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designated as South Korea's Place of Scenic Beauty No. 34. Yun Seondo Wonrim (‘Grove’) on Bogildo is where
Yun Seondo Yun Seondo (1587–1671), also spelled as Yoon Sun-Do, was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician. A Neo-Confucian scholar, he was also known by his pen names Gosan and Haeong. Life He was born in Seoul, in what is now South Korea. He ac ...
, the civilian courtier, poet, and scholar from the
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:조선), spent his final days. It is located in Buhwang-ri, Bogil-myeon, Wando-gun. First designated as South Korea's Historical Site No. 369 on January 11, 1992, it was redesignated as South Korea's Place of Scenic Beauty No. 34 on January 8, 2008.Korea Cultural Heritage Administration notice 제2008-1호, 《국가지정문화재 명승 지정 및 사적 해제》, 문화재청장, 대한민국 관보 제16664호, 86-99면, 2008-01-08


History

Yun Seondo Wonrim (‘Grove’) on Bogildo presents the major garden style of the
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Yun Seondo Yun Seondo (1587–1671), also spelled as Yoon Sun-Do, was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician. A Neo-Confucian scholar, he was also known by his pen names Gosan and Haeong. Life He was born in Seoul, in what is now South Korea. He ac ...
(1589-1671), who was heading to Jeju Island due to the
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Invasion of Joseon, was fascinated by the local scenic beauty and settled there, where he created his outstanding
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:漁父四時詞)>. For Nakseojae (
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:樂書齋), Yun Seondo used the pen name of Gosan(
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:고산). He built three rooftiled houses in the east, west, and center, where he studied the teachings of
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. Dongcheonseoksil (
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:東天石室) is a small pavilion on the cliff rock halfway up the mountain across from Nakseojae. Nearby Seokmun (‘stone gate’), Seokcheon (‘stone spring’), Seokpok (‘stone waterfall’), and Seokdae (‘stone ledge’) constitute magnificent scenes. Sitting between Seyeon-ji (‘pond’) and Hoesu-dam (‘pond’), Seyeon-jeong (‘pavilion’) is a plaque reading ''Seyeonji'' in the center, one reading ''Hogwangru'' in the east, one reading ''Nakgiran'' in the south, and ones each reading ''Donghwagak'' and ''Chilamheon'' hanging from it.


Garden

Yun Seondo Wonrim(‘Grove’) on Bogildo is broadly composed of three areas. (
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:樂書齋), a private family house with a library, faces north, and a rill called Namgeumgye (
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:朗吟溪) passes by. On each side the buildings of Goksudang (
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:曲水堂) and Mumindang (
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:無憫堂) stand. Beside the two buildings lies a large, square pond. The name of Dongcheonseoksil (
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:東天石室) came from ‘Dongcheonbokji’ which refers to an unexampled place of scenic beauty where a
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hermit dwells, and is situated at the highest place in the area for resting and reading. The area that surrounds Seyeonjeong (
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:洗然亭) is the most exquisitely wrought part of the garden. When creating an artificial waterway in the village entrance lying adjacent to the beach, pond, a
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, and a ledge were built to ensure visitors’ appreciation of the scene.Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 부용동정원 참조
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Literature

* Katharina I-Bon Suh: ''The Garden of Seyeonjeong as a Realm of Thoughts. A Meaningful and Purposeful Creation by Korean scholar Gosan Yun Seondo (1587−1671)''. In: Die Gartenkunst 29 (2017/1). ISSN 0935-0519, p 129−154.


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