Ojeonggak Pavilion

A jeongmun is a red gate erected by the state at the entrance to a village, or in front of a house, to encourage public morality by honouring a loyal subject, a filial son or a virtuous woman. This site brings together in one place the jeongmun of five generations of one family, including the jeongmun of loyalty for Kim Mun-gi, Minister of Personnel, who took part in the movement to restore King Danjong to the throne during the reign of King Sejo, and the jeongmun of filial piety for his son Hyeon-seok. The present building is said to have been built in 1870, the seventh year of Emperor Gojong, repaired in 1968, given its dancheong decorative painting in 1976, and restored by Siheung County in 1981 as part of a renovation project, bringing it to its present form. At the entrance to Ojeonggak stands a monument erected in 1983 to commemorate the repair; its front face is inscribed "Ojeonggak Repair Commemoration Monument", while the back and both sides record in detail the conduct, official posts and virtues of the five generations beginning with Kim Mun-gi. Beyond the gate stands the pavilion itself, three bays across the front and two bays deep, under a symmetrical gabled roof shaped like the character 人 when seen from the side. Under the eaves of the central bay hangs a plaque reading "Ojeonggak", and one bay further in hangs another reading "Ose Chunghyo" (Loyalty and Filial Piety of Five Generations). Inside hangs a portrait of Kim Mun-gi, and behind the building stand the jeongmun of the five generations, centred on his own.

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Where it is

Region

Ansan, Gyeonggi

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료