The Korean nation has loved goshawk very much from olden times as it is good at hunting and called it "Poramae" and "Haedongchong" (blue hawk of Korea).

According to an old document of Korea "Kobonunggolbang", Haechong (Haedongchong) was sent to the king of a neighbor country who was fond of hunting by Ancient Korea (early 30th century B.C.-108 B.C.). This shows that goshawk had been well known to other countries from long ago.

In mural paintings dating back to Koguryo Kingdom (B.C. 277-A.D. 668), including Jangchon Tomb No. 1 and Three Tombs in Kangso District, there are such scenes as persons taming hawk and hunting with hawk.

According to the historical book "History of Koryo Kingdom" edited in 1451, Ungbang (agency which tames hawk specially) was run and taming hawk and hunting with goshawk were encouraged in Koryo (918-1392), the first unified state of the Korean nation.

In Japanese history books, too, there are records that how to tame hawk and use it in hunting had been spread to Japan by such old states of Korea as Paekje (late 1st century B.C.-660) and Silla (early 1st century-935).

Paintings of hawk had been fixed to walls and gates of every house in Korea on the New Year's Day.

The historical records tell that goshawk has been closely related to the life of the Korean people from olden times.