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The origin of Hwaseong Fortress the fortress walls. The king learned about the
The origin of Hwaseong Fortress goes back to the situation and delivered an order, saying: "Even if you
his people. At that time, people usually worked on construction easier for the workers. For example, he
public service projects without getting paid. However, invented a new machine called Geojunggi. It was
King Jeongjo instructed the government to pay those
used to lift and pile up heavy stones with the least
who worked on this project. Also, when the weather
amount of energy. This tool greatly reduced
became too hot while the fortress was being
construction time. Without it, the construction of the
constructed, the king stopped the construction and
fortress would have taken much longer.
supplied workers with Cheokseodan, a pill to beat
"As the weather is extremely hot, I cannot taste food by careful planning and the application of the latest
very well, and I am uncomfortable in bed thinking scientific advances. Its construction started from King
about the workers suffering in this weather. Since my Jeongjo's decision to move his father's tomb, and it
sympathy cannot moisten their lungs nor cool their has now become a cultural heritage site that attracts
bodies, I am now ordering a special prescription of visitors from all over the world. We have to be
Cheokseodan and sending the pills to the project
aware of its historical significance and make efforts
site. Give them to the workers and let them take the
to preserve its architecture and cultural history. It is
pills with clean water.”
now our responsibility to protect this UNESCO World