the shocking reality of the late Joseon Dynasty

(1)a native of Austria
(2)Hesse Bartek, a German, was a man of his own.
(3)Traveling around the world,
(4)a professional traveler who used to write books
(5)120 years ago,
(6)I came to Joseon in 1894.
(7)Coincidentally, 1894 was the year of Joseon’s history.
(8)It was a year of great events.
(9)Donghak Peasant Movement in January

(1)Daily life in Joseon
(2)Seoul Seen from Seoul
(3)① the way to Seoul
(4)Japanese soldiers armed with gun knives.
(5)Even if you patrol the surrounding area and walk around,
(6)The farmers of Joseon
(7)be working peacefully in the field
(8)They’re going to take the Japanese army.
(9)I didn’t pay much attention.
(10)Well, why is that…
(11)Would you be worried?
(12)The Joseon government, rather than the Japanese military,
(13)It’s causing more serious damage.

(1)The Joseon government paid the last penny.
(2)I think he took the last grain of rice.
(3)Hesse Bartec Joseon Summer 1894 p75–76
(4)The road leading to Seoul
(5)It’s very shabby and difficult to get around.
(6)It’s my first visit to Seoul.
(7)Surprised the Stranger p76
(8)② First impression of Seoul
(9)Seoul probably doesn’t have hotels, inns, and teahouses.
(10)It would be the only capital on earth.
(11)The only Europeans allowed to stay here are diplomats and missionaries.
(12)But 10 years ago,
(13)Closed to diplomats and missionaries.

(1)completely unknown
(2)It was an unknown land p77
(3)③ Seoul from the top of Namsan Mountain
(4)The view of Seoul from Namsan Mountain
(5)It was like a desolate wasteland.
(6)It’s full of flat, ocher-colored thatched houses that are almost indistinguishable from the ground.
(7)There were no roads, no tall buildings, no trees and no gardens.
(8)It’s indescribably sad,
(9)This strange sight is

(1)The wild rising mountains even give a noble impression p77
(2)There were many tile-roofed houses in downtown Seoul, but as we went to the outskirts, thatched cottage
(3)There were many houses.
(4)But in the city of ocher,
(5)I found an oasis-like place.
(6)I can see the green trees.
(7)I could see some decent tiled houses here and there.
(8)Hesse Bartek
(9)What are those buildings?
(10)It’s the royal palace.
(11)That’s a royal palace.

(1)At the word “royal palace,”
(2)The feeling has changed 180 degrees again.
(3)So, this small…
(4)The buildings that you can’t see…
(5)It is the palace of the Lee Dynasty, which has ruled Joseon for 500 years!
(6)I expected the same royal palace as Siam Thailand Burma Cambodia.
(7)Palace of Siam in the 19th century
(8)What I saw in front of my eyes…
(9)It was a really shabby building.
(10)Where I’ve traveled so far,
(11)No matter how shabby the city looks,

(1)There was at least one high temple.
(2)There was no place like this. p81~82
(3)a close-up view of Seoul
(4)① a close-up view of Seoul
(5)The mud house I saw up close was very shabby.
(6)In a house that’s collapsing,
(7)How can a person live?
(8)A tile-roofed house…
(9)I can only see it from time to time.
(10)They’re like thatched houses.
(11)It was as small and flat as 28 meters high. p90