Original title: Three Chinese characters were found on Qingwatai stone wall in South Korea. Experts said ‘more research needed’
According to the report of South Korea’s YTN TV station on January 4, after a four-month inspection of the Blue House by South Korea’s cultural relics department, some cultural relics of the Goryeo or Joseon Dynasty were found and are Chinese characters were also found on the stone wall. The news triggered a flood of reports from various South Korean media outlets.
Archaeological experts said that cultural relics, including ceramics and tiles, were found in eight places in the Blue House. In addition, Chinese characters were found in 3 places on the wall, including “ying” and “training”.
The word “Xun” is engraved on the stone wall of Qingwatai. (Department of Cultural Heritage of Korea)
Archaeological experts have also stated that it is necessary to conduct further research on the historical value of the aforementioned archaeological discoveries through timely investigations.
The word “Ying” is engraved on the stone wall of Qingwatai. (Department of Cultural Heritage of Korea)
Pottery and tiles found inside the Blue House. (Department of Cultural Heritage of Korea)
The Blue House of Korea was built in the Sukjong period of Goryeo, and was originally the palace of the Goryeo Dynasty. Because the resignation of South Korea’s presidents after the founding of the country did not go through, some people have always questioned Cheong Wa Dae’s “feng shui problem”. In May 2022, after Yin Xiyue took office as president of South Korea, he moved his office out of the Blue House and opened the Blue House to the public.
Blue House (datamap)
