Seonjamdan
| Seonjamdan | |
|---|---|
선잠단지 | |
 Entrance to Seonjamdanji | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Korean Confucianism |
| Location | |
| Location | 64-1, Seongbuk-dong Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°35′38″N 126°59′58″E / 37.593778°N 126.999333°E |
| Official name: Seonjamdan Altar Site | |
| Designated | January 21, 1963 |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 선잠단지 |
| Hanja | 先蠶壇址 |
| Revised Romanization | Seonjamdanji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnjamdanji |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Hwangudan, Seoul
- Sajikdan, Seoul
- Xiancantan, Beijing
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Seonjamdan Altar Site, Seoul". Korea Heritage Service. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ 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 – via Taylor & Francis.
- ^ Park (2018), p. 270
- ^ Park (2018), p. 272
- ^ Kim, Dong-hyun. "선잠단지". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Park (2018), p. 269
- ^ Park (2018), p. 273
- ^ Park (2018), p. 273, 275
- ^ Park (2018), p. 274-275