THE MOUNTAIN
SONGNISAN
A hermitage in the hills · Ash and Seed
The hermitage where Jeong-an lives. She hears a song come up the mountain and recognises whose writing it is. What survived the fire collects here.
The story map
Select a place on the map or in the list. Each place leads to its part of the story and its songs.
1THE YALU2THE FORGE3HANYANG4SONGNISAN5A VILLAGE IN JEOLLA6THE FROZEN FIELD7THE HARBOUR8THE NORTHERN SHOAL9JEJU10IEODOBase image: the Korean section of the Kangnido map (1402). Story locations are approximate; the map is not to scale.
THE MOUNTAIN
A hermitage in the hills · Ash and Seed
The hermitage where Jeong-an lives. She hears a song come up the mountain and recognises whose writing it is. What survived the fire collects here.
Gugak means Korean traditional music. Gayageum, haegeum and janggu meet hip-hop here. The original Korean lyrics and English translations are available throughout the archive.