I guess it is better to show you concept structure of the Yeom Seon Jae to understand easily.
This is my drawing.
The first part I had posting is ‘Bon Chae’. Bon Chae means main building.
I’d like to post next parts, the ancestral shrine, ‘Ahn Chae’ where the lady of the house live. From ‘Bon Chae’, to the left part is the ancestral shrine and the right part is ‘Ahn Chae’
‘Ahn Chae’ means inside building
Here, let’s go the ancestral shrine first
There was a gate to the ancestral shrine.
The ancestral shrine was the most important part in Korean traditional Yang Ban house.
Every day they opened the ceremony.
That was core of korean confucian philosophy. The confucius in Choseon dynasty was not only a philosophy but also religion.
Ancestral shrine was consisted of the ceremony building and the building for the body.
Building for the body was called ‘Young Dang’
Young Dang means literally Shadow house.
They had kept the body several days before burying. They could colour the house, because ‘Young Dang’ was room for the dead.
You could enter into ‘Ahn Chae’ where the lady of the house live. There is a gate to the Ahn Chae
The lady of the house was managing all house work. She control all servants.
Usually she kept the keys of the storage. We korean husband usually need to give all salary to our wives. And korean husbands are receiving pin money from their wives. In my opinion, it is affected from our history.
Ahn Chae was women’s space. It was strictly prohibited for men to enter into the Ahn Chae.
Garden of Ahn Chae
Byeol Dang is special building for conceiving a baby. To have a baby is the most important thing in the family continuation and prosperity. So they tried to make the best conditions for a daughter in law.
Nobody could interrupt a daughter in law.
Thank you for reading.