Ogoejeong Pavilion

Ogoejeong was first built in 1545, the year King Myeongjong of Joseon came to the throne, by O Yang-son, and was renovated by his descendants in 1922. O Yang-son, the first member of the Haeju O clan to settle in Sameun-ri, was a disciple of Kim Goeng-pil (1454–1504) and held the minor office of chambong. In 1519, the 14th year of King Jungjong, he witnessed many scholars, including Jo Gwang-jo, come to harm in the Gimyo Sahwa, the literati purge of that year, and withdrew into seclusion, first to Suwon in Gyeonggi province and then to Mokgi-chon village in Namwon, before settling in Sameun-ri in 1521, the 16th year of King Jungjong. There he built Ogoejeong, where he spent his time in the company of poetry and wine and devoted himself to teaching younger scholars. The pavilion was enlarged in 1856 and rebuilt again in 1922, in the form that survives today. The name Ogoejeong comes from the five goe trees (Chinese scholar trees) planted around the pavilion. The term 'goejeong' traditionally denoted the positions of the three State Councillors — the Chief, Left and Right State Councillors. The building has three bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a hipped-and-gabled roof; at each of the four corners a supplementary post rises from a stone base to support the eaves. It has a one-bay room on either side of the centre, flanked by narrow verandas. In the main hall hang eight wooden plaques, including writings by An Cheo-sun, known by his pen name Sajedang, and a record of the pavilion's renovation.

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Imsil, Jeonbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료