Cheonyangjeong Pavilion

This pavilion was built at an archery ground during the Joseon period for hallyang (men of leisure from the gentry who held no office) to practise archery. Cheonyangjeong was first built in 1712, the 38th year of King Sukjong, on the bank west of Dagacheon Stream, but was soon swept away by a flood. Afterwards, in 1722, the second year of King Gyeongjong, a pavilion called Dagajeong was built at the foot of Dagasan Mountain and used as an archery ground. In 1830, the 30th year of King Sunjo, another pavilion was built on the site and, following the old name, was called Cheonyangjeong. Thereafter, Dagajeong, which faced north, was used exclusively by younger hallyang, while Cheonyangjeong, set facing south in a sheltered valley, came to be used mainly by older men. The archery societies of Dagajeong and Cheonyangjeong were forcibly merged into one with that of Gunjajeong Pavilion during the Japanese colonial period. The term "cheonyang" (穿楊) means "piercing a willow leaf [with an arrow]", and derives from a story about Yi Seong-gye, King Taejo of Joseon, renowned for his extraordinary skill in archery.

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Jeonju, Jeonbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료