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Sajeongjeon Hall
Council
Hall where the king routinely
discussed national affairs
with his court officials.
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The official quarters were where the king
handled state affairs and studied Chinese
classics with his civil servants in normal
times. The quarters were also where he threw
parties for his relatives and ministers
and supervised qualifying examinations for
the civil service.
The official quarters in Gyeongbokgung are
centered on Sajeongjeon Hall. Between Sajeongmun
Gate, leading to the Throne Hall compound
and Hyangomun Gate, opening to the living
quarters, there are three buildings Sajeongjeon,
Manchunjeon and Cheonchujeon facing south,
enclosed by a corridor-like structure with
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The interior of Sajeongjeon Hall
where the king presided over at
small-scale meetings with his court
officials.
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Detail of the structure of the ceiling
in Sajeongjeon Hall
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The dragon in the clouds painting
in Sajeongjeon Hall.
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Sajeongjeon
Hall and Sajeongmun Gate were named
by Jeong Do-jeon(1337-1398), a renowned
scholar who helped found the Joseon
Dynasty. Sajeong implies: "One
gains if one thinks of the ways of
the world, but loses if one does not
think of them. Unless the king thinks
deeply and examines carefully, he
cannot distinguish right from wrong.
He must ponder more deeply."
The name fits the official quarters
whose main functions are lectures
and state business.
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A well to
the west of Gangnyeongjeon Hall
a circular stone decorates the top
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Sujeongjeon Hall
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| Sujeongjeon, located to
the south of the pond with Gyeonghoeru Pavilion,
was where Jiphyeonjeon(the Hall of Worthies)
was situated during King Sejong's reign.
It was rebuilt in King Gojong's reign when
the palace was restored. The hall was used
as the sleeping quarters in the early years
of King Gojong's reign and doubled as his
residential quarters. At the time of Gabo
Reform in 1894, the Deliberative Council(Gunguk
Gimucheo) and the cabinet were housed here.
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Manchunjeon
the Eastern Council
Hall restored in 1988
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The central hall of Manchunjeon.
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The eastern room in Manchunjeon
with heating flues laid under the
floor.
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| Sajeongmun Gate has three
openings. The king used the central one,
while his ministers used the ones to the
left and right. Sajeongjeon Hall, the central
building of the official quarters, was rebuilt
in 1867(the fourth year of King Gojong's
reign). The throne is at the center and
hung on the wall is a painting of a pair
of dragons slithering amid clouds. The Hall
is not equipped with heated floors ; it
would have been perfect for policy sessions
and lectures in summer, but would have been
difficult to use in winter. The two auxiliary
halls on the left and the right, Manchunjeon
and Cheonchujeon, have flues laid out under
the floors for heating. It is presumed that
these buildings were used in cold weather.
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