This study attempts to interpret the immanent dualism of the archetype landscape of Hanyang based on Yin-Yang's dualistic structure. The north eastern Asian dualism being different from western analytical dualism, it shows the following relational att...
This study attempts to interpret the immanent dualism of the archetype landscape of Hanyang based on Yin-Yang's dualistic structure. The north eastern Asian dualism being different from western analytical dualism, it shows the following relational attitudes. First, others are recognized as essentially pre-requisite for its own existence not as antagonistic. Second, Yin-yang represents the complementarity. Third, Yin-yang is not independent but inter-related elements. Forth, Yin-yang shows not static but dynamic characteristics. Fifth, the concept of Yin-yang is considered as both extreme points of Taegeuk that has holistic characteristics.
In this study, the compound dualistic relationships of the archetype landscape of Hanyang are analyzed according to the aspects of physical environment, activity, and meaning. The contents are as follows; mountain and city boundary represent the dualistic relationships of nature and city. In detail, dualism of settlement for living such as outside the fortress and inside the fortress is also found. The dualism showed through land use and arrangement of main facilities is that Jongmyo and Sajik were arranged along the dualistic characteristics since the establishment of Chosun Dynasty and type of settlement was divided into Northern-village and Southern-village. In addition, the meaning of north-south and east-west roads was dualized and main road and sub-road showed the complementary characteristics in the linear surroundings. In the aspects of facilities, dualistic relationships between palace, fortress and gate, Sadaebu house, Hangrang, and general buildings showed dualism of meaning, size, settlement and types.
These dualistic characteristics projected from the aspects of physical environment, meaning and activity reflect the detailed characteristics of Yin-yang. It was found that the concept of Yin-yang is compound from architectural environment to urban unit scale. It is implied that the cities in Korea were formed on the basis of inter-relationships and ultimately represented the unification and reconciliation.