Jump to content

Oeam

Coordinates: 36°43′52″N 127°00′49″E / 36.7311°N 127.0136°E / 36.7311; 127.0136
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Graham87 (talk | contribs) at 04:39, 12 December 2021 (→History: avoid relative time statement). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Oeam
Map showing the location of Oeam
Map showing the location of Oeam
LocationAsan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Nearest cityAsan
Coordinates36°43′52″N 127°00′49″E / 36.7311°N 127.0136°E / 36.7311; 127.0136
Area19 ha (47 acres)[1]
Designation236th Important Folklore Cultural Heritage
DesignatedJanuary 7, 2000[1]
Governing bodyCultural Heritage Administration
Websitehttp://www.oeam.co.kr

Oeam (Korean: 외암; Hanja: 外巖; MR: Oeam) is a traditional village dated from the Joseon period in South Chungcheong, South Korea, near Asan. The village preserves Joseon period architecture and customs, and was included in the UNESCO world heritage tentative list in 2011. In South Korea, it was designated an Important Folklore Cultural Heritage in 2000.[1][2]

History

The village was founded around the early 16th century by the members of the Kang and Mok clans. In the 16th century, during the reign of King Myeongjong, a high ranking government official named Yi Jeong (이정) moved here and thus the Yean Yi clan (예안 이씨) started to settle down in the area. Yi Jeong's sixth generation descendant, Yi Gan's (이간) pen name was Oeam, thus the village was named after him.[1][2]

Characteristics

in 2011, the village had a population of 192, living in 69 households, out of which 38 households were involved in agricultural activitites. The villages preserved its Joseon layout, the buildings reflect the societal structure of the era. Almost half of the buildings have thatched roofs and the occupants re-thatch the roofs every year, preserving its traditional method. Houses are surrounded by stone walls.[1][2]

The village lies at the bottom of the Seolhwasan mountain to the Northeast, and the Bongsusan mountain is to the Southeast of the village. The settlement is of an oval shape, and lies on the imaginary line connecting the two mountains. Houses face South-Southwest. it has one main road, where several side roads join in. West of the village is arable land, and a stream flows between the land and the village. This is a typical Joseon layout of villages. Oeam is special because there are several waterways in the village, connecting the gardens of the houses to the stream. The gardens are characteristic of Korean gardens of the era.[2]

The villagers are preserving rituals and customs from the Joseon are that are under national heritage protection, and also prepare food characteristic of the region, such as buggumi.[2]

  • buggumi
    buggumi

The village served as a shooting location or backdrop to several films and television series, including Taegukgi (2004), Chi-hwa-seon (2002) and Im Kkeokjeong (1996).[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oeam Folk Village.
  1. ^ a b c d e "Oeam Village, Asan". CHA. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Oeam Village". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. ^ "영화속의 외암" (in Korean). 외암. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oeam&oldid=1059875449"