SOUTH KOREA impressions #5 Kyongju (Gyeongju) & Silla Pottery
Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD). The city has been often referred to as "the museum without walls". There was something very special there, one feels the history, a very peaceful place in modern Korea, without the crazy busy vibe of Seoul. Here I would like to show you a few images from the city, and tell you a bit about the Silla Pottery. My grandmother is a ceramic sculptor, so I always had a connection to ceramics.
What I love about the traditional Korean pottery is the fact that is a result of water, earth, human touch & fire.
This is the traditional Silla pottery, a very old tradition, which is kept alive.
Here we see the traditional pottery tunnel kiln with fire. The temperature has to be very high at 1000°. The pottery was used not only for daily life objects but also for sculptures and roof tiles. All the houses, palaces, and Buddhist temples had tiled roofs, a sign of wealth. Decorated roof tiles become widespread around AD 688. Around that time the small Korean kingdom of Silla was supported by China and conquered two other Korean kingdoms.
The traditional Silla pottery techniques were spread to Japan in the 5th century. The high-fired stoneware pottery began to be imported from Kaya and Silla. Soon after the stoneware technologies such as the tunnel kiln and potter's wheel also made their way from Korea to Japan. The result was the Japanise style Suheki, or Sue pottery.
On the path to modernisation, globalisation, we shall develope, but also preserve all beautiful old traditions. They are the roots, they have stories to tell, wisdom to teach us, history to remember.
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Bella
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내 블로그 좀 봐. 나는 한국에 관한 더 많은 소식을 가지고있다.
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so beautifull post
Thank you;)
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There was something magical within this post. Korea is full of culture, art and traditios, but also mistery. Thank you for sharing.
Hi;), I am glad you like it. I am a huge Korea fan. When I am there I can't stop photographing & exploring.
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Thank you very much for your concern about traditional culture of KOREA. This posting will be help to people who don`n know KOREA well.
Have you been to look around Kyungju in korea?
Hello, I have been twice in the Kyungju area. There will be another post soon about it too. I love Korea and I always try to tell more about it. In Europe, most of my friends travel to Thailand or India, but very few would think of Korea as a vacation location. I think posts like this one show western people more about the fantastic sides of South Korea and would inspire them to consider reading more about it and going there too.
That`s good sound. South Korea has many special places though country is very smaller than others. If you come to korea again later, I will recommend the hidden place to you for your sightseeing. Have a good day!!