Inojeong Pavilion

This is the place where Hanhwondang Kim Goeng-pil (1454–1504) and Ildu Jeong Yeo-chang (1450–1504), great scholars of the Joseon period, kept each other company, composing poetry, enjoying refined pursuits, and teaching scholarship to younger students. The building's name, Ino, meaning "two elders," refers to Hanhwondang and Ildu together. Inojeong is also known as Jeil Gangjeong ("the finest riverside pavilion") or Jeil Gangsan ("the finest river and mountain scenery"), and, true to these names, it occupies a site of outstanding scenery. The building is thought to have first been built sometime between 1495, when Ildu took up the post of magistrate of Aneum in Hamyang, and 1498, when both men were exiled after suffering persecution in the Muo Sahwa, a purge of Confucian scholars. It was later rebuilt in 1885 by Confucian literati of the Yeongnam region to honour the two men, and records show that it was repaired again in 1904. The building measures four kan across the front and two kan along the side — a kan being the traditional bay spacing between columns — and its roof is a hip-and-gable roof (paljakjibung), shaped like the Chinese character for "eight" (八) when seen from the side. Under the eaves, wooden plaques reading "Inojeong" and "Jeil Gangjeong" hang at the centre, and on the round columns at the front a plaque bears the poem "Yu Agyang," composed by the two scholars, adding further charm. Inojeong has an unusual floor plan rarely seen in pavilions built with an umul-maru, a raised wooden floor laid in a well-like lattice pattern. The ceiling above the floor also has a ventilation opening shaped like the Chinese character for "well" (井), letting mountain and river breezes circulate naturally — a feature that reveals the wisdom of our ancestors.

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Where it is

Region

Dalseong, Daegu

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료