Yun-ki Hong

Dongmyo(東廟) is a Temple that people enshrine the GuanYu(關羽) who is a hero of the Chinese ancient history and the novel. The Dongmyo temple is in Seoul of Korea, and it is a Korea's Treasure No. 142. There are 22 pieces of Horizontal tablets(懸板), and 28 pieces of Pillar-boards(柱聯). 22 pieces of horizontal tablets are divided into four types. The First, those that has been put up by envoys of the Ming(明) dynasty. The second, those that has been written by Kings of the Choseon(朝鮮) dynasty. The thir

This paper clarifies that the “Stele of the Northern Shrine” was written by King Kojong, the 26th King of Chosun Dynasty and that it was built in 1887 in the yard of the northern part of Seoul, currently Myeongryun-dong, Jongro-gu. This paper furthermore examines the structure and the main contents of the epitaph: while King Kojong acclaimed the contributions of Guan Yu, the King never addressed Guan Yu with a title higher than ‘King,’ and consciously positioned him in the rank lower than the Ki

King Gojong and Queen Minbi of Joseon built the Guan Yu shrine Bukmyo in Myeongnyun-dong, Seoul in 1883. In 1887, he erected Bukmyomyojeongbi (Stele of the Northern Shrine: referred to as Bukmyobi hereinafter), which was inscribed with text delineating the purpose for and process of the creation of Bukmyo. Interestingly, this inscription says that King Gojong and Queen Minbi built Bukmyo after dreaming about Guan Yu, and believed that thanks to his spirit, the Joseon royal family was able to avo

本稿是從形象的、歷史的、科學的、數理的角度, 對≪三國演義≫裏出現的一些弩進行了考察硏究。其目的在於獲得對≪三國演義≫的更豐富的、更正確的理解。硏究步驟如下: 一、從≪三國演義≫抽出所有弩而進行分類。二、調查≪三國演義≫对那些弩的描写。三、考察那些弩是否存在於≪後漢書≫或≪三國志≫的記錄上。四、考察那些弩的科學特性。五、根據歷史記錄及考古文物資料, 以現代度量衡單位顯示那些弩的張力與射程等。≪三國演義≫裏出現的一些弩的種類有如下:弩、强弩、硬弩、勁弩、連弩、十矢連弩、伏弩與窝弓。

本稿是從文學的、歷史的、科學的、數理的、形象的、戰術的角度，對≪三國演義≫裏出現的十種弓弩戰術進行了考察硏究。其目的在於獲得對≪三國演義≫的更豐富的、更正確的理解。硏究方法如下：一、從≪三國演義≫中抽出有關弓弩戰術的描寫並進行了分類。二、考察了這些弓弩戰術是否存在於≪三國志≫的記錄上。三、從兵器學的觀點考察了這些弓弩戰術的特性。四、根據歷史記錄及考古文物資料, 以現代度量衡單位顯示了弓弩的射程等。五、顯示了一些有關漢代畵像石及兵書圖片。六、解釋了古代弓弩戰術的原理。≪三國演義≫裏出現的十種弓弩戰術有如下：1)對敵步兵及槍兵的遠射的弓弩戰術、2)一齊射擊的弓弩戰術、3)用毒箭的弓弩戰術、4)狙擊的弓弩戰術、5)對敵騎兵的埋伏與奇襲的弓弩戰術、6)在攻城戰中的弓弩戰術、7)在守城戰中的弓弩戰術、8)用火箭的火攻的戰術、9)與戰車配合的弓弩戰術、10)與戰船配合的弓弩戰術。

There are many hammer weapons in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms(≪三國演義≫). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the features of the novel description about these hammer weapons: hammer(鎚 chui), iron hammer(鐵鎚 tiechui), copper hammer(銅鎚 tongchui), melon hammer(瓜 gua), golden melon hammer(金瓜 jingua), iron caltrop hammer(鐵蒺藜骨朵 tiejiliguduo). Through this investigation, we can know the following features: First, some hammer weapons did not exist in Han(漢) Dynasty and three kingdoms(三國) perio

The Northern Shrine Memorial Stone for GuanYu(＜北廟廟庭碑＞) is the one that recorded the purpose and process of building the Northern Shrine. It was written and built in 1887 by King Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty. The part translated by this paper is related to the Imo Military Revolution(壬午軍亂) (in 1882) and the Gapsin Coup(甲申政變) (in 1884) in The Northern Shrine Memorial Stone for GuanYu(＜北廟廟庭碑＞). King Gojong identified the Qing(淸國)’s troops who overpowered the Imo Military Revolution a

There are many hand throwing hidden weapons in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms(『三國演義』). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the features of the novel description about these hand throwing hidden weapons: Flying cutter(飛刀), Flying fork(飛叉), Short halberd(短戟), Small halberd(小戟), Stone(石子), One inch blade(方寸之刃), One inch iron(寸鐵). Through this investigation, we can know the following features: The first, most of the hand throwing hidden weapons are non-existent weapons in three kingdoms p

The Northern Shrine Memorial Stone for GuanYu(＜北廟廟庭碑＞) is the one that recorded the purpose and process of building the Northern Shrine(北廟). It was written and built in 1887 by King Gojong(高宗), the 26th king of the Joseon(朝鮮) Dynasty. The significance of this paper is as follows. First, for the first time, annotation was added to the Northern Shrine Memorial Stone for GuanYu and this paper is the first complete translation. Second, through the translation of this paper, it was found that King Go