5. 수정전

 5.수정전

[]Sujeongjeon Hall

1. If you pass by Cheonchujeon in the Sajeongjeon Hall area and go through a small exit next to the Cheonjago storage, you'll come across a large open space in the west of Gyeongbokgung. 
2. To the south of the grand two-story pavilion, Gyeonghoeru, there's a hall called Sujeongjeon. 
3. Around here, There was also Jiphyeonjeon during the early Joseon period, which served as not only a center for academic, scientific, and artistic research, but also as the important government office during King Sejong's reign. 
4. It was where the Korean alphabet, known as Hunminjeongeum (the original name for Hangeul), was created in the 25th year of King Sejong's reign (1443). 
5. Also, many scientific instruments, such as sundials (Angbuilgu) and water clocks (Jagyeokru), were invented by Jang Yeong-sil, and a style of royal music called Aak was created and improved by Bak Yeon for royal rituals and court ceremonies.

6. To the south of Sujeongjeon Hall, there was a water clock pavilion called Borugak, where the  water clock(Jagyeokru) was installed and used to measure the time of day.

7. In the western part of the palace, there was also an astronomical observatory called Ganuidae. There, scholars used an observation device called Ganui to observe astronomical phenomena.

8. During the reconstruction of Gyeongbokgung Palace in the reign of King Gojong, Sujeongjeon Hall was newly built near the former Jiphyeonjeon Hall area. For a time, it was used as an additional council hall. Later, it became the Office of National and Military Affairs, and eventually the Cabinet building.

9. The high and wide stone platform of Sujeongjeon Hall shows that the building was very important.

   On the east and west sides of the hall, you can still see stones with grooves. These are remains of the corridors that once connected Sujeongjeon to the west building of Sajeongjeon Hall(the royal council hall) and to the east building of Daejeonjangbang, where the royal eunuchs stayed.

   During the Japanese colonial period, Sujeongjeon was used as an exhibition hall.

   Later, in 1966, it became a folk art showroom and later grew into today’s National Folk Museum of Korea.

• 수정전은 세종때 집현전으로 사용되었고, 임진왜란때 소실된 것을 1867(고종4)에 재건하면서 수정전이라 명명했다. 재건당시 주변에 약 200칸의 행각과 전각이 들어서 있었는데 궐내각사 라고 불렸으며, 1910년 모두 헐렸다. 1894~96년 갑오경장때 군국기무처로 사용되었다.
• operate 운영하다, 영업하다, 수술하다/ 자: 운영되다
• academic 학문의. 학원의
• cradle 요람
• script 대본, 글씨(체). 문자
• instruct 지시하다, 가르치다
• sort 종류
• create 창조하다
• invent 발명하다
• organize 조직하다, 체계화하다
• Organized는 체계적으로 정리하다는 의미로, 여러 부분을 구성하거나 정리하여 체계를 만든다는 느낌입니다. 예를 들어, 무질서한 것을 정리하거나 순서를 정할 때 사용됩니다.
• 예: "The documents were organized by date." (문서들이 날짜별로 정리되었다.)
• integrate 통합하다, 집대성하다
• Consolidate 통합하다(집대성하다)
• "integrated"는 여러 요소를 하나로 결합하는 데 중점을 두지만, 완성된 형태로 만드는 뉘앙스를 담고 있지는 않습니다.
• "집대성"은 보통 모은 것들을 하나로 통합하여 완성된 시스템이나 형태로 만드는 것을 의미합니다. 이에 비해 **"integrated"는 결합하는 과정에 초점을 맞추며, 반드시 "완성된" 형태를 의미하지는 않으므로 이경우 Consolidate가 더 적절하다
• 아악(Aak)'은 한국 전통 음악의 한 장르로, 주로 궁중 의식과 왕실 의례에서 연주되던 정통 음악입니다. 아악은 중국에서 시작되어 고구려와 백제를 거쳐 신라에 전해졌고, 이후 조선 시대에 특히 왕실과 궁중에서 중요한 역할을 했습니다.
• 조선시대 박연은 아악(Aak)의 발전에 중요한 역할을 한 인물입니다. 박연은 아악의 체계화(organized)와 집대성(Consolidated)을 이끌었던 인물로, 특히 궁중 의례에서 중요한 역할을 했습니다. 박연은 아악을 조선 왕실의 의례에 맞게 정리하고 조직화하며, 이를 체계적인 음악 체계로 정립한 인물로 평가받고 있습니다.
• astronomical 천문(학)의/(숫자. 거리 등이)천문학적인, 방대한
• observatory 관측소, 천문대. 기상대
• equipment 장비/ 장비 설치 (비)instrument
• compound 명사 [ˈkɒmpaʊnd; 美 ˈkɑːm-] 복합체/ 화합물, 혼합물/ (큰 건물이나 시설따위의)구내
• council 회의/ 의회/ 위원회
• council hall 편전(왕과 신하들이 모여 회의를 하던 곳)
• serve as ~의 역할을 하다
• the Office of the National and Military Affairs administration (갑오경장때)군국기무처
• administer 관리하다(운영하다)/ 집행다다/ (정식적으로)주다, 부여하다/ (약을)투여하다
• administration 관리(행정)(업무)/집행/(미국의)행정부/투여
• Cabinet building 내각청사
• successively 잇따라서
• For a time 한동안, 얼마동안, 잠시
• status (법적)신분/ (사회적)지위
• grooved 홈이있는, 홈이 팬
• groove 홈/ 홈을 파다
• eunuch 내시, 환관
• exhibition [èksəbíʃən] 전시
• folk art showroom 민속예술전시관
• National Folk Museum 국립민속박물관
• folk (일반적인)사람들/ (비격식)여러분/ 가족, 부모/ 민속, 민족,민중,서민/민속의/ 민속 음악의
• predecessor [prédəsèsər] 전임자/ 전신
• National Folk Museum.국립 민속 박물관
• showroom 전시실, 전시관
• 복권도형: 1907년 제작된 것으로 추정/ 수정전 주변이 행각으로 둘러쌓여 있었고 수정전 좌우측으로 복도를 내어 주변 행각과 연결되었음을 알 수 있다.(제작의 동기나 목적에 대해서는 알려진 바 없음)

## Sujeongjeon Hall

As you stand in front of Sujeongjeon Hall, take a moment to look around.

Just beyond Sujeongjeon Hall, you can see Gyeonghoeru Pavilion standing above its large pond.

Long before the present building was constructed, this area was home to Jiphyeonjeon, the Hall of Worthies, a royal research institute established during the reign of King Sejong.

It became one of the most important scholarly institutions of the Joseon Dynasty, where leading scholars studied history, science, literature, and government while advising the king on important matters of state.

Jiphyeonjeon became the center of some of the greatest intellectual achievements of the Joseon Dynasty.

Most famously, the Korean alphabet Hunminjeongeum, known today as Hangeul, was created in 1443.

Jiphyeonjeon was not only a place of learning, but also a place of invention and creativity. Scholars developed scientific instruments such as sundials and water clocks, while also improving the court music performed during royal ceremonies.

Nearby stood Borugak, a pavilion that housed an automatic water clock, and Ganuidae, an astronomical observatory where scholars observed the movements of the sun, moon, and stars.

However, the original buildings of Jiphyeonjeon were lost when Gyeongbokgung Palace was destroyed during the Japanese invasions of the late sixteenth century.

The Sujeongjeon Hall you see today was built much later during the reconstruction of Gyeongbokgung Palace under King Gojong in the nineteenth century.

Afterward, Sujeongjeon Hall served several important functions. It was first used as a royal council hall, later became the Office of National and Military Affairs, and eventually served as the cabinet office of the Korean Empire.

Its importance can still be seen in the building itself.

The large stone platform beneath Sujeongjeon Hall reflects the prominent role it played within the palace.

If you look carefully to the east and west sides of the hall, you can still see stones with carved grooves. These are traces of covered corridors that once connected Sujeongjeon Hall with neighboring palace buildings.

During the Japanese colonial period, Sujeongjeon Hall was used as an exhibition space.

Later, the building became part of a folk art museum and eventually contributed to the development of today's National Folk Museum of Korea.

Today, Sujeongjeon may look like just another palace building.

But this area was once home to scholars, inventors, and government officials who helped shape Korean history.

[]The Government Offices Inside the Palace

1. From Sujeongjeon Hall to the front of Yeongchumun Gate, the western gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, there are large grassy areas with many trees.

   Because the trees are carefully maintained, this place may look like a beautiful garden to visitors, especially in spring when cornelian cherry flowers and cherry blossoms are in bloom.

   However, this area was once the site of many palace office buildings.

1. On this site, there were many small government offices inside Gyeongbokgung Palace.

   Many government offices were located outside the palace along the Street of Six Ministries in front of Gwanghwamun Gate. However, some offices were also placed inside the palace so they could assist the king close at hand.

   One of them was Hongmungwan, also called Okdang, which served as the king’s special advisory office.

   Seungjeongwon was the Royal Secretariat, and Bincheong was the room where government ministers met and waited.

1. As for the military offices, Seonjeongwancheong was in charge of the Royal Guards.

   Dochongbu was the office responsible for the palace security.

   There were also Daejeonjangbang, where the eunuchs serving the king stayed, and Naebanwon, the office that supervised them.

   Saongwon was responsible for preparing food for the royal family and managing royal dining vessels.

   Gwansanggam managed Ganuidae, the astronomical observatory, and Borugak, the water clock pavilion.

   Naeuiwon was the Royal Clinic.

   There were also many other offices that managed royal seals, tents, palanquins, and horses.

1. However, during the Japanese colonial period, most of the palace offices disappeared, leaving only Sujeongjeon Hall behind.
2. According to the restoration plan, the palace offices will be restored in the future.

• tend ~하는 경향이 있다/ 돌보다. 간호하다
• look after 돌보다, 관리하다
• casual visitors 일반 방문객, 가벼운 방문객
• tender 제출하다. 제공하다
• decent (질이)괜찮은, 품위있는
• gorgeous 아름다운, 아주멋진/ 화려한
• cornelian cherry 산수유
• array 배열하다. 배치하다
• arrange 마련하다. (일을)주선하다/ 정리.배열하다/ 편곡하다
• Administrative offices (행정 사무소), Government offices (정부 기관), Various organizations (다양한 조직들)
• administrative 관리상의(행정상의)
• administrative offices 행정실
• Government Offices 관공서
• organizations 조직/ 단체/ 기구
• 홍문관(King's special advisory office)
• 왕의 특별 자문 기관
• 삼사: 홍문관, 사헌부, 사간원
• 사간원: 국왕에 대한 간쟁과 논박을 담당(조선시대 언론을 담당했던 기관)
• Royal Secretariat 왕의 비서실(현 대통령 비서실)
• Secretariat 비서실, 사무국/ 비서실 직원, 사무국원
• 도승지(승정원의 수장, 지금의 비서실장)
• 승정원 ㅡ 임금의 비서기관(지금의 대통령 비서실)
• 빈청(장관 회의실)ㅡ근정전 서남의 승정원 남쪽에 위치
• 3정승, 비변사 당상관, 즉 정2품 이상의 고위관직자들이 정기적으로 회의함
• 선정관청- 왕의 측근에서 왕을 호위하고 명령을 하달
• 조선국왕의 경호실
• 도총부(오위도총부)
• 중앙군 오위를 감독
• 중앙의 최고 군사 기관
• Royal Guard 왕실호위
• palace security 궁궐 경비
• Palace Grrison 궁궐 수비대
• Garrison 수비대, 주둔군
• attend on 돌보다
• Naebanwon 내반원(=내시부)
• vessels 선박/ 그릇(용기)
• manage 관리하다
• clinic 병원.클리닉/ (병원내의)과/ 상담소/ 임상강의
• seal 봉인하다,폐쇄하다/ 직인, 인장
• seal 물개
• palanquin 1인승 가마, 탈것( a covered litter, formerly used in the Orient, carried on the shoulders of four men
• litter 들것, 운반차
• tear down 허물다/ 파괴하다
• occupation 직업/ 점령(기간)
• phases 단계(시기/국면)/ 상(모습)

## The Government Offices of Gyeongbokgung

As you walk from Sujeongjeon Hall toward Yeongchumun Gate, the western gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, you will see wide grassy areas shaded by many trees.

Today, this area feels like a peaceful park. In spring, the blooming cornelian cherry trees and cherry blossoms make it one of the most beautiful parts of the palace.

However, several centuries ago, this was not a garden at all.

This area was once filled with government offices that supported the daily operation of the royal court.

While many government ministries were located outside the palace near Gwanghwamun Gate, some offices were built inside the palace so that officials could assist the king more quickly and directly.

Among them was Hongmungwan, the royal advisory office where scholars provided guidance and reviewed important state documents.

Nearby stood Seungjeongwon, the Royal Secretariat, which delivered the king's orders and handled official communication.

There were also offices responsible for palace security, royal medicine, astronomy, timekeeping, food preparation, and many other aspects of palace life.

Together, these offices formed the administrative heart of the palace, supporting both the king and the government every day.

Most of these buildings disappeared during the Japanese colonial period, leaving only Sujeongjeon Hall standing today.

According to current restoration plans, many of the former palace offices may one day be reconstructed, helping visitors better understand how this important part of Gyeongbokgung once looked.

• the blooming cornelian cherry 만개한 산수유 나무