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Geography of the Route of Diplomatic Envoy to Beijing and Marks of Mind along the Route -Section from Sanhaegwan(山海關) to Tongju(通州)-

  • Journal of Korean Literature
  • 2017, (36), pp.31-64
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature
  • Published : November 30, 2017

LEE SEANGSU 1

1한양대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper investigated the geography of the section from Sanhaegwan to Tongju in the route of diplomatic envoy to Beijing and deliberated the marks of mind of a Joseon intellectual who was nameless in this space. Sanhaegwan was the eastern gate of Jangseong which was the passage of civilization as well as the border between Chinese and other ethnic group since Ming dynasty. It’s about 300km from Sanhaegwan to Beijing and took about 9 days for the diplomatic envoy to move from Sanhaegwan to Beijing. The section was the passage of civilization where human and material exchange was actively executed as excitement and emotion from approach to the center of civilization was heightened and expansion of knowledge and experience and intellectual growth were appreciated through the experience of new culture. The substantial part of ancient road coincides with the public Jingha(京哈) railway G102 at present. The area was the metropolitan area in the past so that the city flourished and civilization was developed. For efficient discussion, the entire section was divided into five parts: Sanhaegwan(山海關)-Munyeong(撫寧)-Yeongpyeong(永平)-Pungyun(豐潤)-Gyeju(薊州)-Tongju(通州). Through the discussion, most parts were restored and several spots were identified. Furthermore, the interests of envoys per spot which were generally observed beyond times and individuals were analyzed to emphasize that the section was not simply the stagnant relics from the ancient times but historic site which was still filled with vitality. This paper tried to keep the extensive and dimensional viewpoint overlooking the entire route of diplomatic enjoy by reflecting the research results related to historic geography in the region as much as possible. The attitude of this paper will be generally required for further study.

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