Gwangjejeong Pavilion

There is no exact record of when Gwangjejeong was built, but judging from the pen name of Yang Don (1461–1512), it is presumed to have been built during his lifetime. Yang Don passed the samasi, a lower-level licentiate examination, in 1498, the ninth year of King Seongjong, but retired to Bonghyeon-ri following the Muo sahwa, a political purge. His writing and conduct were outstanding and served as a model of the time; on the recommendation of Nam Hyo-on the court offered him office, but he declined it and lived out his life quietly. The pavilion originally stood in Gwangje village, Hucheon-ri, Samgye-myeon, but in 1872, the ninth year of Emperor Gojong, it was moved to its present site. Gwangjejeong measures three kan across the front and two kan along the side, and is notable for having a single ondol (heated-floor) room at its centre. The pavilion stands atop a stepped stone platform, with a stepped passage running up through the middle. Inside hangs a plaque reading "Maedang," together with writings by Kim In-hu (pen name Haseo) and Gi Jeong-jin's "Gwangjejeong Junggeon-gi" (Record of the Reconstruction of Gwangjejeong). Gwangjejeong has been maintained by Yang Don's descendants ever since, and after his death local residents built the Agyesa shrine, where memorial rites have been held every spring and autumn.

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Where it is

Region

Imsil, Jeonbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료