청도 삼족대
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Samjukdae (삼족대), located in Geumgok-ri, Maejeon-myeon, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, is a Joseon-era villa built by the literary figure Gim Dae-yu (김대유) after he resigned from his official post to spend his later years teaching younger scholars. Gim Dae-yu, asserting that the happiest person in the world is one who knows contentment, named it Samjuk (Three Satisfactions): he had served as a county magistrate, so he was satisfied with his career; his table was never short of side dishes, so he was satisfied with his food; and he had passed the age of sixty, so he was satisfied with his longevity. The villa faces southeast on a ridge where a branch of the Hakil Mountain (학일산) range slopes down toward Dongchang Stream (동창천). From the flat ground to the north, one climbs a steep hillside path to reach a square enclosure with an earthen-and-stone wall, entered through a gate at the northeast corner. Samjukdae is a building within this earthen wall, three kan wide at the front and two kan deep. In its structure, square natural stones serve as foundation stones, and all exterior pillars are round columns. From Cheongdo Samjukdae, directly below to the south on a slightly lower terrace stood Hadang (하당), the management quarters, with two rooms, a kitchen, and a mill arranged in an L-shape; today, a stele for Samjukdang (삼족당) stands in its place. It is said that on the cliff below the Samjukdae hill there was also a pavilion floating on the water, but no trace of it remains today.
- Hours
- Always open상시 개방
- Closed
- Open year-round연중무휴
- Parking
- Impossible불가능
- Contact
- Cheongdo County Office, Culture and Arts & Sports Division, 054-370-6063청도군청 문화예술체육과 054-370-6063
Machine-translated from Korean. It may contain errors — the Korean original is kept next to short entries.