Gangneung Hohaejeong Pavilion

Situated on a hill to the north of Gyeongpoho, this pavilion was first built by Kim Seup-dok during the reign of King Jungjong of Joseon (r. 1506–1544). It later passed to his son-in-law Jang Ho, and then to Kim Mongho, son-in-law of Min, Jang Ho's younger brother; his descendants have managed it ever since. Whereas most of the pavilions in this area stand where the lake can be seen, this one is set deep in the foot of the hills to the lake's north-east. It measures two bays across the front and two bays along the side, and has a hipped-and-gabled roof whose side takes the shape of the Chinese character for "eight" (八). Modest in appearance, the pavilion has an ondol, or heated-floor, room and a wooden-floored room, separated by folding doors that can be opened to combine the two into a single room when needed. Even today, Kim Mongho's descendants hold an ancestral rite here every September.

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Where it is

Region

Gangneung, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산