Choganjeong Pavilion, Yecheon

Choganjeong Pavilion was built by the Joseon civil official Chogan Gwon Mun-hae (1534–1591) during the reign of King Seonjo, after he retired from office, as a place to cultivate mind and body. Gwon Mun-hae was a disciple of Toegye Yi Hwang; having passed the civil service examination, he served as magistrate of Daegu and as Left Royal Secretary, among other posts, and compiled Korea's first encyclopaedia, the Daedong Unbu Gunok. First built in 1582, the fifteenth year of King Seonjo, Choganjeong Pavilion burned down in 1592. Gwon Mun-hae's son, Gwon Byeol, rebuilt it in 1626, the fourth year of King Injo, but it burned down again in 1636, the fourteenth year of King Injo. The building that survives today was erected in 1739, the fifteenth year of King Yeongjo, by Gwon Mun-hae's great-great-grandson Gwon Bong-ui, who moved it slightly west of its original site. The signboard reading "Choganjeongsa" was written by Sogo Bak Seung-im; it was lost through the pavilion's repeated fires and later rediscovered — according to legend, a shimmering light was seen in the marsh in front of the pavilion, and when the spot was dug up the signboard was found buried there. The pavilion stands on a stone platform built up on a rock outcrop, with a frontage of three bays and a side of two bays. The two bays on the left of the front house a heated ondol room, while the rest form a wooden-floored hall with a railing on all four sides. The roof is in the hipped-and-gabled (paljak) style with double eaves. Set amid beautiful surrounding scenery, Choganjeong Pavilion is now popular as a tourist site and as a filming location for films and television dramas.

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Where it is

Region

Yecheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산