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Suunjeong Pavilion - 수운정 (水雲亭) (built 1582 onward)

This pavilion was constructed in 1582 by Son Yeop, a great-grandson of Son Chungdon. Son Yeop named it Suunjeong from a verse that says "clear as water and evanescent as clouds".

It is a six-'kan'structure ('kan' is a traditional unit of measure referring to the space between two columns) with an 'ondol' (heated floor) room and a wood-floored hall. The roof is hipped and gabled.

Located on a hill outside the boundary of the village, it commands a fine view of the Angang plain. It is said that a portrait of King Taejo (r. 1392-98), the founder of the Joseon dynasty, was sheltered here during the Japanese invasions of 1592-98.

Address: 경북 경주시 강동면 양동리 313.

(Designated Important Folklore Material #80).

Bibliography:

All images copyright 2002 Timothy M. Ciccone

Information from signposts on site

Hong, Hyung-Ock et al. Hanoak: Traditional Korean Homes.
  Hollym, 1999. Seoul

Nilsen, Robert South Korea Handbook
  Moon Travel Publications, 1997. Hong Kong


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