See Precious Royal Documents at Korea’s Oldest Temple

Posted by admin on Oct 19, 2010

The Annals of the Chosun Dynasty, an official national treasure listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, were written over the course of 472 years from the reign of King Taejo in 1392 to King Cheoljong in 1863.

They record the society, economy, culture, and politics of the time. If it were not for these Annals, popular historical dramas such as “Dong Yi” and “Jewel in the Palace” would not exist.

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