Gwanhaejeong Pavilion, Changwon

Gwanhaejeong Pavilion stands in the valley area of Muhaksan Mountain known as Seowongok (Academy Valley), so called because Hoewonseowon, a Confucian academy, once stood there. Hoewonseowon was built by the disciples of Jeong Gu, pen name Han-gang (1543–1620), a scholar of the mid-Joseon period, in tribute to his memory. It was abolished under the order to close Confucian academies issued by Heungseon Daewongun during the reign of Emperor Gojong (r. 1863–1907), and today only Gwanhaejeong Pavilion remains. The building measures four bays across the front and two bays on the side, with a paljak roof, a hipped-and-gabled roof that forms the shape of the character 八 (eight) when seen from the side. In front of it stands a 440-year-old ginkgo tree, said to have been planted by Jeong Gu himself. At Gwanhaejeong, memorial rites are held every year in the third and ninth months of the lunar calendar for Jeong Gu and his disciple Heo Mok.

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Where it is

Region

Changwon, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료