Cheongpung Cultural Properties

Cheongpung Cultural Properties
Eungcheong-gak (pavilion) on the right is a two-story building that originally stood beside Hanbyeong-nu (pavilion). Geumbyeong-heon (hall) on the left was built by magistrate Do-il in 1681.
Korean name
Hangul	청풍문화재단지
Hanja	청풍
Revised Romanization	Cheongpung munhwajae danji
McCune–Reischauer	Ch‘ŏngp‘ung munhwajae tanji

Coordinates: 37°00′14″N 128°10′19″E / 37.003782°N 128.171921°E / 37.003782; 128.171921

Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex is a reconstruction of Cheongpung, a village that became submerged after the construction of Chungju Dam located on a ridge above Chungju Lake, south of Jecheon - North Chungcheong province South Korea. The SBS Jecheon setting is also co-located on the complex site.

This complex is a reconstruction of the village of Cheongpung that became submerged with the completion of Chungju Dam in 1985.

Starting in 1980 the area was surveyed to document the cultural relics. In 1981 and 1982 48 sites (5 Buddhist-related, 10 historical and 33 archeological) were excavated.

By the end of 1983 many of the original and unique buildings that included five of the ancient office buildings, Handeok-ru Pavilion, Cheongpung Hanggyo Confucian school and four traditional houses were relocated to the complex site.

Additionally, several Buddhist images and stone monuments were excavated and relocated to the complex.

Great care was given during the relocation to restore these properties to their original configurations and orientations. It took three years to relocate the structures at the current site at a cost of over 1.6 trillion won.

The Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex occupies 85,000-pyeong/280,993-sq meters/0.97648 sq miles.

During the Prehistoric Age, fertile lands and scenic landscapes attracted many tribal communities to develop along the basin of the Namhan River.

During the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE - 668 CE), Cheongpung, and the upstream area of the Namhan River in particular, was a major ancient community under control of the Silla Dynasty. The area became hotly contested between the Goguryeo and Silla dynasties.