李彦經과 李春躋 父子의 燕行錄에 대하여

Abstract

This article is the result of the study of the father Li Un-gyung(李彦經) and the son Li Chun-je(李春躋)’s Yeonhaengmoongyunseogye(燕行聞見書啓) and Yeonhaen- gilrok(燕行日錄). In the winter of 1703, Li Un-gyung went to Beijing and wrote Yeonhaengmoongyunseogye, his report to the king. Li Un-gyung’s son, Li Chun-je, went to Beijing in the winter of 1731 as a diplomacy and wrote down his personal diary. The two records are the only records of the diplomatic envoys of 1703 and 1731 and have not been studied so far. These records are also worth noting in that the father and son of Jeonju Lee family went to Beijing after 28 years’ interval. Father Li Un-gyung tried to collect political and military information in Beijing, but he did not travel at all. Throughout his travels, he critically looked at Qing’s culture and customs based on his strong ideology against the Qing. On the other hand, in the diary of son Li Chun-je, few such ideas were found. He then visited three of the Catholic churches in Beijing and showed considerable interest in the Catholic Church, which is accessible to western cultures. The dramatic change in the character of the two works can be seen as an example of the difference between the periods of the 2nd and 3rd era of the Yeonhaenglok during 17th and 19th centuries. For a more in-depth discussion, it is necessary to look closely at the literary works of Li Un-gyung and Li Chun-je, and to compare the other Yeonhaenglok of the same family members of the first half of the 18th century.