귀래정 신말주 연구

A study on the Gwirae Sin malju

When the Sejo(世祖) ascend the throne, Gwiraejeong(歸來亭) Sin malju(申末周) move to bury himself in the Sunchang(淳昌) region.Seo Geojeong(徐居正) gave him an image of a hermit and Kang Huimaeng (姜希孟) gave him an image of a loyal subject about Sin malju’s rustication.His descendant reproduces the glory of the Sin malju’s specific image. But Sin malju enters into government service from a first year of king Sejo's reign according to the investigation of "The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty".Nevertheless, He have a hermit and a loyalist because of Seo Geojeong' amomery of Gwiraejeong and Kang Huimaeng' a memoriam of a tombstone. When he was 70 years old, he returns to the Sunchang. He invites a more than 70 years old mans to organize a old man's group(十老會). Traditionally a government officials resign for the 70 years old, so he followed the tradition. This group means what they became a major figure in the Sunchanga community. Sin malju wants the group to longevity so he writed a poem and a portrait for their members. As a result, offsprings made a sibrosa(十老寺) and hold a ceremony for the repose of their ancestors. As Sin malju retained in Sunchang, he set up a pavilion(Gwiraejeong) of the Sunchang Namsandae(南山臺). Gwiraejeong is the most important characteristic to have an individual pavilion. The pavilion give him a hermit in Sin malju's life and give his descendant for solidify his family's unit. And The pavilion become a momerial place for his ancestor.