<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">If I remember correctly from 40+ years ago there is a short mention in Yi Il-lo's [李仁老 <span class="text13">1152~1220</span>] <a href="http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=180377">P'ahan-jip [破閑集]</a> about officials being ordered to make charcoal to prepare ink and other supplies for Royal use.Hope this helps. Ed Rockstein<br><br><div id="RTEContent"><div id="RTEContent"><div id="RTEContent"><div id="RTEContent"><div id="RTEContent"><div id="RTEContent"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://koreanpoems.blogspot.com/">Dr. Edward D. Rockstein </a><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br>ed4linda@yahoo.com <br><br><em>Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse</em>--Adlai
Stevenson<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 12/9/11, Knigel Holmes <i><i@knigel.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Knigel Holmes <i@knigel.com><br>Subject: [KS] What is the history and use of charcoal in South Korea?<br>To: koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<br>Date: Friday, December 9, 2011, 12:15 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">Thank you all for helping me with finding out if the myth behind the<br>Tancheon (The Stream of Charcoal) was actual Korean folklore. I have,<br>unexpectedly, become obsessed with charcoal. I hadn't realised how<br>much charcoal was, and continues to be, used in Korean society. I've<br>been learning about the charcoal kiln saunas, "white charcoal',<br>charcoal air fresheners, and lumps of charcoal over gates to fend off<br>evil spirits from birthing
women; however, I'm having a bit of trouble<br>finding out some of the other historic details in English about<br>charcoal. I'm wondering if any of the anthropologists, or anyone else,<br>could direct me to some history or folklore on charcoal in Korean<br>society. I'm interested in any tidbit or fascinating fact. I<br>appreciate your help a lot.<br><br>Kindness,<br>Knigel<br><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table>