Choe Bu
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Choe Bu was a Korean diarist, historian, politician, and travel writer during the early Joseon Dynasty. He was most well known for the account of his shipwrecked travels in China from February to July
The hyanggyo of Daegu; the hyanggyo were government-run educational facilities where students were educated for civil service.
An 1871 photo of a Korean junk ship
A scene from a 12th-century painting by the Song dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan, showing people carried in Chinese litters, the same which Choe and his officers were carried around in while traversing through Zhejiang
The Liuhe Pagoda of Hangzhou, built by 1165 during the Song dynasty
Song dynasty
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The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer
Court portrait of Emperor Taizu (r. 960–976)
Portrait of Emperor Taizong (r. 976–997)
A Song-era wooden Bodhisattva
Auspicious Cranes, a painting of the Song royal palace by Emperor Huizong