Hwaseong seongyeok uigwe (Korean: 화성성역의궤; Hanja: 華城城役儀軌) is an uigwe that records the process of building the Hwaseong Fortress. This 10-page document comprising nine volumes meticulously records the construction process of the fortress.[1]
| Hwaseong seongyeok uigwe | |
 The cover of the uigwe | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 화성성역의궤 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hwaseong seongyeong uigwe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwasŏng sŏngyŏng ŭigwe |
Description
editKing Jeongjo ordered comprehensive records to be kept documenting all aspects of the fortress construction from the beginning.[1]
The book contains detailed information about the construction process, including the number of workers, total cost, origin of wood and stone, machinery used, and construction techniques, along with illustrations. This book was published in the first year of King Sunjo of Joseon (1801), after the castle was completed.[2]
From the late Joseon Dynasty to the Japanese colonial period and the Korean War, some areas of the fortress suffered extensive damage, but thanks to the detailed records recorded in Uigwe, the original structure, which had been destroyed, was successfully rebuilt through a five-year restoration plan from 1975 to 1979.[1]
In 2007, this publication was included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.[2][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "[Stories of Artifacts] 18th-century fort built along meticulous records: 'Hwaseong Seongyeok Uigwe'". The Korea Herald. May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Hwaseong Fortress". KBS World.
- ^ Hong Jun YOU (March 2006). "Uigwe: The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty" (PDF). UNESCO – Memory of the World – Nomination form. p. 7. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Uigwe: The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty". UNESCO – Memory of the World. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links
edit- https://kyu.snu.ac.kr/ – Kyjanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University – provides scanned images