han Eun-jung and Ryu Soo-young. It aired on SBS from March 13 to May 2,2002,on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy series recorded a peak viewership rating of 42.6%.
Forest is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin and Jo Bo-ah. It aired on KBS2 from January 29 to March 19,2020.
Hong Ju-won,formally called Lord Yeongan,of the Pungsan Hong clan,was a Joseon nobleman and the husband of Princess Jeongmyeong,only daughter of King Seonjo and Queen Inmok. He was a great-great-great-grandfather of Lady Hyegyeong,Crown Prince Sado's wife.
