Yangsinjeong Pavilion, Okcheon

Yangsinjeong Pavilion in Okcheon was built by Jeon Paeng-nyeong (1480–1560), a civil official of the mid-Joseon period, and stands beside the Geumgang River in Geumam-ri, Dong-i-myeon, Okcheon-gun. Jeon Paeng-nyeong built Yangsinjeong Pavilion in 1545 (the first year of King Injong), on stepping down as magistrate of Miryang. It burned down amid the fighting of the Jeongyu War in 1597 (the 30th year of King Seonjo), was rebuilt in 1620 (the 12th year of King Gwanghaegun), and then collapsed in 1733 (the ninth year of King Yeongjo). The pavilion standing today was rebuilt again in 1828 (the 28th year of King Sunjo). An account of the circumstances of its first construction survives in the Yangsinjeonggi (Record of Yangsinjeong), written by So Se-yang (1486–1562). Yangsinjeong is a building three bays wide and two bays deep, with a single-eaved hip-and-gable roof. In plan, it has two ondol (heated) rooms on the west side and a four-bay open wooden floor on the east side. Between the heated rooms and the wooden floor are folding doors with a pavilion-lattice pattern; these are hinged, lift-up doors that can be raised and hooked into place, giving the pavilion an open, airy feel. Structurally, trapezoidal square plinth stones are set on a single-tier foundation of long dressed stones, with square wooden columns raised on top. The frame is built in the five-purlin style, and the bracket sets are in the simple single-wing style. The paintwork is in the moro dancheong style, applied only near the ends of the beams. Earthen and stone walls enclose the building on all four sides, with side gates at the centre of the south and north walls providing access. Yangsinjeong Pavilion in Okcheon has a modest, unassuming appearance that offers a glimpse of the character of the scholars of the Chungcheongbuk-do region.

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Where it is

Region

Okcheon, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물