역사민속 물산지리지로서 『세종실록지리지』의 팔도 곡물 분포와 특성 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand dispersion of grains throughout the eight provinces in Joseon Dynasty, considering the fact that natural environment and local products affects people’s life and culture. As analyzing local products, especially about grains through Geography Section of the Annals of King Sejong(世宗實錄地理志), this paper approached further understanding on staple grain of each province. As a result, grains mainly consumed were categorized as 3 kinds; rice, bean, and minor grains which includes several subclasses. Each province showed different diet of grains according to their natural background and richness. For example, bean was produced all over the province, while red bean and grean bean were not produced in Pyeongan and Hamgil province which is the northernmost province of the country. This shows the north limit line of these bean growth at that time. Besides, wheat was harvested at the entire province, while barley was grown only at the Gyeonggi, Hwanghae, Hamgil province. This result shows wheat was more common in the past, and implies the chinese character ‘麥[maek]’ meaning ‘barley’ nowadays might have referred to ‘wheat’ at that time, because wheat was named as 眞麥[Jinmaek]’ which means ‘real barley’. Because difference of the diet formed different food culture and people’s life, this research can help understand historical background and characteristic of local food.