이방인 서긍이 본 皇都 開京과 실상 (The Capital City of the Goryeo Empire through the Eyes of a Foreigner：Gaegyeong and Seo Geung)

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초록

Sinocentrism, barbarianism, emptiness, and desolation were key concepts in the depiction of Gaegyeong in Seo Geung’s Goryeodogyeong. As Seo Geung, the Chinese delegate to Goryeo, visited and took a look at the palace, residential areas, and marketplaces, it was the cultural similarity between Goryeo and China that he found the most important factor in his understanding of the city.
He admitted that city walls and Confucian inheritances deserved appreciation not long after he came to Gaegyeong. What especially captured his attention was the first hexagram(乾卦) of the Book of Changes(周易) posted on the Gwangwha gate, ceremonies and protocol(儀制令), and morning palace meetings (朝會制) which took place on a regular basis. For him they revealed the authority of the Goryeo monarchy. His description of the city tells the way in which the Chinese elite who was a representative of Northern Sung viewed his diplomatic counterpart who was expected to establish a favourable alliance with China.
On the other hand, his description of economic life illustrated how residents maintained the savage lifestyle. He saw marketplaces as blinding their poor living conditions and denigrated that Goryeo had not adopted a monetary system using metal coinage. Religious temples were also regarded as signs of barbarianism as he thought that Goryeo had not fully accepted Chinese culture and remained uncivilised.
Desolation was another term used to describe the rural area around the city in his work. As he was not able to take a clear look at the area, his illustration of the suburbs resulted in the lack of inaccuracy and imprecision. This would have been because he understood Gaegyeong in such a way that he thought of Kaifeng, the capital of Northern Sung, where experienced radical climate changes so he saw the similar scenery. It is more likely that this made him focus upon desolation and loneliness other than positive aspects of the country.
Twelfth-century Gaegyeong experienced various civil works which demanded a huge amount of resources like charcoal and roof tiles. A series of works caused deforestation and desolation of the landscape. In this century the population of the city increased due to the progress of construction projects.
His use of the term, desolation, reflects the significant changes in the appearance of the city.

영어초록

Sinocentrism, barbarianism, emptiness, and desolation were key concepts in the depiction of Gaegyeong in Seo Geung’s Goryeodogyeong. As Seo Geung, the Chinese delegate to Goryeo, visited and took a look at the palace, residential areas, and marketplaces, it was the cultural similarity between Goryeo and China that he found the most important factor in his understanding of the city.
He admitted that city walls and Confucian inheritances deserved appreciation not long after he came to Gaegyeong. What especially captured his attention was the first hexagram(乾卦) of the Book of Changes(周易) posted on the Gwangwha gate, ceremonies and protocol(儀制令), and morning palace meetings (朝會制) which took place on a regular basis. For him they revealed the authority of the Goryeo monarchy. His description of the city tells the way in which the Chinese elite who was a representative of Northern Sung viewed his diplomatic counterpart who was expected to establish a favourable alliance with China.
On the other hand, his description of economic life illustrated how residents maintained the savage lifestyle. He saw marketplaces as blinding their poor living conditions and denigrated that Goryeo had not adopted a monetary system using metal coinage. Religious temples were also regarded as signs of barbarianism as he thought that Goryeo had not fully accepted Chinese culture and remained uncivilised.
Desolation was another term used to describe the rural area around the city in his work. As he was not able to take a clear look at the area, his illustration of the suburbs resulted in the lack of inaccuracy and imprecision. This would have been because he understood Gaegyeong in such a way that he thought of Kaifeng, the capital of Northern Sung, where experienced radical climate changes so he saw the similar scenery. It is more likely that this made him focus upon desolation and loneliness other than positive aspects of the country.
Twelfth-century Gaegyeong experienced various civil works which demanded a huge amount of resources like charcoal and roof tiles. A series of works caused deforestation and desolation of the landscape. In this century the population of the city increased due to the progress of construction projects.
His use of the term, desolation, reflects the significant changes in the appearance of the city.

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