Heres a subject that I have never touched upon in this group and that is South Korean Tourism. The pictures I have uploaded pertain to the City of Gyeongju, located in South Korea--which is a few hours north of Pusan. Gyeongju, Seoul was the former Capital of the Silla Kingdom, which was able to unify the Korean Peninsula by defeating the Paekche Kingdom and Gaya Confederacy (these are the kingdoms by which the current Japanese Emperor and related families are tied to). The defeat of the Paekche Kingdom and the Gaya confederacy forced the fleeing royal families to escape to Japan (they settled in the Kyushu, Shikoku, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka regions). Later on, the Silla Kingdom was even able to defeat a Chinese military invasion from the Tang Dynasty. This was an amazing accomplishment which led the Silla Kingdom to become a local world power. The Silla Kingdom is a revered kingdom because in its initial stages the Kingdom respected and honored its Central Asian, Mongolian, Scythian, Siberian, Turkic, nomadic roots. Thus, we can consider it perhaps one of the initial Altaic world powers before the rise of Genghiz Khan. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silla I was in Gyeongju a few years back. I cant find the pictures I actually took, but I uploaded similar pictures for you all. It is such a beautiful city because it is the Korean version of Japans Kyoto. The city of Sillas rulers strongly influenced the initial era of Japans Yamato Dynasty Nara Era. So if you notice many similarities in Ancient Kyoto architecture, dont be surprised because the Silla Dynasty and as well as the escaped Paekche royalty and subjects developed Ancient Japan and Kyoto. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baekje en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaya_confederacy en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hata_clan In Gyeongju there are ancient Silla Palaces, Imperial Royalty Tomb Mounds (Japan has them too), a beautiful Buddhist Statue considered a UNESCO treasure because of its striking beauty and seemingly amazing perfection. Also amazing, is the highly revered Silla Crown, which was created by giving deference and honoring its Siberian, Nomadic, Central Asian, Scythian Roots. Yes, I attended a museum function at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC last year and the museum guide explained to all of us that the Silla Crown was strongly influenced by the Scythian tribes, traditions. As some of you are aware the Scythian tribes roamed Siberia, Central Asia for thousands of years before the rise of the Chinese Kingdoms and Empires. The descendants of the Scythian tribes became the Hsiung Nu (Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Uighurs, Turks), Mongolians, Yakutks, Evenki, Manchu, Korean, Japanese, and the Native Americans. The recent DNA genealogical tests have even proven recently the Native American link (Google Malta, Siberia boy ties to Native Americans if you dont believe me). nytimes/2013/11/21/science/two-surprises-in-dna-of-boy-found-buried-in-siberia.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 I also have attached maps for all those living in South Korea, Beijing, Japan who are interested in traveling to the beautiful city of Gyeongju. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongju
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:21:58 +0000