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The Hanbyeokdang Pavilion, located in the Jeonjucheon Stream near Jeonju Hanok Village, was a pavilion built in 1404 or the 4th year of King Taejong's reign as a villa by Choi Dam (pen name: Woldang), a founding contributor of Joseon and a Jikjehak of the Jiphyeonjeon Hall. This pavilion was constructed on a rock next to the Ongnyudong Pass and was originally named the “Woldangnu Pavilion” after Choi Dam’s pen name. Later, the pavilion was renovated several times and renamed the Hanbyeokdang Pavilion. This name means that the cold and clear water of the Jeonjucheon Stream flows down and splashes like white jade after crashing into the rock. Poets and artists visited the Hanbyeokdang Pavilion to recite poems and enjoy the arts. This place has many poems left behind by passersby. A poem titled the Hanbyeokdang Pavilion is included in Misanjip, a poetry book written by a literary man of the late Joseon period named Han Jang-seok. The poem goes as follows. The Hanbyoekdang Pavilion is colored in sunset, thinking long about farewell with a willow standing next to the pavilion. A wanderer who spent the spring on a horse is busy looking for places to travel in the south of the river. A green curve in the stream has two peaks rising between the creek, and a higher one rises in a place blooming red flowers. As I worry about my hometown in the north that cannot be seen from here, I turn the head towards the north of the Hangang River. There is also a story of folding fans told by Lee Sam-man (pen name: Changam), one of the three master calligraphers of the late Joseon period. On a midsummer day, a folding fan seller visited the Hanbyeokdang Pavilion to avoid the summer heat. The seller complained about slow-selling folding fans before falling asleep. When he woke up from a sweet sleep, there was a classical scholar writing letters on his folding fans. When the seller got angry and said, “Why are you writing letters on my folding fans? If you ruin them, I can no longer sell them.” The scholar replied, “You will be able to sell them all before the sun sets, so go ahead and sell them.” The seller checked the location of the scholar’s house, thinking about demanding compensation if the folding fans were not sold, and went back to Jeonju to sell the products. And what happened next was that the seller sold all the fans within a short period of time. With his money pouch full of money, the seller visited the scholar's house to thank him and asked for the scholar’s name. The scholar was Changam Lee Sam-man. The Hanbyeokdang Pavilion is three kans in width and two kans in depth with a hipped and gable roof. It is only about 16.5 square meters wide, but the view is fine with traditional Korean-style rafters, floor, and eaves surrounded by handrails. The current building was renovated in 1828, and the Yowoldae Pavilion was recently restored on the side. The Hanbyeokdang Pavilion was designated as a tangible cultural property of Jeollabuk-do Province, having an exquisite landscape chosen as one of the Eight Scenic Views of Jeonju known as “Hanbyeokcheonyeon,” indicating the fog on the rock. Together with the Gwanghallu Pavilion in Namwon and the Hanpungnu Pavilion in Muju, the Hanbyeokdang Pavilion is called the Three Pavilions in Honam. The pavilion does not look exactly the way it did in the past, but people of Jeonju love this place for its graceful appearance harmonized with the scenery of the Jeonjucheon Stream.

Jeonju Eco Museum, located between Jeonju’s representative mountain Seungamsan in the back and Jeonjucheon Stream in the front, is a place for learning the history and ecosystem of the Jeonjucheon Stream. Children particularly love this place because they can see fireflies. The first floor has Pain, Healing, and Memories of Jeonjucheon Stream, River and Its Ecosystem, Slender Shinner and Friends of Jeonjucheon Stream, Digital Pond, and Garden of Life (Doctor Fish, Aquarium) under the theme of “The Story of Lives in Jeonjucheon Stream.” The Pain, Healing, and Memories of Jeonjucheon Stream introduces the stories of Jeonjucheon Stream until the end of the 1990s when water pollution was severe due to the Deokjinbo Reservoir and the Stream that became clean again through the natural river restoration project, In the Slender Shinner and Friends of Jeonjucheon Stream, there is an experience zone where you can closely observe the features and growth of slender shinners representing clean grade 1 water. The second floor covers various life forms, from endangered otters to birds, mammals, insects, amphibians, and reptiles of Jeonjucheon Stream. The highlight is the Garden of Fireflies which introduces the types, ecology, and habitats of fireflies. You can see and experience live fireflies in the tank. The unique exterior of Jeonju Eco Museum is also attracting attention. The front entrance is the mouth and the back entrance is the tail of the slender shinner. The flowing line of traditional eaves shows a harmony of tradition and modernity. Don’t forget to enjoy the architectural beauty of the building from outside.

Hanbyeokgul is a tunnel built in 1931 by opening the Jeolla line between Jeonju and Namwon. The Jeollaseon line trains passed this tunnel for 50 years until the track relocated to the eastern part of Jeonju in 1981. At the time, the Jeollaseon railroad track started from the Iri Station and headed toward Namwon, passing Samnye, Deokjin, Jeonju Station where the current Jeonju City Hall used to be located, Omokdae, Imokdae, Hanbyeokgul, and Saekjang-dong along the lower west of Jungbawi Rock. In May 1981, the section between Dongsan and Shilli was relocated to the east of Jeonju and excluded from the main Jeollaseon line, closing down the old track from North Jeonju to Shilli. Jeonju city government removed the track from the closed line and recreated it into a bicycle road currently known as Baramssoeneun-gil. It is designated as the Jeollabuk-do Tangible Cultural Heritage and has a high value as a modern cultural tradition. Hanbyeokgul, beloved by Jeonju citizens, is filled with memories of citizens who visited here and took photos. Now thousands of tourists come here to take photos. Don't forget to capture the different atmospheres of the entrance and exit of the tunnel.

The spirit of artists and the brilliant skills of masters shine brightly at the National Intangible Heritage Center. Intangible heritage is a cultural heritage spanning oral tradition and expression, performance art, ceremony, festival, and traditional craft. Korea’s intangible heritages registered in UNESCO include the royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music, pansori epic chant, Gangneung Danoje festival, Ganggangsullae, Taekkyeon, Arirang, Kimjang, Nongak, and more. The National Intangible Heritage Center located by the riverside of Jeonjucheon Stream is a place for organizing, preserving, and passing down these intangible assets. You can see how people never lost the relaxed attitude toward life against natural environments and adversities and elevated in the form of art in the Permanent Exhibition Hall 1 consisting of traditional performances, arts, rituals, ceremonies, traditional plays, martial arts, and traditional knowledge. 3D projection mapping that projects videos made of light related to music, dance, and festivals on the target surface makes the experience more realistic. In the pavilion, visitors can enjoy the arts in nature on a large screen along with instruments and musical notes. The five Pansori chants are shared through the interactive sensor and multi-digital mapping for a more live experience. Visitors also can enjoy Cheoyongmu of the past and today. The Permanent Exhibition Hall 2 for displaying the works of those with craft and artistic accomplishment is even more interesting. It reminds us that there are so many brilliant and interesting intangible heritages, such as court embroidered Hwarot which was used as a ceremonial costume for the princesses of the Joseon Dynasty, the Jinju Geommu costumes worn by the Jinju Geommu Society, and the Cheoyong mask worn by master Kim Jung-seop. The National Intangible Heritage Center uses immersive content for visitors to get more familiar with and enjoy national intangible cultural heritages. Intangible cultural heritages are something that cannot be touched, but you can feel, touch, and experience them here. The National Intangible Heritage Center opened its door in 2014 and therefore is not well-known, but considering its grand size and content, it is a place not to be missed. Epitomizing the intangible heritages of Korea, this center could be the highlight of your Jeonju trip