During our seventh meeting, we worked on 2 packets that contained reading comprehension and answering questions related to the readings. We learned about the Yonsei University (연세대학교) and its history. We also learned about very famous, old Korean art pieces. It was interesting to learn that an American missionary established the university and there are remnants of American culture rather than Korean culture, such as the main color of the university which is blue and the mascot which is a tiger.
During our eighth meeting, we learned about two ancient Korean artworks including 연화도 and 일월오봉도. The "연화도" art work contains lotus flowers and a pair of ducks. It is an artwork that parents used to gift to their children as a message to be humble, prosper, and have lots of children. 일월오봉도 is an artwork that "awakened" the king to remind the king that he should not be above the civilians but that he was sent to humbly rule.
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