原州で出会う歴史と文学の香り | 旅行コース | K-Travel Mate

Wonju Hyanggyo was founded in the late Goryeo period but was burned down during the Imjin War and rebuilt in 1603, nurturing many scholars and students. It was heavily damaged during the Korean War but has been restored to the present. On January 17, 1985, it was designated as Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Cultural Heritage Material No. 98 and was elevated to Gangwon-do Tangible Cultural Property No. 199 on November 25, 2022. The building layout of Wonju Hyanggyo follows the Jeonhak Hu-myo style. The Daeseongjeon, the ritual space, enshrines Confucius as the central figure, along with the Four Sages (Anja, Jeungja, Jasa, Mencius), two Song dynasty scholars (Zhu Xi, Cheng Hao), and a total of 25 figures including 18 Korean sages. There are also the East Wing (Dongmu) and West Wing (Seomu) housing spirit tablets, and educational spaces such as Myeongnyundang where students studied, as well as eastern and western dormitories (Dongjae and Seojae). Wonju Hyanggyo organizes ritual events including Seokjeon Daeje (spring and autumn), Ungokje, Songgokje, and Samtoje, and also conducts cultural events and educational programs.

Park Kyung-ri Literary Park is a space infused with the spirit of Park Kyung-ri's novels. Although Park Kyung-ri was born in Tongyeong, she had great attraction and attachment to Wonju, where she settled and engaged in extensive writing activities. It is especially meaningful as the place where she completed parts 4 and 5 of the novel Toji. The park was completed in May 1999 by the Korea Land Corporation following cultural circles' recommendations, concerned that Park Kyung-ri's old house would disappear due to land development in 1989. It was once called Toji Literary Park but renamed Park Kyung-ri Literary Park in 2008 to avoid confusion with the Toji Cultural Center. Facilities include the garden the author personally tended, the old house preserved as it was where parts 4 and 5 of Toji were completed, and the Park Kyung-ri House of Literature, a five-story building with exhibition, archive, and seminar rooms. The literary house, designed by a renowned domestic architect and elaborated by designers, exhibits photos and relics on the second floor showing the author in her lifetime, and videos about the Toji novel on the third floor, as well as space for literary events. The first floor of the book cafe serves as the park management office and slow mailbox experience area, while the second floor offers various books including the author's works and picture books. Additionally, there is the Pyeongsari Yard, Yongdurebeol, the main setting of part 2 of Toji, and Hong-i Hill, a space for children named after Hong-i, a child character in the work.