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Pictorial KOREA is a monthly magazine, published by

the Korean Overseas Information Service that

introduces Korean art, culture, industry, lifestyles and

nature to readers the world over.

Korean Overseas Information Service

82 - 1, Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Republic of Korea

Tel: 82 - 2 - 398 - 1910 ~ 9 Fax: 82 - 2 - 398 - 1882

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Promenade - The Pavilions of Hamyang

Preserving the Views of Nature and Life of Scholars of Old

Editorial Director

Kim Young-mann

Produced by

Min Byeong-hoon

Focus - Ice Fishing

The Pinnacle of Family Leisure Sports for Winter

English Editors

Suzanne Crowder Han,

Cho Yoon-jung, Na Su-ho

Art Director

Oh Jung-eun

Senior Designers

Lee Tae-eun

Hong Min-hee

Craft - The Secret of Hanji

Preservation of Knowledge and Information Over a Thousand Years

Editorial Advisers

Joo Hae-joong, Moon Mi-hwa, Park Sun-hee

Photo Director

Park Sung-bae

Festival - Daegwallyeong Snow Festival

White Dreams in a Fairy Tale Land of Snow

Photographers

Seong Ki-hyun, Lee Hong-ki

Printing

Samsung Moonhwa Printing Co.

Cho Young-seung, President

E-mail: smpc@korea.com

Tel: 82 - 2 - 468 - 0361/5

Here - The Oreum of Jejudo Island

Where Jejudo Islanders are Born, Raised, and Buried

Edited & Designed by

Designwill Co. Ltd

47-6, Supyo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea.

Tel: 82 - 2 - 2269 - 9300 Fax: 82 - 2 - 2269 - 9104

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Exhibition - The 1st Robot World Adventure

Penetrating Questions about the Future of Humanity and

Robots

Cover

Seollal and Daeboreum are two Korean holidays that have

been closely related to the traditions of an agricultural so-

ciety from ancient times. Of the many customs followed and

folk games played on these two days, some have survived to

the present day while others have been lost through the

changes and development of society.

Island - Baengnyeongdo

The Northernmost Island in the Yellow Sea, Stirring Dreams of

Reunification

Museum - Yangpyeong Korean Gugak Record Museum

The Product of the Resolve of One Custodian of Traditional

Music

Tradition

Traditional Holiday Games and Customs

Folk Holidays that Serve to Bring Family

Members Together

February 2004

Temple - Songgwangsa

Temple of Korean Buddhism Embracing all Life

Promenade

Preserving the Views of Nature and Life of Scholars of Old

The area of Seosang-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do province, is known as a

treasure trove of pavilions that represent the culture of the sarim , the intellectual ruling

class comprised of small- to medium-sized landowners that led politics and society in the

mid-Joseon period (c. 16th century). In particular, Hwarimdong Valley, which begins in

Bongjeon-ri at the entrance to Mt. Hwangseoksan, is famous for its beautiful pavilions,

rocks and clear water.

Text by Lee Kyoung-sun / Photographs by Cho Jae-hee

Pictorial Korea

The Chinese of old built gardens by dig-

ging an artificial pond, placing strange and fas-

cinatingly shaped rocks in and around it, and

circling it all with a layered wall. The Japanese

groomed every grain of sand and each blade of

grass, producing what looks like a miniature

enchanted garden.

Ancient Koreans, however, long knew that

this sort of artificial beautification would hide

the natural beauty of the land's mountains and

valleys. Unlike the Chinese or Japanese, who

built closed, artificial gardens, Korea's scholars

of old were of such a free and open-minded

disposition that they erected simple pavilions

in the midst of an open space and left nature

just as it was when they made their gardens.

Rather than processing nature, they embraced

nature as it was.

For this reason, it was important to choose

the proper site for a pavilion. Each scholar had

to choose a place that was close to his idea of

natural and ideal beauty. Pavilions were a place

for the scholar to enjoy his free time when he

returned to the mountains and streams of his

hometown, whether of his own volition or not.

Pavilion sites should be constantly serenad-

ed by the sound of clear flowing water and

refreshed by a cool breeze carrying the fra-

grance of pine trees. Scholars cleansed their

hearts with the clear water and soothed their

bodies with the cool breeze.

Also, pavilions had to be completely open in

order to allow appreciation of nature in all

directions. With its pillars, on which were af-

fixed poems and other writings, and hipped-

and-gabled roof, the pavilion had to be so

natural as to seem a part of nature itself.

The best of all pavilion sites is Anui Valley in

Hamyang, Gyeongsangnam-do province, more

commonly known as Hwarimdong Valley. It is

a place noted for its scenic beauty. The waters

of Mt. Deogyusan wind through broad, flat

rocks, making ponds here and there, and by

each pond a pavilion was erected, earning this

place the name Paldampaljeong, or "Eight

Ponds, Eight Pavilions." In October 2003,

however, most of the pavilions, including

Nongwoljeong Pavilion, were destroyed in a

fire, leaving only three pavilions in Hwarim-

dong Valley.

After passing over the arch-shaped Hwa-

rimgyo Bridge, one first encounters Geoyeon-

jeong Pavilion looking down on Hwarimdong

Valley. The swirling, dark blue waters of the

stream near Geoyeonjeong are so deep that it is

hard to guess their depth. The pavilion is three

kan (a traditional unit of architectural measure)

wide and three kan deep. The pavilion's beauty

can best be appreciated from about midway

along Jamsugyo Bridge, which crosses over the

valley.

If you put both hands to your mouth and

shout from Geoyeonjeong, Gunjajeong Pavi-

lion can be found at the place where the sound

Gunjajeong

Pavilion has an

unadorned grace

February 2004

Nongwoljeong

Pavilion, reputed to

have been the most

beautiful of the

pavilions in

Hwarimdong

Valley, was

unfortunately lost in

a fire.

dies. It is said that Gunjajeong was erected

by an official of the mid-Joseon period who

moved back to the countryside to avoid poli-

tical disaster. It is three kan wide and two kan

deep with a hipped-and-gabled roof, and in its

unadorned grace one can feel the dignity of a

man of virtue ( gunja ).

About a 30-minute walk downstream from

Gunjajeong will bring you to Donghojeong

Pavilion. Erected about 1890, Donghojeong is

enveloped in a pine forest, and the natural

wood pillars that retain their original curves

and twists enhance its charm. The stairs to the

pavilion are rough, as if hewn by an axe, and

lovers that ascend and descend them naturally

hold hands.

In front of Donghojeong is a 660-square-

meter rock called Chairam Rock. Chail lite-

rally means "to hide the sun," and can be

translated as "sun shade" or "awning." The

name may have been given to the pavilion

because awnings were erected here for draw-

ing or calligraphy when sarim culture was in

full bloom.

Before the fire, however, the gem of Hwa-

rimdong Valley was Nongwoljeong Pavilion.

Hwarimdong Valley gave the impression of the

folds of a woman's skirt, and Nongwoljeong

was situated like an ornamental pendant

hanging in those folds. Perhaps that is why,

with Nongwoljeong now gone, there seems to

be something missing from the scenery of

Hwarimdong Valley.

Nongwoljeong once sat like a snail atop a

broad, flat rock of 3,300 square meters, and its

name meant "to play with the moon." How is

it that one can play with the moon hanging

in the night sky? Perhaps it referred to drink-

ing the moon captured in a glass of liquor?

From Nongwoljeong it seemed as if you

could fly straight into the valley with a rush.

What did the builder of Nongwoljeong think

as he sat there? Perhaps he thought of the

transience of time as he watched cold water

flowing over the snow-covered rock, or may-

be he sought to become like water in teach-

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