National Traditional Chilbo Craftwork and Its Descriptive Requirements

Chilbo craftwork is made of metal with Chilbo coating, in which the combination of lusters of metal and glass produce a unique aesthetic emotion. Generally speaking, Chilbo is a paint that is coated on a metal substrate and has a beautiful decorative effect. Chilbo shows a variety of colors, such as red, white, blue, green, black, purple, and yellow colors, according to its raw material. The word Chilbo is named after that its luster is beautiful as if it is made up of seven jewels.

Chilbo decoration is a form of metal craft decoration which has a high decorative effect by applying a beautiful color and luster of Chilbo on the surface of metal. To obtain a good decoration effect, it is necessary, first of all, to know well the aesthetic effectiveness of metal materials and select glaze materials properly. Metal materials are used to depict the patterns in Chilbo decoration. Therefore, the glaze materials with and complementary color of the metal or strong light and shade contrast should be selected.

The proper combination of the lubrication technique and organic technique is also one of the requirements of the artistic representation of the painting method. Filigree approach not only delineates the object of description but also partitions the ground surface into a certain patterns. This technique not only prevents the flow of the paint and turbidity with other glaze materials, but also has an important effect on the adhesion of the substrate.

In Chilbo decoration, the materials should be selected properly and the proper calcination method should be applied. Calcination is also a necessary depiction requirement in Chilbo decoration. The main points of the calcination stage are to keep the calcination temperature and time exactly and to ensure a good calcination atmosphere.

Cold and Seaweed

Some people are very sensitive to cold, but the others are not in winter. This is due to the high or low amount of thyroxine isolated from the thyroid gland. In a word, a person with a high level of thyroxine is less sensitive to cold, and a person with a low level of thyroxine is more sensitive to cold.

Iodine is an important substance for thyroxine synthesis and is used for thyroxin synthesis in the thyroid gland. Among the foods, the most abundant iodine is found in seaweed. Therefore, high consumption of seaweed helps to synthesize thyroxin in the thyroid gland. Therefore, people who are sensitive to cold in winter need to eat a lot of seaweed.

Pride of Our Nation – Folk Dance

Our people enjoyed the songs and dances from the early time of human history, creating many folk dances reflecting diverse lives and beautiful customs. Among them are the folk dances which reflect various aspects of life, including working life, and those which depict human relations and customs.

The folk dances that reflect the working life are diverse and rich in heritage such as the peasant dances which reflected the joy and delight of having a rich harvest, the Pongjuk Game and the Fishermen’s Dance which reflected the fishermen’s working life, and the Handweaving Dance and the Blacksmith Dance which reflect the manual labour life.

Folk dances reflect in a concentrated way the wisdom, talents and emotional aesthetic tastes of our nation. Our ancestors, who distinguished musical emotional sensitivity and rhythmic expressive power, showed outstanding artistic talent and resourcefulness in portraying the emotional aesthetic tastes peculiar to the nation by unique dance techniques.

Our people danced coquettishly, turning round, shrugging mainly shoulders, moving up and down feet, and waving arms. Each of these dance tunes expresses deeply its own national characteristics, which are not found in any other nation in its stance, movements, flow and rhythmic movements. The folk dance enjoyed by our people is characterized by strong rhythmic, cheerful and elegant performance because of the large number of movement patterns combined with the performance of colourful rhythms.

Among them are drum, janggo (a kind of Korean drums), sago and canary dances, in which people dance pleasantly playing percussion instruments, and water-janggo (a janggo on the water), crab-foot dance and bucket dance, in which people dance in tune with the tools of life.

Our folk dances have strong local characteristics. There are many dances peculiar to each locality, such as Tondollari, Nilliri Dance, Kanggangsuwolae and Pongsan Masked Dance. Farm dances and masked dances widely performed in different parts of the country are characteristics of the tune and composition of dances.

Pleasant Mood and Dinner

When there is something pleasant or you have a pleasant mood, you will have a better appetite and eat everything. The pleasant mood gives a good effect on the digestion and absorption of food, as it stimulates gastrointestinal motility by properly stimulating the central and parasympathetic nerves. It is one of the important secrets of long-term health to sit down at table with pleasure.

Conversely, eating with unpleasant mood stimulates central nerves and stimulates sympathetic nervous system, which reduces or even suppresses digestive fluid secretion. Therefore, you should always be happy at table for a long life.

Characters Related to Cancer Development

Cancer development is associated with a “cancer characters”. “Cancer characters” refer to the characters of being eccentric, depressed, and lowering oneself. Forty percent of cancer patients are attributed to these characters.

A research institute has conducted follow up for 20 years and categorized mortality according to the human characters. As a result, researchers reported that people who oppress themselves and deny their actions are easily prone to cancer, and incidence of cancer of people who have introvert character is about 15 times as high as those who are cheerful. The reason is that the long-term depression of their emotions leads to a loss of immune function and a loss of resistance to cancer.

You Have to Use Soap When Washing Face in the Morning

Skin metabolism in human body is activated between 22:00 and 24:00, with waste matter coming out of the face, and dust in the room sticks on it. Therefore, it is advisable to use soap for the morning wash. The skin becomes dirtier because the skin is not degreased if soap is not used.

There is no better skin lotion than soap. Soap softens the skin keratin as well as washes dirt.

If You Suddenly Spread Your Hands and Feet Before the Fire When They Are Chilled

A prolonged outdoor exposure in winter will cause limb vasoconstriction and reduced blood flow, causing a sense of chilled feeling. If you suddenly spread your hands and feet before the fire when they are chilled, it will expand capillary vessels and increase permeability, creating local congestions in the limbs.

In the mild case, you will get frostbitten and, in the severe case, it leads to tissue necrosis. Therefore, you must gently rub the frozen limbs to allow a slow return to normal body temperature.

National Classical Document “Firearm Collection”

The “Firearm Collection” compiled in August 1635 by Ri So, an official in Kungisi, a governmental department in charge of the manufacture of ordnance, is one of the precious national classics which is helpful to the study of the history of military development of our country.

The document includes various technical data in detail, including the specific sizes of powder weapons and ammunition invented and used by the Korean ancestors during the Imjin Patriotic War and other wars.

First, there were described the various guns that had been handed down until then. It introduces various guns widely used at that time, including details of the technical specifications of these weapons, such as the length of the fuse, the amount of powder, the length of the wooden plug or the earthen plug, the range, the type of ammunition and the mass. There were also described a variety of rifles that were widely used at that time.

In addition, the document classified the kinds of fuse into large, medium and small and disclosed the method of making the fuse and amount of powder. “Firearm Collection” is a national classic which comprehensively dealt with various kinds of powder weapons invented and manufactured in our country and described their detailed technical data. It is a valuable document showing the development of the military technology of our country in the Middle Ages.

Mil U and Nyu Yu Rescued the Country from an Imminent Crisis

Mil U and Nyu Yu, generals from the eastern area of the Koguryo Dynasty, had made contributions to rescue the country from an imminent crisis by displaying patriotism, bravery and self-sacrificing spirit, leaving their names on a page of history. In February 246, the aggressive forces of Wei Dynasty invaded Koguryo along the several paths, breaking through the frontline defence of Koguryo, and reached Feiliushui (the River Hon) line in August.

In October they occupied the Hwando Castle and continued to invade the inland area of Koguryo, pursuing King Tongchon.

When the King Tongchon and his companion, who were retreating towards the area of Southern Okjo (South Hamgyong Province), reached Juk Pass (presumed as Hwangcho Pass), great numbers of soldiers were scattered and few of them remained with the King.

At this critical moment, Mil U, in high spirits, led the death-defying corps, fought bravely to defend pursuing enemy troops, and frustrated temporarily the pursuit of enemies, and by this opportunity King Tongchon could gather the scattered troops together and get some sorts of control over the ranks.

Later, Mil U fell on the battlefield and was rescued by the Habu (western) origin man Ryu Ok Gu who was dispatched by the King.

Even when King Tongchon reached Southern Okjo, the pursuit of the enemies continued persistently, and in the south, the aggressive forces of Wei Dynasty led by Ryu Mu, Rangnang governor-general, and Kung Jun, Taebang governor-general, prayed to proceed northward.

When the situation kept going bad, Nyu Yu, with a grim determination, told his trick to the King Tongchon, and went to the enemy commander to give him food, pretending to have come to surrender deceitfully. And as the commander was about to take the food, he took out his knife hidden under the bowl and stabbed him with it, and died a heroic death.

It caused great confusion in the enemy troops who had lost their commander, and Koguryo troops attacked fiercely along three ways to drive out the aggressive troops, and thus won victory. Though the patriotic loyalty of Mil U and Nyu Yu was based on the feudal idea of loyalty, their reputation has been handed down through generations as patriotic generals of Koguryo Dynasty for their contribution to defending the destiny of the country and nation in the decisive battles.

The Country of Courteous People in the East

The country of courteous people in the East means a country of good manners in the East, and it refers to our country in which people have beautiful moral senses, customs and good manners.

Our nation has a strong sense of moral obligation and warm humanity.

According to the records, in the ancient times our country had been called “a land of gentlemen”, that is, a country with strong senses of etiquette and morality, by the neighbouring countries. Our people have developed their personality of respecting elders, loving juniors, leading honest lives, valuing obligations and faith, and showing every kindness and politeness for long.

The beautiful moral traits of our country of courteous people in the East, which has been steadily carried forward, are now being assimilated and developed more successfully in conformity with our people’s feelings and emotions.

Breakfast and Aging of Human Body

Without breakfast, aging of human body is accelerated.

After a night's rest, human body gradually gains momentum in the morning.

Therefore, people need breakfast to be more energetic in physique, quicker in thinking, and more eager in work and study.

If you do not have breakfast properly or not at all for a long time, you suffer from a serious undernourishment, resulting in a loss of body resistance, chronic gastroenteritis, anemia, etc. Especially in autumn, when the temperature difference between morning and evening is big, it will give a negative effect on the immune system of the human body.

It is therefore very important to have breakfast in a good combination of various nutrients.

The best way is to eat both protein and carbohydrate foods.

It is also advisable to add vegetables, fruit, and the like to breakfast, and to eat a hot diet rather than a cold one.

Why Should We Avoid Eating Much Soy Sauce?

Eating a lot of soy sauce is not good. It is particularly bad for patients with chronic diseases. People with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, diabetes, etc. should avoid eating much soy sauce.

Excessive intake of soy sauce may not only be useless but also cause other diseases and even exacerbate existing chronic disease conditions. It is due to the high sodium content in the soy sauce including sodium glutamate, sodium benzoate and sodium chloride.

Excessive intake of soy sauce is also harmful to patients with rheumatic diseases.

All in all, soy sauce should be eaten in an appropriate portion, not much. And it is advisable to put soy sauce at the end of cooking.