Tour Guide

Pavillion Culture

Soswaewon

  • Soswaewon was a garden built by Yang San-bo(1503-1557) to give up renounce his success and to retire into nature, after Jungam Jo Kwang-jo(1482-1519), his teacher, was sent to exile to Neungju due to Kimyo Sahwa or Disorder and was dead there.

Sikyungjung

  • A curvy tile-roofed building with 2 kans on the front and flank. It has a quite unique structure that a room is placed on one side and floors on its front and flank.

Songgangjung

  • Songgang Jung Chul was promoted to a higher position(Daesahun) in the 17th year of King Sungjo(1584) but he had to resign his office next year owing to the heated faction between Dongin and Seoin.

Myunangjung

  • Myunangjung Song Sun was born at Bongsan, Damyang-gun in the 24th year of King Sungjong of the Choson Dynasty and his other name is Sucho and a pen name is Kichon.

Myungokhun Garden

  • Oh Hee-do. His other name is Deukwon and pen name is Myunggok. He passed Samasi(a kind of exams) in 1602 and the civil service exams in 1623(the 1st year of King Injo of the Chosun Dynasty).