Hamyang Haksaru Pavilion

It is not known exactly when Hamyang Haksaru Pavilion was built, but it is thought to date from the Unified Silla period. It is said to have been called Haksaru, meaning "scholar's pavilion", because Choe Chi-won, styled Goun, often climbed it while serving as magistrate of Hamyang. It originally stood attached to the local government office, with a guest house beside it, and tradition holds that Jeunnu Pavilion stood to the east, Cheongsangnu Pavilion to the west, and Mangaknu Pavilion to the south. It is known as a place where local officials climbed to compose poetry and writing, easing their tired minds and bodies. It is said to have been rebuilt in 1692, the 18th year of King Sukjong of Joseon, and in 1979 it was moved to its present site in front of the main gate of Hamyang County Office. When Kim Jong-jik served as magistrate here, his order to take down a poem by Yu Ja-gwang that hung in the pavilion is said to have led to the Muo sahwa, the literati purge of 1498. The pavilion is a two-storey structure with five bays across the front and two bays to the side, crowned with an ornate hip-and-gable (paljak) roof whose flaring eaves resemble the shape of the character 八.

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Where it is

Region

Hamyang, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산