Jeokbyeok Cliff, Hwasun

Jeokbyeok is a scenic spot comprising a series of large and small red vertical cliffs along the upper reaches of the Dongbokcheon Stream and the Yeongsincheon Stream basin, spanning Changnang-ri and Janghak-ri in Iseo-myeon, Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province; it takes its name, meaning "red cliff," from this red colouring. At Hwasun's Jeokbyeok, pine trees rooted in the sheer cliff faces create a beautiful sight in harmony with the surrounding forest and water scenery, including nearby Ongseongsan Mountain and Dongbokho Reservoir. In particular, the view of Norumok Jeokbyeok is regarded as the representative scene of Hwasun's Jeokbyeok, while Changnang Jeokbyeok in Changnang-ri and Mulyeom Jeokbyeok in Mulyeom Village, Changnang-ri, are also famed for their scenic beauty. (Norumok Jeokbyeok is located in Janghak-ri and takes its name from the old village name "Norumok Village.") On the hill opposite Mulyeom Jeokbyeok stand a number of pavilions, including Mulyeomjeong Pavilion — built with the meaning "do not be stained by the dusty world" — as well as Mangmijeong and Songseokjeong pavilions, from which the splendid natural scenery of Hwasun's Jeokbyeok can be admired. Since Choe San-du (pen name Sinjae, 1483–1536) first called the site Jeokbyeok during the reign of King Jungjong of Joseon, many poets and literati have visited and left written records, and works such as the Yeojidoseo and the Daedongjiji contain accounts of the pavilions and terraces around Jeokbyeok. The historical and cultural value of Hwasun's Jeokbyeok can also be confirmed through a range of written materials — wooden plaques and signboards, ridge-beam inscriptions, hanging verse boards, poems and commemorative writings — as well as inscribed poem stones. (The Yeojidoseo is a nationwide compilation of local gazetteers, assembled from gazetteers compiled by individual counties between 1757, the thirty-third year of King Yeongjo, and 1765. The Daedongjiji is a Korean geographical treatise written by the late Joseon scholar Kim Jeong-ho, surviving as a manuscript in thirty volumes bound into fifteen books.)

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Where it is

Region

Hwasun, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Scenic Site · 명승