• (The)Study of the Eastern Classic
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• no.49
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• pp.261-295
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• 2012

In the past, 'Samcheong-Dong'(三淸洞) was the most beautiful place in Seoul. So this place appealed to everyone. Regardless of their position, people of all age and both sexes wanted to go Samcheong-Dong. And in Samcheong-Dong, the temple of Taoism(道敎) that named Sokeokseou(昭格署) hold ritual to Heaven. Many poets wrote poem about this temple. As a result, Samcheong-Dong has the aura of the sacred mood. Because of the breathtaking landscapes, many people meet in Samcheong-Dong, and hold the poetry club. Not only the upper ten, but also the middle class people composed poems and published many books of poem. The image of Samcheng-Dong that our contemporaries must remember is the next three distinctive qualities. In the first, the Korean unique temple of Taoism was located in Samcheong-Dong. Secondly, the house of royal family and the upper ten was adjacent to Samcheong-Dong, so this place has the aura of high culture. Thirdly, many poem was created in Samcheong-Dong, so this place leave a masterpiece of middle class that will go down in literary history.