How Koreans took exam a thousand years ago
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-10-25 19:19
A student, in a traditional scholar's costume, takes part in the re-enactment of the traditional state examinations, "Gwageo", at Gyeongbok-gung (palace) in Seoul October 25, 2009. The practice of holding "Gwageo" to select government officials began in the Republic of Korea in 788 and was abrogated in 1894. [Agencies]
