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Choksukru
Pavilion on the precipice of the
Nam River, built in the 28th year of King Kojong of
the Koryo Dynasty, commands the finest view in the southern
part of Korea. It served as the command post for the
defense of Chinju Castle during the Japanese invasion
of Korea, but during peace time it was usually used
for government service examinations, so it was also
called Changwon-nu, the pavilion of winning first place
in the examinations. It was destroyed during the Korean
War but was resored in May 1960. |
Nearby
the pavilion is Uigisa Shrine, dedicated to the loyal
and patriotic kisaeng Nongae, who leapt to her death from a rock the near
into the Nam River while embracing one of the Japanese
generals. The rock is called Uiam and it still today
overlooks the unceasingly flowing steam of human history.
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