Table 1 Garden elements and orientation in Jehwangsangyuincheop

Classification Garden elements Orientation Description
Site location Mountain (山), water (水), stream (溪) Unknown Mountains with a beautiful landscape and streams
Rockwall (峻壁), open space (開地) Unknown A steep rockwall blocks the entrance but the inner site is quite opened
Spatial construction Thatch-roofed house (茆屋) (main house) Center (standard) Place a thatch-roofed house faced a full south aspect in the center of the earth
Decorative low wall (響墻) South Build a decorative low wall in the front yard of the main house
Lotus pond (芙蕖池) West On the right side of the yard of the thatch-roofed house, create a small lotus pond about dozens of footsteps in size
Mountain springt (山泉)* West The water in the lotus pond is drawn from a mountain spring
Vegetable garden (圃) Southwest Tend a vegetable garden to the south of the lotus pond
Twig gate (扉) East A twig gate made of split bamboo is made on the left side of the front yard
North There is a small twig gate in the north of pine trees behind the main house
Gazebo (草閣) East Go out to the eastern twig gate and go up the hill about 50 steps and build a house near the stream running over the rocks
Stream (溪)* East There is a rice paddy and a reservoir to the south along the stream
Rice paddy (田) Southeast Move along the stream about 100 steps to the south and prepare a fertile rice paddy
Rfiservoir (隄)* Southeast There is a large reservoir with a circumference of 4-5 km south of the stream
Buddhist tempie (蘭若)* Unknown There is a small buddhist temple a distance of a few kilometers from the reservoir
Medicinal herb gardent (圃) Northeast Prepare a medicinal herb garden en the east side of the pine tree behind the main house
Silkworm-raising house (蠶室) North Go to the small twig gate on the north side of the pine trees behind the main house and arrange a silkworm-raising house with three rooms
Garden construction Decorative low wall (響墻), flowerpot (花盆) Center A variety of pots, such as pomegranate, gardenia, and white magnolia, are placed under the front of the main building. Chrysanthemums make 48 species
Lotus pond (芙蕖池) Lotus (芙蕖), crucian carp (鮒魚), West Plant a lotus flower in a pond and grow crucian carp
Bamboo pipes (竹水筒) West The water in the pond is drawn from a mountain spring by bamboo pipes
Mountain spring (山泉)* West The water in the pond is drawn from a mountain spring and the water overflowing from the pond flows into the lower vegetable garden through the fence hole
Vegetable garden (圃) Curled mallow (蔡), Chinese cabbage (菘), spring onion (葱), garlic (蒜), cucumber (瓜), sweet potato (甘藷), wild rose (玫瑰) Southwest Plant curled mallow, Chinese cabbage, spring onion garlic, etc. without mixing
Cucumber and sweet potato surround the vegetable garden
Thousands of wild roses are planted and used as hedges of vegetable garden
Gazebo (草閣) Bamboo railing (竹檻) East Hang a bamboo railing around the gazebo
Forest (林)*, bamboo (竹)* East The lush forest and the long bamboo leaves around the gazebo are left untouched even if the branches come into the eaves
Stream (溪)* East Go down along the stream from the stream flowing over the rocks nearby gazebo
Rice paddy (田) Southeast Go out into the rice paddy in the late spring season and get wet with the blue light of the rice seedbed where the new sprouts are blue
Reservoir (隄) Cockleboat (艓) Southeast Make a cockleboat and place it in the reservoir
Lotus (芙蕖)*, water chestnut (菱)*, euryale ferox (芡)* Southeast The reservoir is covered with lotus, water chestnut euryale ferox
Reservoir (隄)* Southeast In the moonlit night I ride with the fine poets and calligraphers on the boat blowing the tungso, playing the geomungo, go around the reservoir three to four times and then get drunk and come back
Buddhist temple (蘭若)*, monk (僧)* Unknown Occasionally fellowship with a monk of nearby a buddhist temple
Pine tree (松), white crane (白鶴) North There are some strange pine trees behind the main house and a pair of white crane stands under the pine trees
Medicinal herb garden (圃) Ginseng (人蔘), balloon flower (桔梗), cnidium (江蘺), angelica (山蘄) etc. Northeast Plant ginseng, balloon flower, cnidium, angelica, etc. by arranging medicinal herb garden to the east of pine trees
Silkworm-raising house (蠶室), wife (妻) North Silkworm-raising house is equipped with seven sericultural shelves and teaches wife how to grow silkworms