Maehakjeong Pavilion and Surroundings

Maehakjeong is a site associated with Gosan Hwang Gi-ro, who was known as Choseong, the 'Sage of Cursive Script.' Here Hwang made nature his companion and gave himself to calligraphy; although he passed the jinsa examination, he is said to have turned away from an official career to live in seclusion and devote himself to scholarship. He was especially accomplished in cursive script (choseo), skilled enough to be called the Sage of Cursive Script. The pavilion was first built in 1533, the 28th year of King Jungjong, on a site that had originally been the retreat of Hwang's grandfather, Sangjeong-gong Hwang Pil; in keeping with his grandfather's wishes, Hwang rebuilt the pavilion as a study and named it Maehakjeong. It later passed into the hands of his son-in-law, Oksan Yi U. The building burned down twice, once during the Imjin War (1592) and once in 1862, the 13th year of King Cheoljong, and was rebuilt on each occasion; it survives to the present day, having undergone a full renovation in 1970.

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Where it is

Region

Gumi, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물