Attraction · Gyeongsangnam-do
Aranggak Pavilion (아랑각)
324, Jungang-ro, Miryang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
The nearest bus stop to Aranggak Pavilion (아랑각) is Yeongnamru (영남루) (about 159 m away). See the routes that stop there and live arrival times.
Nearest bus stops
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Yeongnamru (영남루)about 159 m · 2 min walk · 1037Live arrivals
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Yeongnamru (영남루)about 160 m · 2 min walk · 1012Live arrivals
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Miryangarirangsijang Nammun (밀양아리랑시장 남문)about 220 m · 3 min walk · 1077Live arrivals
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Cheongsonyeonmunhwauijip (청소년문화의집)about 287 m · 4 min walk · 1679Live arrivals
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Jeontongsijang (전통시장)about 313 m · 4 min walk · 1036Live arrivals
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Miryangchodeunghakgyo (밀양초등학교)about 321 m · 4 min walk · 1011Live arrivals
About this place
Located in Naeil-dong in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Aranggak Pavilion sits in a bamboo forest. It is said to have been built to appease the spirit of a young woman named Arang, who met an unfortunate death.
According to the legend, Arang was mistakenly killed by a low-ranking officer who had loved her and tried to hug her. After her death, she becomes a ghost and appears to every district magistrate (highest-ranking officer in a region) to appeal for the investigation of her unfair death, but each district magistrate dies of a heart attack.
Then, a new district magistrate by the name Lee is dispatched to the area. Unlike his predecessors, Lee listens to the story of the ghost and finds the low-ranked officer who had killed her and punishes him. He found Arang’s body and holded a religious ceremony on her behalf. Aranggak was also built in her memory.
Every year, an event called Arangje is held on April 16 by the lunar calendar in Aranggak Pavilion. Young maidens dressed in white hanbok perform a religious ceremony to soothe the sorrow of Arang. There is also a saying that the spirit of Arang will preserve the love of those couples who visit the pavilion together.
Photo and description: Korea Tourism Organization (Type 3: attribution, no modification)