A Study of the Changes in Spatiality in the Cheong-hak-ri Area of Byeol-nae-myeon

Abstract

The Cheong-hak-ri Area of Byeol-nae-myeon, Nam-yang-ju, once known as Dogok(陶谷), is steeped in history, having been inhabited by the Ui-ryeong-Nam clan(宜寧南氏) from the Joseon Dynasty to the present. In the late Joseon Dynasty, Nam Yong-ik(1628-1692), who held the position of I-jo-pan-seo(吏曹判 書), managed several villas here and interacted with his colleagues. Su-rak-mountain(水落山) Ok-ryu Waterfall(玉流瀑布) and the Gan-pok-jeong(看瀑 亭) built next to it became a kind of marker symbolizing Ui-ryeong-Nam clan and Nam Yong-ik. The reason why the Ui-ryeong-Nam clan of Ui-ryeong(宜寧), Gyeong-sang-nam-do, formed a settlement and seon-yeong(先塋) in Dogok was that Nam-jae(南在, 1351-1419) and Nam-eun(南誾, 1354-1398) were granted sa-pae-ji(賜牌地) and Large farmland(田莊) in the early Joseon Dynasty. Then, starting with Nam Hyo-ui(南孝義, 1474-1551), its character as a clan village(集姓村) became clear, and in the late Joseon Dynasty, Nam Yong-ik, who was at the beginning of the No-ron(老論) Gyeong-hwa-se-gok(京華世族), traveled back and forth between Seoul and his hometown. Nam Yong-ik traveled back and forth between Seoul and his hometown, seeking refuge in his hometown whenever he was in political hot water. After the age of 50, when he actively advocated for seclusion, he concentrated on building a separate houses, assuming that he could return to Seoul. The real guardians of the land were his Bang-gye(傍系) descendants, who farmed, lived, and maintained their daily lives there. It is believed that life in Se-geo-gi(世居地) was similar until the 80s, when rural villages centered on the same sect were maintained. Throughout the Japanese occupation, the Korean War, and modernization, clan village(集姓村) remained culturally unchanged until the 90s, when a turning point occurred. At the core of the transition was a change in the form of housing: apartments. As a large number of anonymous people quickly moved in, taking up space on the ground and in the air, the neighborhood's character as a village community was quickly eroded. When the village community collapsed, so did the tradition of nickname of house (宅號), which lasted until the 80s. Now, those who remain live in an era of communal housing, where people call each other □dong □ho. This article, which aims to be a study of spatiality, concludes by record the nickname of house, which few people will remember. This could be a meaningful task if we reflect on the disappearance of urban and suburban clan village over the course of modern history.