Hakchojeong Pavilion and Jeongchim

This building stands facing southwest on a cosy site with Gatdeungsan Mountain enclosing it from behind and the Banbyeoncheon Stream flowing in front. The pavilion and residence were built in the mid-Joseon period, during the reign of King Hyojong, by Samsudang Jo Gyu (1630–1679). Passing through the sotdaemun — a gate rising taller than the surrounding walls — the pavilion stands to the left, with the residence in front of it. Hakchojeong is a pavilion with a front of three bays and a side of two bays; it has a two-bay ondol (underfloor-heated) room on the left and a four-bay daecheong (wooden-floored hall) in the centre and to the right. A narrow projecting floor runs around all four sides of the building, and the daecheong is raised as a numaru (elevated wooden floor). The detailed architectural style retains well the typical appearance of the mid-Joseon period. The residence follows a basic square (mi-shaped) plan with its front projecting on both sides, a form commonly seen in the inland Yeongnam region. To the right of the jeongchim (main residential quarters), an upper room of one bay and the main bedroom of two bays are placed towards the courtyard at the rear, with a two-bay courtyard in front connecting to the front building. To the right of the central gate is a storeroom (gobang), beside which a passage connects the kitchen directly to the inner courtyard. Except for the addition of a shrine, the building well preserves the appearance of a house of the local upper class.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongyang, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산