Imnijeong Pavilion

Imnijeong Pavilion was built in 1626, the fourth year of King Injo, by Sagye Kim Jang-saeng (1548–1631), a Confucian scholar and master of ritual and music, as a place to pursue learning and teach later students. It was originally called Hwangsanjeong, but was later renamed Imnijeong, taking the name from a phrase in the Classic of Poetry — "trembling with caution, as if standing at the edge of a deep abyss, as if treading on thin ice" — according to the Stele Recording Imnijeong Pavilion. The phrase means "always be as cautious in your conduct as if standing at the edge of a deep pond, or treading on thin ice," and emphasises the importance of self-discipline. The building has three bays across the front and two bays to the side, with a hipped-and-gabled roof, representing the typical architectural style of mid-Joseon pavilions. The front bays are of equal width, with the two bays on the left forming a wooden-floored daecheong (main hall) and the one bay on the right an ondol-heated room. At the front, a raised wooden floor is set back by half a bay, while at the rear two bays are provided as a sarangbang, a reception room for guests, so that the pavilion combines both a space for study and a space for entertaining visitors. In the front yard stands the Stele Recording Imnijeong Pavilion, erected in 1875, the twelfth year of Emperor Gojong, its inscription composed by Kim Sang-hyeon and written by Kim Yeong-mok. Imnijeong Pavilion is both a place imbued with Sagye's scholarship and teaching, and a heritage site that clearly exemplifies mid-Joseon pavilion architecture.

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Where it is

Region

Nonsan, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산