Soswaewon Garden, Damyang (소쇄원원림)

Damyang Soswaewon is a representative garden of the mid-Joseon Dynasty that harmonized nature and artificiality. When his teacher, Jeongam Jo Gwang-jo (1482-1519), was exiled, Yang Sanbo (梁山甫, 1503-1519) gave up his worldly pursuits and came down to his hometown to build a garden. Myeonangjeong Song Sun (宋)純, 1493-1583) named it ‘Soswae (瀟灑)’ meaning ‘clear and clean’. It is a beautiful garden that shows the noble character and fidelity of Korean scholars, and is a garden that can represent the Joseon Dynasty.