Hwang Hye-seong
Encyclopedia
Hwang Hye-seong was a researcher of Korean royal court cuisine
, and she was a professor. After studying in Japan
, she learned Korean royal court cuisine
from the last kitchen court lady, Han Hui-sun
. She was a professor at Sookmyung Women's University
, Hanyang University
and Myongji University
, and she was the Dean of the School of Home Economics at Sungkyunkwan University
. In 1986, she was registered as an Important Intangible Cultural Property No.38: the Second Artisan. She was also awarded an Order of Civil Merit in 1986, as well as an Order of Cultural Merit in 1990 for providing and modernizing Korean royal court cuisine. Hwang Hye-seong was registered as a Korean Royal Court Cuisine Possessor of Honor.
, Chungcheongnam-do
. She studied abroad in Japan and graduated from Fukuoka
Chukja Girls' High School, and she studied Japanese Cuisine
and Western Nutrition
in the Department of Domestic Studies at Kyoto
Seminary for Young Ladies. In 1941, she was nominated as an Assistant Professor in Domestic Studies at Sookmyung Women's University
, and she started teaching Nutritional Science. At the same time, she visited Han Hui-sun
who lived at Changdeokgung
's Nakseonjae. Han Hui-sun was the last kitchen court lady in Joseon Dynasty
, and Hye-seong learned Korean royal court cuisine from her for 30 years.
In 1972, she was the Technical Expert of Cultural Properties in the Office of Cultural Properties. She measured ingredients for Korean royal court cuisine, and organized food preparation systematically. When she was a professor, she worked to solidify her scholarly background in the culture of Korean royal court cuisine. She founded the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine in Kahyaedong, Jongno-gu
, Seoul
in 1971, and she contributed to the practical passing down and propagating of Korean royal court cuisine.
She exhibited and gave courses on Korean royal court cuisine several times in America
, Japan
, France
, the Philippines
, Taiwan
and so on.
Hwang Hye-seong is familiar to many Koreans because she introduced Korean royal court cuisine via mass media. She has one son and three daughters, all of whom work in a job related to Korean royal court cuisine. Han Bok-ryeo
, the oldest daughter, is director of the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine and she was registered as a Third Generation Korean Royal Court Cuisine Artisan. Han Bok-sun, the second daughter, manages the Han Bok-sun Food Culture Laboratory, and Han Bok-jin, the third daughter, works as a Dean of the Culture and Tourism at Jeonju University
.
Hwang Hye-seong died of old age at the age of 83, at 12:30 PM, December 14th, 2006.
Korean royal court cuisine
Korean royal court cuisine was the style of cookery within Korean cuisine traditionally consumed at the court of the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1910. There has been a revival of this cookery style in the 21st century...
, and she was a professor. After studying in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, she learned Korean royal court cuisine
Korean royal court cuisine
Korean royal court cuisine was the style of cookery within Korean cuisine traditionally consumed at the court of the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1910. There has been a revival of this cookery style in the 21st century...
from the last kitchen court lady, Han Hui-sun
Han Hui-sun
Han Hui-sun was the last kitchen court lady in the Joseon Dynasty. She played an important role in reviving Korean royal court cuisine, which had been dying out and which she also modernized...
. She was a professor at Sookmyung Women's University
Sookmyung Women's University
Sookmyung Women’s University is a private university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea’s first royal private educational institution for women.- History :...
, Hanyang University
Hanyang University
Hanyang University is one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea. In particular, Hanyang's School of Engineering is one of the oldest engineering schools in Korea. The main campus is Hanyang University at Seoul, located in the Seoul, with its branch campus, the ERICA campus , located...
and Myongji University
Myongji University
Myongji University was founded in 1948 and is located in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses; one in downtown Seoul, and the other in Yongin, 35km south of Seoul...
, and she was the Dean of the School of Home Economics at Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University is a private university in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The university has two campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences campus in Myeongnyun Dong, Jongno-gu in central Seoul, and the Natural Sciences Campus in Cheoncheon Dong, Jangan Gu, Suwon...
. In 1986, she was registered as an Important Intangible Cultural Property No.38: the Second Artisan. She was also awarded an Order of Civil Merit in 1986, as well as an Order of Cultural Merit in 1990 for providing and modernizing Korean royal court cuisine. Hwang Hye-seong was registered as a Korean Royal Court Cuisine Possessor of Honor.
Life
Hwang Hye-seong was born in 1920 in CheonanCheonan
Cheonan is a city located in the northeast corner of South Chungcheong, a province of South Korea, and is 83.6 km south of the capital, Seoul...
, Chungcheongnam-do
Chungcheongnam-do
Chungcheongnam-do or Chungnam is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, thereafter becoming part of South Korea...
. She studied abroad in Japan and graduated from Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
Chukja Girls' High School, and she studied Japanese Cuisine
Japanese cuisine
Japanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes throughout Japan. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of shogun rule...
and Western Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
in the Department of Domestic Studies at Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
Seminary for Young Ladies. In 1941, she was nominated as an Assistant Professor in Domestic Studies at Sookmyung Women's University
Sookmyung Women's University
Sookmyung Women’s University is a private university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea’s first royal private educational institution for women.- History :...
, and she started teaching Nutritional Science. At the same time, she visited Han Hui-sun
Han Hui-sun
Han Hui-sun was the last kitchen court lady in the Joseon Dynasty. She played an important role in reviving Korean royal court cuisine, which had been dying out and which she also modernized...
who lived at Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung, also known as Changdeokgung Palace or Changdeok Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. Because of its location east of Gyeongbok Palace, Changdeokgung, with Changgyeonggung,...
's Nakseonjae. Han Hui-sun was the last kitchen court lady in Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
, and Hye-seong learned Korean royal court cuisine from her for 30 years.
In 1972, she was the Technical Expert of Cultural Properties in the Office of Cultural Properties. She measured ingredients for Korean royal court cuisine, and organized food preparation systematically. When she was a professor, she worked to solidify her scholarly background in the culture of Korean royal court cuisine. She founded the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine in Kahyaedong, Jongno-gu
Jongno-gu
Jongno-gu is a gu, or district, in central Seoul, South Korea. It takes its name from a major local street, Jongno, which means "Bell Street". Jongno-gu has been the center of the city for 600 years, since where the Joseon dynasty established its capital city...
, Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
in 1971, and she contributed to the practical passing down and propagating of Korean royal court cuisine.
She exhibited and gave courses on Korean royal court cuisine several times in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and so on.
Hwang Hye-seong is familiar to many Koreans because she introduced Korean royal court cuisine via mass media. She has one son and three daughters, all of whom work in a job related to Korean royal court cuisine. Han Bok-ryeo
Han Bok-ryeo
Han Bok-ryeo is a researcher of Korean royal court cuisine.She was born in 1947, and she is the oldest daughter of Hwang Hye-seong, who is also a researcher of Korean royal court cuisine...
, the oldest daughter, is director of the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine and she was registered as a Third Generation Korean Royal Court Cuisine Artisan. Han Bok-sun, the second daughter, manages the Han Bok-sun Food Culture Laboratory, and Han Bok-jin, the third daughter, works as a Dean of the Culture and Tourism at Jeonju University
Jeonju University
Jeonju University is a private Christian university in South Korea. The campus is located in 1200 Hyoja-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do.- History :Jeonju University was founded on January 9, 1964 as Jeonju Youngsaeng College...
.
Hwang Hye-seong died of old age at the age of 83, at 12:30 PM, December 14th, 2006.