Guarding heritage: 'Hunminjeongeum Haerye'

Korea Times News ·
South Korea

Not long ago, I watched a television program that explored the profound significance of the “Hunminjeongeum Haerye,” a cultural treasure of Korea. The Hunminjeongeum itself, created by King Sejong in 1443 and promulgated in 1446, is the foundation of the Korean alphabet, Hangul. Its name means “the correct sounds for instructing the people,” and it was designed so that ordinary citizens, who…

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