17세기 이전 금강산 유람의 경로 및 특징

Abstract

There were total 32 people that went sightseeing to Mt. Geumgang until the 17th century, and they left total 37 travel essays. The routes they took to go sightseeing to Mt. Geumgang can be largely divided into three: the excursion route to Mt. Geumgang, the excursion route in the process of sightseeing at Mt. Geumgang, and the excursion route back home after sightseeing. The excursion route at Mt. Geumgang can further be divided into the one that started sightseeing at the inner part of the mountain and the one that started sightseeing at the outer part of the mountain. The excursion route can also be divided into the one that passed Biro Peak and the one that did not pass the peak. The present study summarized the excursion routes around Mt. Geumgang in its travel essays until the 17th century into five characteristics: first, the sightseers were mainly from Hanyang and Geungi areas; second, sightseeing at Mt. Geumgang was mainly around its inner part; third, they did not use the terms of Naegeumgang, Oigeumgang, and Haegeumgang; fourth, the sightseers of the mountain cited Jangan, Pyohun, Jeongyang, and Yujeom Buddhist Temples as the four major Buddhist Temple in the mountain; finally, they took various excursion routes and itineraries according to their travel dates. When those characteristics are compared with today, it is estimated that they must have taken different patterns over time. Sightseers of Mt. Geumgang would be distributed more around the nation; new excursion routes would appear in the outer part of the mountain; and today's terms such as Naegeumgang, Oigeumgang, and Haegeumgang would emerge according to the progress of the times. In addition, the excursion routes in the mountain would be diversified gradually in the process.