Woryeonjeong Pavilion, Miryang

Woryeonjeong Pavilion was built in 1520, the 15th year of King Jungjong of Joseon, by Yi Tae, known by his pen name Woryeon; the site had originally been occupied by Woryeongsa Temple. Yi Tae was a civil official of the mid-Joseon period who gave up his official post and retired to this place when the Gimyo Purge of 1519 broke out, in which the faction of Jo Gwang-pil, reform-minded officials who pursued political reform grounded in Neo-Confucianism, was put to death. Ssanggyeongdang, the main hall of Woryeonjeong, burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592–98 but was rebuilt in 1757, the 33rd year of King Yeongjo, by Yi Ji-bok, known by his pen name Worham. Then in 1866, the third year of Emperor Gojong, Yi Jong-sang and Yi Jong-jeung repaired Woryeondae Pavilion near the site and built Jaeheon. Woryeonjeong has a five-bay front and a two-bay side, with a paljak roof shaped like the character 八 (eight). Ssanggyeongdang was fitted with doors that could be opened to take in the surrounding scenery, and was equipped with rooms and a firebox so that it could be lived in year-round. Jaeheon was likewise built with a five-bay front and a two-bay side, arranged as hall–room–hall. Woryeondae, standing on the highest rise of ground, has a three-bay front and a three-bay side, with only the central bay made into a room fitted with sliding doors on all four sides. Gathered together in a place of outstanding scenery, all these buildings serve the function of pavilions for admiring the surrounding beauty, and it is interesting that each is built in a different form. Besides these buildings, there are also remains such as Tangeumam Rock and Ssangcheongyo Bridge, and rare trees such as white pine and black bamboo.

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Region

Miryang, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산