Biology:Seonjamdan
Seonjamdan (Korean: 선잠단지; Hanja: 先蠶壇址) is a Confucian altar site located in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. The site served as the location for two altars built during the Joseon dynasty for silkworm rituals.[1]
History
The first Seonjamdan was constructed sometime between the reign of King Taejo and the lunar calendar year of 1414.[2] To comply with the Liji which required ritual silkworm breeding ceremonies to be performed in a northern suburb, Seonjamdan was located to the northeast of Hanyang in Seongbuk-dong.[3] In 1749, King Yeongjo had a second altar constructed as a replacement for the first one.[4]
Following the Korean Empire's loss of diplomatic sovereignty to Japan, the ancestral tablets enshrined at Seonjamdan were relocated to Sajikdan in 1908.[5][6] The site was then damaged by Japanese authorities and abandoned for three decades while the local town repurposed it as a public space.[7] On October 19, 1939, Japanese authorities designated Seonjamdan as historical site.[8] In 1961, a portion of Seonjamdan's protected area was decreased to accommodate new road construction; the altar itself was also expanded and rebuilt.[9]
Seonjamdan was designated a historic site by the South Korean government on January 21, 1963.[1]
See also
- Hwangudan, Seoul
- Sajikdan, Seoul
- Xiancantan, Beijing
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seonjamdan Altar Site, Seoul". https://english.cha.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=13&ccebAsno=00830000&sCcebCtcd=11&pageIndex=1®ion=&canAsset=&ccebPcd1=&searchWrd=SEONJAMDAN&startNum=&endNum=&stCcebAsdt=&enCcebAsdt=&canceled=&ccebKdcd=&ccebCtcd=.
- ↑ Park, Heesoung (October 24, 2018). "The Historical Research of the Seonjamdan Altar in Seoul and the Aspects of its Conservation". Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 17 (2): 272. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.3130/jaabe.17.269?needAccess=true.
- ↑ Park (2018), p. 270
- ↑ Park (2018), p. 272
- ↑ Kim, Dong-hyun. "선잠단지" (in ko). Academy of Korean Studies. https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0028892.
- ↑ Park (2018), p. 269
- ↑ Park (2018), p. 273
- ↑ Park (2018), p. 273, 275
- ↑ Park (2018), p. 274-275
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