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Travel Purposes in Joseon-era Travel Diaries

kim, mi-sun 1

1전남대학교 인문학연구소

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ABSTRACT

This study presents the travel purposes, and measures for using such travel diaries after examining 1,279 pieces of Joseon-era travel diaries. Chapter 2 examines the sightseeing as the main travel purpose as revealed in the travel diaries. The sightseeing places are various, including famous mountains, ancient towns, Buddhist temples, and pavilions. Sightseeing also occurs in expansive areas such as Gwandong and Honam. Many sightseeings occur as the diary writers visit the relevant places due to business with a number of sightseeings conducted only for the sake of travel. Chapter 3 examines the various purposes of travel shown in travel diaries. The revealed travel purposes include travels for taking the Gwageo examination (prestigious government employee recruitment test), travels for accompanying teachers, travels for meeting people in office or in exile, travels for preparation for/holding ancestral rites such as visits to the ancestral graves and preparation for the publication of literature, travels for hot spring bathing, and travels for preparation for lodging petitions to the king and for attending meetings. Chapter 4 presents three summarized measures for utilizing travel diaries based on travel purposes. First, Joseon-era travel diaries can be used to identify the decent lives of our ancestors. Second, they can be used as educational material for reviewing our ancestors' travels. Third, they can be used to identify activities designed to promote the achievements of our ancestors.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.