Ãß»ç °íÅà The former house of Ch¡¯usa, Kim
Chŏng-hŭi near Asan.
(Click on the picture to view a larger image)
This
house, consisting of the men¡¯s quarters (»ç¶ûä), family quarters (¾Èä), and ancestor shrine (»ç´ç), is all that remains of the large
aristocratic home of the famed scholar and calligrapher Kim Chŏng-hŭi (±èÁ¤Èñ) better known by his Ho
(pen-name) as Ch¡¯usa (1786~1856), that was constructed earlier in the 18th
century by Ch¡¯usa¡¯s great-grand-father Kim Han-shin (±èÇѽÅ). It lies some way off
the main road linking Asan (site of the Onyang hot springs) with the west
coast, on the way to Sudŏk-sa. These photos were taken in November 2003.
In order to make this page more easily
accessible, I will not include other photos in it, but allow you to view them
one by one. They are atmospheric, rather than scientific, so no need for
captions.
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Ch¡¯usa¡¯s
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From
1840 until 1848, Ch¡¯usa Kim Chŏng-hŭi was exiled to the southern
island of Cheju and during those years the great Buddhist monk and tea master Ch¡¯o-ŭi
visited him no less than five times, once staying for six months, teaching him
about tea and Buddhism. There is a recently built memorial to Ch¡¯usa¡¯s exile in
south-western Cheju, including a reconstruction of the house he lived in. It is
not certain that tea was growing in the island at that time, although nowadays
there are many tea plantations. Below are a few photos of the house, of the
flowers and tea bushes planted in front of it, and a tea-plantation not far
away.
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These
and further pictures from Jeju Island can also be viewed in a separate page.
ÇöÃæ»ç The Family home of Chung-Mu, Admiral Yi
Sun-shin
Memorial Shrine at Asan
(Click on the picture to view a larger image)
Korea¡¯s
greatest national hero was born on April 28, 1545. He died at the battle of
Noryang, on November 19, 1598. This much restored house, not open for public
viewing, continued to be used by his descendants until fairly recently. In the
late 1960s, the site was transformed into a large shrine-park, containing a
memorial musuem as well as a hall for offerings. The pictures here are all
centered on this house.
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