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{{Short description|South Korean historical landmark}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=May 2022}}'''Bogildo Yun Seondo garden''' is a [[cultural property]] designated as South Korea's Place of Scenic Beauty No. 34. Yun Seondo Wonrim (‘Grove’) on Bogildo is where [[Yun Seondo]], the civilian courtier, poet, and scholar from the [[Joseon]] period ({{Korean|hangul=조선|labels=no}}), spent his final days. It is located in Buhwang-ri, Bogil-myeon, [[Wando County|Wando-gun]]. First designated as South Korea's Historical Site No. 369 on January 11, 1992, it was redesignated as South Korea's Place of Scenic Beauty No. 34 on January 8, 2008.<ref name="문화재청 고시 제2008-1호">Korea Cultural Heritage Administration notice 제2008-1호,  《국가지정문화재 명승 지정 및 사적 해제》, 문화재청장, 대한민국 관보 제16664호, 86-99면, 2008-01-08</ref>
== History ==
Yun Seondo Wonrim (‘Grove’) on Bogildo presents the major garden style of the [[Joseon]] period ({{Korean|hangul=조선|labels=no}}). [[Yun Seondo]] (1589–1671), who was heading to [[Jeju Island]] due to the [[Qing dynasty]] Invasion of Joseon, was fascinated by the local scenic beauty and settled there, where he created his outstanding [[Chinese poetry|Sino]]-[[Korean poetry]] including <Eobusasisa ({{Korean|hangul=어부사시사|hanja=漁父四時詞|labels=no}})>.
[[File:Bogildo nakseojae.jpg|thumb|Bogildo nakseojae]]
For ''Nakseojae'' ({{Korean|hangul=낙서재|hanja=樂書齋|labels=no}}), Yun Seondo used the pen name of Gosan({{Korean|hangul=고산|labels=no}}). He built three rooftiled houses in the east, west, and center, where he studied the teachings of [[Neo-Confucianism]].
''Dongcheonseoksil'' ({{Korean|hangul=동천석실|hanja=東天石室|labels=no}}) is a small pavilion on the cliff rock halfway up the mountain across from ''Nakseojae''. Nearby ''Seokmun'' (‘stone gate’), ''Seokcheon'' (‘stone spring’), ''Seokpok'' (‘stone waterfall’), and ''Seokdae'' (‘stone ledge’) constitute magnificent scenes. Sitting between ''Seyeon-ji'' (‘pond’) and ''Hoesu-dam'' (‘pond’), ''Seyeon-jeong'' (‘pavilion’) is a plaque reading ''Seyeonji'' in the center, one reading ''Hogwangru''  in the east, one reading ''Nakgiran'' in the south, and ones each reading ''Donghwagak'' and ''Chilamheon'' hanging from it.
== Garden ==
Yun Seondo Wonrim (‘Grove’) on Bogildo is broadly composed of three areas. ({{Korean|hangul=낙서재|hanja=樂書齋|labels=no}}),<!-- English-scripted name is missing --> a private family house with a library, faces north, and a rill called Namgeumgye ({{Korean|hangul=낭음계|hanja=朗吟溪|labels=no}}) passes by. On each side the buildings of Goksudang ( 곡수당; 曲水堂) and Mumindang ({{Korean|hangul=무민당|hanja=無憫堂|labels=no}}) stand. Beside the two buildings lies a large, square pond.
The name of Dongcheonseoksil ({{Korean|hangul=동천석실|hanja=東天石室|labels=no}}) came from ‘Dongcheonbokji’ which refers to an unexampled place of scenic beauty where a [[Taoist]] hermit dwells, and is situated at the highest place in the area for resting and reading.
[[File:세연정.jpg|thumb|Seyeonjeong]]
The area that surrounds Seyeonjeong ({{Korean|hangul=세연정|hanja=洗然亭|labels=no}}) is the most exquisitely wrought part of the garden. When creating an artificial waterway in the village entrance lying adjacent to the beach, pond, a [[pavilion]], and a ledge were built to ensure visitors’ appreciation of the scene.<ref>[http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0024486 Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 부용동정원 참조]</ref>
== Literature ==
* Katharina I-Bon Suh: ''The Garden of Seyeonjeong as a Realm of Thoughts. A Meaningful and Purposeful Creation by Korean scholar Gosan Yun Seondo (1587−1671)''. In: Die Gartenkunst 29 (2017/1). ISSN 0935-0519, p 129−154.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.wando.go.kr/toureng/tourist/main_tour/wonlim Bogildo Yun seondo Grove]
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