Book IX 57717th Day (Kapchin)
The king sent palace attendants to pray for rain in various locations around
the kingdom, including Pagyŏn^22 in the [Kaesŏng] Special Capital Magis-
tracy, Tŏkchin in Imjin District,^23 Taejŏng in Kaesŏng District,^24 Namjin in
Haep’ung County,^25 Taeji in Yŏnan Prefecture,^26 as well as Haeryongwang
Monastery in P’oju^27 and Ch’ŏnsin Monastery in Kangŭm.^28
Eunuch Cui Tiermuer returned to the Ming capital. Earlier, when Tiermuer
had entered the imperial palace to be in attendance on the emperor, the
emperor told him to go home to see his parents. Later, the emperor asked
about him when he saw our envoy in his court. Therefore, we sent him back
[to the Ming court].The markets were relocated because of the drought.19th Day (Pyŏngo)
The king ordered the Hansŏng Magistracy to set up the name signs for the
precincts (pang) of the Five Wards (Obu) in the capital. The East Ward
(Tongbu) consisted of twelve precincts: Yŏnhŭi, Sunggyo, Ch’ŏndal,
Ch’angsŏn, Kŏndŏk, Tŏksŏng, Sŏun, Yŏnhwa, Sungsin, Inch’ang, Kwandŏk,
and Hŭngsŏng. The South Ward (Nambu) consisted of eleven precincts:- Pagyŏn is a famous waterfall in Kaesŏng and presumed to be near the Office of the
Special Capital Magistracy. - Located in modern P’aju City in Kyŏnggi Province.
- Kaesŏng District here indicates the area 25 li west of the city walls of Kaesŏng. The
place named Taejŏng, which literally means “Great Well,” is 22 li west of the Kesŏng
Magistracy. The well, according to the History of Koryŏ, was made by Chakchegŏn (posthu-
mously King Ŭi), the grandfather of Wang Kŏn, the founder of Koryŏ. Chakchegŏn married
the daughter of the Dragon King, and when he arrived in Kaesŏng for the first time, he dug a
ground with a silver bowl at the foot of a hill and water sprang out to form a well. The govern-
ment offered sacrifices every spring and autumn and also on some important occasions.
(Sinjŭng tongguk yŏji sŭngnam, vol. I, p. 450) - Originally a district of Hwanghae Province. It became part of Kaesŏng and later
P’ungdŏk County. - Located in Hwanghae Province, its name was changed into Yŏnbaek later.
- P’oju is an old name of modern P’och’ŏn in Kyŏnggi Province. Haeryongwang
Monastery no longer exists. According to a source, it used to be located in Mt. Sŏngsan. - Also called Kangsŏ, it is located near P’yŏngsan in Hwanghae Province.