Jeong Dojeon historical information and links

[ajk]

Bulsijabpyeon (text written by Jeong Dojeon, translated into English) - www.acmuller.net/jeong-gihwa/introduction.html

Daeseongjeon (royal Confucian shrine) - koreamosaic.net/PhotosHTML/CountryPhotos/Korea/k_DaeSeongJeon.htm

King Fuchai of Wu (explains Lee In Im eating insects in Ep26) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Fuchai_of_Wu

King Gongmin - www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gongmin_of_Goryeo
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gongmin_of_Goryeo

Jajewi guards - deiner.proboards.com/thread/9826/jajewi-guards

Maitreya - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya

Mireuksa Temple - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mireuksa

minbon politics - korea.prkorea.com/wordpress/english/2012/03/06/5000-years-long-history/
(scroll down near bottom)

Mohe people - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohe_people

Sungkyunkwan academy - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungkyunkwan

Tamna Kingdom (Jeju Island) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamna

[TheBo]

Hi, just a thing. I read the wiki about King Fuchai and it doesn't appear to explain anything about eating insects. Someone is editing the page quite religiously, so I assume he/she didn't feel the info was germane and/or correct.

Unless I missed it.

Bo

[ajk]

This is the part of it that I was referring to. Doesn't directly say "insects" but it explains the concept:


The Chinese idiom, wòxīn-chángdǎn (臥薪嚐膽 "sleeping on sticks and tasting gall") is a famous idiom which can be interpreted to mean "enduring hardship and plotting revenge". The idiom came from the story of King Goujian of Yue after he was defeated by Fuchai in 494 BC. [2]

After Fuchai withdrew his forces troops from Yue, Goujian took his wife and Fan Li to Wu to serve Fuchai. Goujian did his utmost to serve Fuchai and was able to gain Fuchai’s favour and trust. After three years, Goujian was permitted to return to Yue.

After returning home, Goujian determined to work hard and prepare for his revenge on Fuchai. To avoid immersing himself in the comforts of life and this reducing his aspiration for revenge, Goujian slept on straw with his head on his sword. He also hung a gall bladder in his house and tasted it every morning. He appointed Wen Zhong to administer government affairs and appointed Fan Li to manage his army. He worked with farmers in the field while his wife was weaving and doubling thread. Yue’s people were moved by Goujian’s action and Yue transformed from a weak to strong state after ten years.

[TheBo]

Oh, I see. You're looking at the concept of why you'd eat insects, not the specific activity. Thanks.