Pyeonggang Jeon Clan Hyoyeolgak Pavilion, Goesan

The Hyoyeolgak Pavilion of the Pyeonggang Jeon clan was built in 1773, the forty-ninth year of King Yeongjo, to commemorate the royal commendations (jeongnyeo, honours granted for filial piety or loyalty) given to three brothers — Jeon U, Jeon Gang and Jeon Hyeon — and to the brothers Jeon I-geun and Jeon I-hwan, grandsons of Jeon U. Later, commendations for Jeon Gwang-pil and Jeon Sang-ik, and for Lady Andong Kwon, wife of Jeon Uicheon, were added at the same pavilion, making it a hyoyeolgak, a pavilion honouring both filial sons and a virtuous woman. Eight inscribed boards hang inside the pavilion, which has six bays across the front and one bay in depth, with a gable roof — a representative building type of central Korea. The record of these royal commendations is contained in Volume 1 of the Daehan Chungui Hyoyeollok (Record of Loyalty, Filial Piety and Virtue of the Great Han), compiled by its editorial committee and published by Gwanmunsa. The pavilion stands on National Route 37 just outside Goesan-eup. When the road was widened in 1990, it was moved 10 cheok (a traditional unit of length, about 3 m) to the rear of its original site and raised onto a 4-cheok platform, rebuilt in its original form. Jeon U (1590–1630) held the post of dosa, a provincial office. His courtesy name was Jamun and his pen name Yagye; he was the son of Jeon Yu-hyeong, known as Haksong. He was posthumously granted the post of jwaseungji, a royal secretary. He raised a righteous army during the Japanese invasions of 1592–1598, and from 1605, as a censor, he won merit by securing the remission of 100,000 seok of army provisions demanded by Ming China. Jeon Gang (1598–1627), courtesy name Yumun, was Jeon U's younger brother; he was posthumously granted the post of dosa. Jeon Hyeon (1602–1630) held the post of gamnyeok, a construction supervisor. His courtesy name was Gyeomyeoja and his pen name Jiseon; he was Jeon Gang's younger brother. Jeon I-geun (1656–1718), courtesy name Dalgyeong, was a grandson of Jeon U. Jeon I-hwan (1658–1723), courtesy name Mugyeong, was Jeon I-geun's younger brother. Jeon Gwang-pil (1708–1764) was posthumously granted the post of jwarang, a sixth-rank official. His courtesy name was Gwangguk; he was a grandson of Jeon I-geun. Jeon Sang-ik (1785–1845), courtesy name Yeoneung and pen name Jijijae, was the son of Taekseung. Lady Andong Kwon (1718–1759), wife of Jeon Uicheon, who had passed the civil service examination, belonged to the Andong Kwon clan; she was the daughter of Kwon Sang-yeon, who held the military post of manho, and the wife of a grandson by a secondary line of Jeon I-hwan. The pavilion is presumed to have been built in 1773, the forty-ninth year of King Yeongjo. With six bays across the front, one bay in depth and a gable roof, it displays the representative architectural style of central Korea. Having produced seven filial sons and one virtuous woman within a single lineage, the Hyoyeolgak Pavilion of the Pyeonggang Jeon clan is a valuable record that deserves to be handed down widely as a testament to the ideals of loyalty and filial piety.

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Where it is

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Goesan, Chungbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료