A Study on Value of Geumseonjeong as a Scenic Spot

금선정의 명승적 가치에 관한 연구

The Confucian culture of the Chosun Dynasty has a great effect on the construction of ByeolSeo gardens. Among them, especially the gardens built in Gyeongsang Province areas, where a great number of Confucian scholars were produced in the beautiful natural environment, have maintained various heritage of Confucian culture established by the scholars. Along with the Nakdong River, we can find so many cultural assets of buildings such as head houses, ByeolSeo gardens, including the literary remains such as administrative certificates, poetry and prose, and records of pavilions, which show the trace of the scholars who followed the instructions of the doctrines of Chu-tzu. The Geumseonjeog located in Punggi County, Gyeongsangbuk Province, which was the ByeolSeo gardens possessed by Geumgye Whang Jun-ryang(1517-1563), who was the governor of the area and one of the representative students of Toigye Lee Whang. The building is located nearby the Geumseon Valley with beautiful natural scenery under Sobaek Mountain. Especially the pine forest around the valley boasts a unique natural setting. This study is aimed to analyze the value of natural scenic spot of the Geumseonjeong through the surveys on surroundings, topography, vegetation and water system. including the value of humanistic elements focused on the writings such as 'Geumgyejip' written by Whang Jun-ryang and Lee Whang, another 'Geumgyejip' written by Ryu un-ryong, and 'Geumgyejeongsajungsugi' written by Hong Gyeong-ryeom. And also, the scenic spot value of the signboards such as the 'Geumgyejeongsajungsugi' written by Ryu un-ryong, 'Geumgyejeong' by Lee Han-il, 'Geumgyejeong' written by Jo Un-hyeong and 'Geumgyejeongsa, written by Lee Jung-gi, was analyzed. And the historical and cultural value was analyzed through the semantic interpretation of the series of poetry and pose and the old map established in 1872. In respect of the scenery, the surroundings of the Geumseon Valley boast the outstanding settings as the clean mountain stream in front of the Geumseonjeong makes a beautiful harmony with the pine forest. The pine forest surrounding the Geumseon Valley has played a secret role in the history of the village. Considering the fact that the pine forest was expressed in the map of Punggi County produced in 1872, it may be assumed that the forest was regarded to have historical and scenic value in those times. Considering the fact that the words like 'Beautiful' and 'Scenic spot' were used in the writings like 'Geumgyejip' and there were meeting places around the valley, we can recognize the value of the place as a scenic spot. The beautiful natural scenery surrounding the ByeolSeo gardens, and the increase in humanistic value of the poetry and prose, including the administrative certificates, has recently brought about the cases in which some scenic spots of the ByeolSeo gardens were designated as cultural assets. According to the value as a scenic spot and semantic interpretation of the Geumseonjeong, the pavilion appeared to have a great scenic spot value as a ByeolSeo gardens, so that this study was designed to prepare criteria with which the pavilion may be designated as a scenic spot of ByeolSeo gardens.

별서정원은 동양적 자연관과 유교적 정치상황이 맞물려 조선시대 사대부 사이에 성행하였던 우리나라의 독특한 조경양식이라 할 수 있다. 특히 경상도에는 경관이 수려한 낙동강과 그 지천의 주변에 주자학의 가르침을 따르며 살다간 선비들의 흔적을 엿볼 수 있는 별서정원과 별서를 경영하고 즐겼던 사대부들의 행장, 그들의 시문과 정자기 등이 전해진다. 경상북도 풍기에 위치한 금선정 일원은 퇴계 이황의 대표적 제자이자 목민관이었던 금계 황준량(1517-1563)의 별서지다. 금양정사는 황준량의 수양처였으며 금선정은 일찍 세상을 떠난 황준량을 위해 스승과 제자가 지은 정자이다. 금선정이 위치한 금선계곡은 풍광이 아름다우며 금선계곡을 따라 펼쳐진 소나무숲은 금선정 일원의 풍광을 더욱 아름답게 한다. 금선정은 빼어난 자연풍경뿐 아니라 황준량과 관련된 문헌과 이야기가 전해진다. 본 연구는 금선정의 명승적 가치를 규명하고자 금선정의 주변현황, 지형 식생 수계 조사를 통하여 자연환경과 황준량과 이황의 '금계집', 류운룡의 '금계집', 홍경렴의 '금계정사중수기' 등 인문환경을 분석하였다. 분석 결과 경관적으로 금선계곡(금계계곡) 일원은 금선정의 정자와 전면의 맑은 계류와 소나무 숲이 아름다운 조화를 이룬 뛰어난 경관미를 지니고 있으며 '금계집'과 같은 문집의 시문에서 '아름답다'와 '명승'이라는 용어를 사용한 점과 계곡 주변에 모임의 장소였던 역사문화경관을 살펴볼 때 명승자원으로써 가치가 충분하다. 최근 들어 별서명승의 문화재지정 사례가 증가되고 별서정원의 명승적 가치를 인정받고 있다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 금선정 일원이 별서명승으로 지정할 수 있는 준거를 마련하고자 하였다.