Kangwhado Island Tour with Mom
20170811
Kangwhado is a island located in the West sea of korea 2 hours distance by car from Seoul.
The Island is not far from the land. Now the Island is connected with bridge. You can get there easily by car
Kangwhado is famous for its history especially in Nation Defence and its academic background including literature and philosophy. And this island has long history from prehistory. You can look around lots of dolmen here.
At first the Kangwhado is the west fortress of capital Seoul. So In Koryeo dynasty(918AD-1392 AD), when Mongolian had invaded Koryeo, government escape to the Kangwhado island. The Mongolian forces could not cross the sea between the land and the island, even though they could hear and see the Koryeo army. Mongolians had no experience in the sea battle and it was incredibly difficult cross the sea due to muddy tide land.
In Choson dynasty, the Kangwhado was west defence post to protect Seoul against the threat from the sea, mainly from Japan. Because of this circumstances, there are lots of facilities relating to the National Defence.
I couldn’t have a trek with my mom for a while, so we with my mom had ran to the Kangwhado island.
The first thing we saw was a King’s Archive in Choson Dynasty. As I wrote, Kangwhado was considered very safe place to protect the Documents and Books.
But in 1866 AD, the French fleet invaded the Kangwhado for Imperial purpose. At that time the French navy took the important books and documents and burnt the Archive building.
Later the local government rebuild some buildings, but most of them were still underground.
In side of the building, the king’s march miniature was made from books which had been confiscated by French navy
My mom looking at the miniature
close shot
Finally through long diplomatic contact, the books had return from France to home.
Next to the Archive, there were a local government office. We walked to the office.
the front board of the building
Model was made inside the building
The commander of Kangwhado island.
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It's great to see your mom back @slowwalker, it has been so long that you did not post on her! I miss her painting too!
It looks like you and she had a great time visiting Kangwhado Island!
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Thank you so much
Nice post enjoyed your recounting of the history. I am Korean American and have been traveling Korea the last few weeks with my mom and sister. Unfortunately we didn't make it to Kwangwado, but been to Jeju, Busan, Gyeongju, Seorak and Seoul! It has been quite an experience seeing Korea for the first time since we left in 1979. I'll be writing about it in my blog soon. I just wrote about our time in Japan and as you know, it was interesting to be there with my mom with Korea's sad history with Japan.
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I 'd like to read your posting on traveling in korea soon
Yes! I am in seoul now but hope to have a chance to write about it in the next few days. Would love to youread it and let me know what you think.
I did my first post on Korea about the skincare industry if you are interested a fascinating aspect of tourism in Korea especially Seoul.
wow. this is beautiful. the 8th picture really looked so real. i had to look again to notice the difference. thanks for sharing @slowwalker
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The place looks historic. Hope someday will visit there.
welcome haha
wow! I once was in seoul for a business trip, couldn't see that much. I realise now I lost a great opportunity to explore more!
please visit korea once more
a welcome retreat from the pressures of life, @slowwalker, and always delightful to see your mother - she, like you, has a lively interest in things about her, and not unexpectedly, seemed fascinated with the miniature display of the King's March!
Kangwhado Island is a world apart and before technology developed, was a safe refuge from Mongolian hordes and any foreign invaders. But our world has shrunk, @slowwalker, and I know at the moment you feel vulnerable and threatened by an attack from the North, but really, we are all vulnerable as well.
In the modern world there are no safe sanctuaries, no islands so remote that we can escape the threat of war. But our vulnerabilities are also shared with our enemies and we will either learn to coexist or perish together.
There is hope - I see it in the delicately fashioned miniature of the King's March made from confiscated books. Eventually, everything was returned and peace restored. That is an outcome I devoutly wish for us, @slowwalker.
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Beautiful photography. Looks like a very interesting place to visit
A very interesting story about this historic island, I give appreciation to those who have worked hard with diplomatic relations so that all important and historical documents can be returned to their place of origin, kangwhado island.. thanks for sharing
thank you so much
you are wellcome..
why are you always behind the camera
because I am taking the photos.
I enjoy trecking alone