Monghwagak Pavilion

This pavilion was built by descendants to commemorate the virtue of Songpa Bak Jeon and his wife, Lady Ju of the Sinan clan. Bak Jeon (1514–1558) passed the civil service examination in 1546, the first year of King Myeongjong of Joseon, and served as Jeongnang, a senior official of the Board of Taxation, and as Bukpyeongsa, an inspector overseeing military affairs in the northern border region; he died in 1558, the 13th year of King Myeongjong. Afterwards, his widow, Lady Ju, observed 3 years of mourning and then went with her young son to her natal home in Uljin. She then moved to Hwacheon-ri in Sunheung, where she had her son Bak Seon-jang study under Nam Sam-song; he passed the civil service examination and achieved great success, and later generations built this pavilion to commemorate Lady Ju's deeds. The name 'Monghwagak' (夢花閣, 'Pavilion of the Flower Dream') is said to come from a legend in which, after Bak Jeon's death, his wife received a revelation in a dream and chose to settle in Hwacheon-ri, a place name containing the character 花 ('hwa', flower), after which her son passed the examination and the family flourished greatly. The building measures 3 kan across the front and 2 kan on the side, with a hipped-and-gabled (paljak) roof shaped like the Chinese character 八 (eight) when viewed from the side.

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Region

Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료