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Abstract

Song of Trekking Geumo Mountain is a poet written to touring Geumo Mountain in Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do. The poet is Jung Hae-young who left his hometown, when he was young, and returned to the hometown at the age of 70. This poet has the characteristic in touring hometown, ‘the songs of trekking mountain’ generally have the content on the first exploring the famous mountains such as Mt. Kumgang, Halla, and Baekdu, but the song is on the mountain of hometown. It is not a record on a strange place to go for the first time, but a writting of confirming a place already know. The poet records the Geumo Mountain with love and pride. Not only does it record how beautiful and unusual things are to see, but it also proudly introduces the history and traditions there. Not only the site of old temple, but the natural wonders including amazing and unique caves and waterfalls are recorded. In addition, there are a lot of great ancestors like Choi Chi-won, Han Yu-han and Jung Ki-ryong in it. In addition, it tells how well the poet's family has lived in the hometown from the first ancestor. In this sense, Song of Trekking Geumo Mountain is not just a song of excursions, but rather an enlightening poet. The famous general, Jung Ki-ryong and Yi Sun-sin of Korea-Japan war in the late 16th century is proudly told in the poet. During the period of Japanese colonial rule, 1938, the year of written the poet was was a very severe time, during which the Japan-China war broke out in 1937 and became part of the Second World War. It can be said to show the spirit of the Independence. Jung Hae-young's independence spirit can be seen in his biography written by his son and also in his achievement establishing schools in the region. His elder brother, Jung Kyu-young, also established schools with his son, Jung Jae-wan, and took charge of the Baeksan Trading Company that help the independence war to Japan. The independence spirit of these families was appeared in Song of Trekking Geumo Mountain.