Chwiseokjeong Pavilion

About 100 metres from Nodong Reservoir in Gochang-eup towards Hodo village, amid a grove of centuries-old pine trees and great willows, stands the stately Chwiseokjeong Pavilion. The name Chwiseok is said to derive from a story about the ancient Chinese poet Tao Yuanming, who, living a leisurely life, would fall asleep drunk on a stone in front of his house; the term came to mean living a carefree life free of desire. Chwiseokjeong was built in the first year of King Myeongjong's reign (1546) by Kim Gyeong-hui (pen name Nogye), of the Gwangsan Kim clan. Following the Eulsa Purge, he chose not to enter government service; instead he and fellow scholars such as Gugam Lee Man-yeong and Gyuam Song In-su would climb up to the pavilion to compose poetry and discuss learning together. A single volume of poetry from that time, the Nogyejip, survives to this day. The scenery here is also so beautiful that visitors may well be tempted to compose a verse of their own. It is fortunate too that within the pavilion's walled grounds stand seven dolmens (megalithic tombs) of various sizes, still undamaged, with a further three dolmens outside the wall, allowing visitors to also appreciate these prehistoric remains.

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Where it is

Region

Gochang, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산