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Hyangwonjeong
When Geoncheonggung
Residence was built, King Gojong
redesigned the palace's back
garden. An artificial islet
was created in the middle of
the pond, on which a hexagonal
pavilion was built with the
name Hyangwonjeong, meaning
the ¡°Pavilion of Far-Reaching Fragrance¡± The bridge across
the pond was named Chwihyanggyo,
meaning "intoxicated with
fragrance."  |
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| In 1873, when King Gojong built Geoncheonggung,
he had a pond dug to the south, with an
islet created in the middle. A two-tier
hexagonal pavilion, built on the islet,
was named Hyangwonjeong and the wooden bridge
leading to it was called Chwihyanggyo. |
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The old Hyangwonjeong Pavilion and
the southern enclosure of the Geoncheonggung
Residence.
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The water from this spring
the source
of Hyangwonji Pond, flows to Gyeonghoeru
Pond before exiting the palace. |
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| Chwihyanggyo Bridge was
the longest wooden bridge constructed on
a pond during the Joseon Dynasty. At present,
the wooden bridge from the south provides
access to the islet, but the bridge was
originally on the north side to be reached
from Geoncheonggung. In 1953, the bridge
was moved to the south side of the pond.
The sources of the pond are underground
water and a spring coming down from the
mountain at the back of the palace. The
water eventually flows into the pond where
Gyeonghoeru Pavilion stands. |
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