Yongyeonjeong Pavilion

About this place

Yongyeonjeong Pavilion was erected by Jeong Gi-su, the grandson of Jeong Jon-seong who used to take leisurely walks in the area of Yangak-ri, Jangsu-gun. It is a three-bay-front, two-bay-deep hip-and-gable roof structure. About 1 km up the Tokok-dong Valley of Deogyu Mountain from the entrance to Yangak-ri in Gyebuk-myeon, one reaches Yongyeon — a pool formed by a waterfall cascading down beneath a layered rock face — and Yongyeonjeong stands on a hill right beside it. The central bay of the front bears a signboard inscribed with 'Yongyeonjeong,' and on interior walls hang a prose essay written by Yeunjae Song Byeong-seon (1836-1905), a patriotic official of the late Joseon period, and an inscription written by Simsuk Choe Byeong-sim. Above the pavilion lies the Yangak Dam, a reservoir created in 1996, and just beside it stands the Jangsu Yangak Pagoda (a Jeollabuk-do Tangible Cultural Heritage), a small stone pagoda presumed to date from the late Goryeo period. The waterfall and pool, strange rocks and the pavilion and pagoda combine to create a superb landscape. Nearby attractions include a longevity and health village and the birthplace of Jeong In-seung.