Old photos of landscape are important heritage that can help in understanding and restoring local and folk history. Focusing on Jeonnamsajinji published in 1917, the phenomenon and transition of Jeonnam’s traditional folk landscape were organized ba...
Old photos of landscape are important heritage that can help in understanding and restoring local and folk history. Focusing on Jeonnamsajinji published in 1917, the phenomenon and transition of Jeonnam’s traditional folk landscape were organized based on process of publication, main contents and Hampeyong as an example.
The photos in Jeonnamsajinji were categorized by type considering the cultural information held within them. There are 25 photos of nature and ecology, 45 photos of streets and facilities, 37 photos of cultural heritage, and 47 photos of native products and industries. Nature and ecology photos include mountains, rivers, fields, moorings and plains. Photos of streets and facilities are mostly landscapes of provincial and district government buildings, as well as of other government buildings, financial institutes, schools, hospitals, water supply and railroad facilities. Photos of cultural heritage includes Buddhist temples, Confucian schools, forests and folk heritages. Photos of native products and industries include those that industrialize native products, but also those related to new systems. Straw bags, straw ropes, straw mat schools, and haetae improvement and fishing gear production apprenticeship. The latter are also related to regional products.
The 150 or so photographs contained in Jeonnamsajinji hold significant values as documentary heritage of modern period. Especially, the photos of Jangheung tug-of-war and salt ponds in Sinan Jaryeom (formerly, Muan) are the oldest photos in their respective areas known to us. Although phenomena such as Boseong Daewonsa Temple or Hwasun Jeokbyeok are altered or damages, they will still serve as important documents in understanding the traditional folk landscape. In addition, because each of the photos has a detailed description, they are valuable materials disclosing regional affairs and chronicles of the time.
There are 4 photos of Hampyeong region, including Hampyeong-eup, Hampyeong-gun office, Yeongsucheon and Yeongsujeong and tools making apprenticeship. By comparing with maps (1872, 1899) and town chronicle of late Joseon dynasty, photos of 1917 Jeonnamsijinji, topographic map of 1918, street maps of Hampyeong in 1928, blue print of Hampyeong-gun office of 1931, recent aerial photos and those from 1948, site survey reports and orally transmitted materials, the original forms and transition of the traditional folk landscapes were explored. Collection and comparison of photos and materials from each gun will serve as valuable materials in understanding the original forms and transition of Jeonnam’s traditional folk landscape.