Author's Preface to the English Edition Translator's Preface Names, Romanization and Footnotes List of Figures Introduction PART I: JEONGJO LEADS A JOSEON DYNASTY RENAISSANCE 1. What Sort of King Did Jeongjo Dream of Being? · The Ideal of Strong Royal Authority and a Nation for the Common People · Promotion of Public Welfare 2. What Hwaseong Meant to Jeongjo · King's Spirit and Ambition Declared to the World · Paradise - Where Every Home is Rich and All People are Happy · A King Who Even Knew the Names of the Workers 3. Why Jeongjo Made Frequent Visits to Hwaseong PART II: THE BANCHADO 4. The Banchado - A Visual Record of the Grand Visit to Hwaseong PART III: ONE-YEAR PREPARATION FOR AN EIGHT-DAY TRIP 5. 'Luxury and Extravagance Shall Be Punished Rigorously' 6. Building New Roads and Bridges · Construction of New Roads Connecting Hanseong with Hwaseong · Pontoon Bridge Designed by the King · Groundbreaking Innovation in the History of Bridge Construction 7. The Eve of the Procession PART IV: EIGHT-DAY RECORD OF THE ROYAL PROCESSION TO HWASEONG 8.
The First Day (Ninth Day of the Intercalary Second Month)* · The Grand March Starts from Changdeokgung Palace at Daybreak · Stopover at Noryang Rural Palace and Siheung Rural Palace 9. The Second Day (Tenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month) · The Royal Procession Proceeds in Bad Weather · Sudden Spring Rain Heralds the Arrival of the King at Hwaseong Rural Palace 10. The Third Day (Eleventh Day of the Intercalary Second Month) · The King Pays Respects to Ancient Confucian Scholars at the Confucian School of Hwaseong · The King Recruits Talented People at Nangnamheon Hall · Rehearsal for Lady Hyegyeong's Sixtieth Birthday Banquet at Bongsudang Hall * This is an intercalary (leap) month. In 1795, there were thirteen months in all and the intercalary month came between the second and the third months. In this text, both the 'second month' and 'intercalary second month' appear. The one which is marked as the 'second month' is the 'second lunar month' (lunar February). [TN] 11. The Fourth Day (Twelth Day of the Intercalary Second Month) · The King Mourns for His Deceased Father at Hyeollyungwon Tomb · Nocturnal Training for the Royal Guards Garrison at Seojangdae Watchtower 12.
The Fifth Day (Thirteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month) · Grand Banquet for the Sixtieth Birthday of Lady Hyegyeong at Bongsudang Hall 13. The Sixth Day (Fourteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month) · The King Gives Rice to the Poor and Rejoices with Them at Sinpungnu Gate · Feast for the Elderly at Nangnamheon Hall · The King Inspects the State-of-the-Art Fortress at Banghwasuryujeong Pavilion · King's Archery at Deukjungjeong Pavilion 14. The Seventh Day (Fifteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month) · The Itinerary of the Return from Hwaseong to Siheung 15. The Eighth Day (Sixteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month) · The King Talks with the People before the Royal Palanquin in Siheung · The King Compliments Everyone's Hard Work at Noryang Rural Palace and Finally Returns to the Capital Epilogue Appendix I: Details of the Itinerary of the Royal Procession to Hwaseong Appendix II : Major Figures of the Retinue: Titles at the Time of the Royal Procession in 1795 Glossary Chinese Characters for Romanized Chinese and Korean Words.