조선후기 경기북부 경승지의 현황과 인식 변화 - 永平八景을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study examined the present conditions and characteristics of tourist attractions in the Yeongpyeong[永平] area, one of the suburbs of Seoul which was referred to as a place of scenic beauty and visited by lots of tourists. Hwajeokyeon[禾積淵], meaning a rock and pond which looks like a pile of rice straws, was well-known as a ritual site for rain in the late Choseon Dynasty. In addition, it was a sacred place in the agrarian society where a good harvest was prayed. Changokbyeong[蒼玉屛] was the place where ParkSun[朴淳], a premier in the middle Choseon Dynasty, built a house and lived after he retired to the country. Many of the people who travelled Yeongpyeong area stayed there with the admiration for his intention. Furthermore, Geumsujeong[金水亭] is a pavilion which was owned by Yang Sa-eon[楊士彦], the best author of the Choseon Dynasty. It was also called Uduyeon[牛頭淵 or Udujeong[牛頭亭] as the side of the Yeongpyeong creek looked like the head of a cow. Yeongpyeong area, which was about 60km away from Seoul and had scenic views, was the best place for those who wanted to retire into a country. Park Sun, a premier in the middle Choseon Dynasty, retired to Yeongpyeong area, where he built and lived in Baegyeonwa[拜鵑窩] and left many writings and poems at Yiyangjeong[二養亭]. Therefore, the aristocrats who visited scenic spots in Yeongpyeong area for sightseeing visited and paid their respects at Okbyeong Seowon[玉屛書院], into which Park Sun was canonized, and went on sightseeing. As Yeongpyeong belonged to the route of Gyeongheung road among the main roads of the Choseon Dynasty, it was one to two days’ walking distance from Seoul. Furthermore, as it took about five to six days to get Mt. Geumgang if travelled along Gyeongheung road [慶興路], people visited Yeongpyeong and enjoyed its scenic beauty on their way to Mt. Geumgang[金剛山] when travelling to places of scenic beauty was popular. An examination was made into changes in scenic spots in Yeongpyeong area. The results found that the scenic spots changed from country houses where Park Sun and Yang Sa-eon, famous writers before the 18th century, spent their later lives, leaving writings and poems to places for self-cultivation and resting after the 18th century when Sarim politics[士林派] was stabilized and transportation developed.