From here onwards, this is where the Queen Dowager, the highest elder in the palace, lived. Do you see that wall that is as decorated as that in the queen’s quarter Gyotaejeon? The wall was built with baked reddish-orange bricks, and designs of apricot trees, orchids, peach trees, peony blossoms, chrysanthemums, bamboo trees, butterflies and lotus flowers are carved into them. This is why it is called ‘flower wall.’ But if you look closely, these are not just any ordinary designs. Each brick piece pattern is fitted together like pieces of a puzzle. Not only does this method require a lot of work, but also requires a great deal of money. Try following the reddish-orange portion of the bricks. You will notice that, like the correct path in a maze, it continues until the end without breaking. This is said to represent the desire of the royal family for the Queen Dowager’s long life. Longevity has long been the goal of East Asian people. They believed that living a healthy and long life was a blessing. Let us enter the Queen Dowager’s quarters by passing the flower wall.