Seobyeokjeong Pavilion

Seobyeokjeong Pavilion was built in 1886, the twenty-third year of Emperor Gojong, when Song Byeong-seon (1836–1905), pen name Yeonjae, came down to Muju and built it beside the waters of Gucheondong; it was a place where he discussed affairs of state with fellow scholars and trained younger students. Song Byeong-seon was a descendant of Song Si-yeol who had no ambition for official rank and lived in seclusion, but when the Eulsa Treaty was forced through by imperial Japan, he could not bear his grief at his country's ruin and took his own life, preserving his loyalty to the end. The pavilion standing today was rebuilt in 1891, the twenty-eighth year of Emperor Gojong, after the original burned down, and during the Korean War it was used as a base by North Korean troops.

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Where it is

Region

Muju, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물