Hwanbyeokdang or Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion is a garden pavilion, located in the neighborhood of Chunghyo-dong, Buk-gu of
Gwangju
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near
Damyang County
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South Jeolla Province
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, South Korea. It was built by Sachon (also known as Kim Yunje, 1501–1572) on the hill behind his house.
Hwanbyeokdang was named 'Hwanbyeokdang' by
Sinjam, and a rough translation is 'a place surrounded by green trees and water.' It was also previously called "Byeokgandang" ().
An anecdote
The pavilion is known as a historical site related to
Jeong Cheol Jeong (the Revised Romanization spelling of ) may refer to:
*Jeong (surname)
*Jeong (given name)
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and has an
anecdote
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regarding him. When Kim Yun-je took a nap in the pavilion, he dreamed that a dragon flew into the sky from a fishing spot. After awakening, he felt odd, so ran to the place and found a boy swimming there. Kim was so fascinated with the boy and his remarkable appearance, that arranged for his granddaughter to marry the boy. The boy was Jeong Cheol who later became a politician and famous literary figure.
Structures
The pavilion was constructed on a stone embankment on the hillside facing south. It has rooms on the south, north and west sides and has a wooden
verandah
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on both the east and west sides. When originally built it was in the traditional style of a pavilion but was modified by Sachon's descendants. When first built it was surrounded by bamboo but these have now gone and in place of the bamboo there are
myrtle,
zelkova
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phoenix,
cherry
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Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet '' Prunus avium'' and the sour '' Prunus cerasus''. The na ...
and
Chinese quince trees.
Sachon spent his later years, after the 1545 purge of scholars called ''Eulsa sahwa'' (),
here training young scholars. Both
Jeong Cheol Jeong (the Revised Romanization spelling of ) may refer to:
*Jeong (surname)
*Jeong (given name)
Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its ...
and Seohadang Kim Seong-Won studied here. Inside the pavilion there are on display poems by
Song Si-yeol
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and Im Eok-ryeong.
See also
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Soswaewon
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This garden harmonizes with nature in characteristic traditional Korean style ...
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Hanok
A (; name in South Korea) or ''chosŏnjip'' (; name in North Korea and for Koreans in Yanbian, China), is a traditional Korean house. were first designed and built in the 14th century during the Joseon dynasty.
Korean architecture conside ...
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Seowon
() were the most common educational institutions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. They were private institutions, and combined the functions of a Confucian shrine and a Confucian school. In educational terms, the were primarily occupied wit ...
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Korean architecture
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Throughout the history of Korea, various kingdoms and royal dynasties have developed a unique style of architecture with influences from Korean Buddh ...
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Korean garden
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Architecture in Korea
Buk District, Gwangju
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