Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Author’s Preface to the English Edition
- Translator’s Preface
- Names, Romanization and Footnotes
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- Part I Jeongjo Leads a Joseon Dynasty Renaissance
- Part II The Banchado
- Part III One-year Preparation for an Eight-day Trip
- Part IV Eight-Day Record of the Royal Procession to Hwaseong
- Epilogue
- Appendix I Details of the Itinerary of the Royal Procession to Hwaseong
- Appendix II Major Figures of the Retinue: Titles at the time of the Royal Procession in 1795
- Glossary
- Chinese Characters for Romanized Chinese and Korean Words
14 - The Seventh Day (Fifteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Author’s Preface to the English Edition
- Translator’s Preface
- Names, Romanization and Footnotes
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- Part I Jeongjo Leads a Joseon Dynasty Renaissance
- Part II The Banchado
- Part III One-year Preparation for an Eight-day Trip
- Part IV Eight-Day Record of the Royal Procession to Hwaseong
- Epilogue
- Appendix I Details of the Itinerary of the Royal Procession to Hwaseong
- Appendix II Major Figures of the Retinue: Titles at the time of the Royal Procession in 1795
- Glossary
- Chinese Characters for Romanized Chinese and Korean Words
Summary
THE ITINERARY OF THE RETURN FROM HWASEONG TO SIHEUNG
THE PROCESSION RETURNED to Hanseong by the same route as to Hwaseong. Those in the procession were to have lunch at Sageuncham Rural Palace and stay the night at Siheung Rural Palace. At jinsi, some time between seven and nine o’clock in the morning, the king appeared at the rural palace and said:
I am concerned about the scouts who have been standing by for days in Gwangju, Siheung, Gwacheon and other regions. Shoot messenger arrows to deliver this order to the Commands of the Northern and Southern Approaches: ‘The scouts shall be disengaged in turn after the royal procession passes their respective regions.’
The king and his retinue arrived at Mireukhyeon. This hill, which is now on the boundary between the cities of Suwon and Uiwang, was relatively high at that time. After the king and his retinue crossed over the hill, Hyeollyungwon Tomb as well as Hwaseong disappeared from sight. The king therefore made the following statement to his officials:
Whenever I reach this hill, I never want to leave it, so I stop and look south for a long time. I find myself leading my horse this way and that. This time, I have found a round place made of stone at the top of this hill. Name the place ‘Jiji’ (‘slow and tardy’). Also, erect a monument inscribed with the name ‘Jijidae’ (‘place of slowness and tardiness’) at the foot of the hill.
Since then, the hill has been called ‘Jijidae Hill’, and the pavilion housing the monument still exists today.
The royal procession arrived at Sageuncham Rural Palace around lunchtime. The king arrived at the tent erected in the palace ahead of his mother, and called in City Governor of Gwangju Seo Mi-su, District Magistrate of Siheung Hong Gyeong-hu, County Magistrate of Gwacheon Kim Yi-yu and other officials assigned temporary missions for the royal procession. He asked them about the problems of their regions and the difficulties of the residents, seeking to hear about the hardships of the people directly from the magistrates and the officials who secretly inspected those regions.
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- A Unique BanchadoThe Documentary Painting of King Jeongjo's Royal Procession to Hwaseong in 1795, pp. 139 - 141Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2017