Taein Gohyeondong Hyangyak

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1181

Category

Books & Records

Designated year

1993

Location

정읍시, 전북특별자치도— 전북특별자치도 정읍시

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Hyangyak is the autonomous village code prepared to promote good things, guard against evil things, and help each other during difficult times. It is a material about Hyangyak, which was organized and implemented in Gohyeon-dong, Taein-hyeon, Jeolla-do, for almost 400 years from King Seonjo's reign to as recent as 1977. As a handwritten copy of the original manuscript, it consists of a total of 29 books. Even though each book has a different title, 24 books can be classified as Hyangyak materials; the remaining five books are materials related to Hyangyak. The form and structure of each book are slightly different: some books have prologue, epilogue, table of contents, and regulations, whereas other books have a table of contents only. This Hyangyak set Jeong Geuk-in (1401-1481)'s Hyangeumseo as the standard, and it was implemented in the 6th year of King Seongjong’s reign (1475). Many items are omitted here and there in this Hyangyak. In addition, six books published since the late Korean Empire were included. At present, these books are being preserved and managed in turn by descendants of the five initial member clans (Yeonggwang Jeong’s Clan, Yeosan Song’s Clan, Gyeongju Jeong’s Clan, Cheongdo Kim’s Clan, and Dogang Kim’s Clan). They are considered valuable materials in studying Hyangyak in terms of contents and quantity.