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A General Study on Soraksan Yusangi in Joseon dynasty
Journal of Korean Classical Chinese Literature
Abbr :
한문고전연구
2015, 30(1), pp.335-364
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2015.30.1.011
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
2015, 30(1), pp.335-364
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2015.30.1.011
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
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The written record of the scenery and impressions of nature as taking a tour of mountains is excursion account, namely Yusangi(遊山記). Excursion accounts of Soraksan(雪嶽山) were written during the late 15th and early 19th centuries. They’d been created intensively since the last half of 17th century. This is intimately associated with setting up Kim Chang-heup(金昌翕)’s own residence in Soraksan. In that sense, it cannot be emphasized enough that how great importance he is on Soraksan Yusangi. People visited Soraksan, mostly, in spring and fall. It can be hard to find any writings of winter’s climbing, and there are only two writings of summer’s. The course of sightseeing excursion can be largely divided into before and after Kim Chang-heup and Kim Soo-jeung: Before, it should make a detour via Hangyeryong and Misiryeong; after, the course is exactly the same as the current touring trails. When one climbs via inner-sorak, unpack in Sungusa, the predecessor of Baekdamsa, and Simwonsa. Prior to the establishment of the Baekdamsa, private houses across the temple were the place to stay. And going further into the mountain should stay at Youngsiam, Oseam and Bongjeongam. The favorite place of outer-sorak visitors is Shinhungsa. On the way Ulsanbawi from Shinhungsa, some of them put up at Naewonam. It’s possible to converge into several critical remarks about Soraksan. It’s described as retirement[隱], sacredness[聖], and also characterized by quaintness[奇] or mysticity[靈]. Maybe there are various other perspective as well. However, it won’t get much beyond the four traits.
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