Sallim kyŏngje (Korean: 산림경제; Hanja: 山林經濟; lit. 'Farm Management') is a Korean-language book regarding living and farming written by Hong Mansŏn (洪萬選, art name Yu Am (流巖), 1643-1715). The book was written around the turn of the 18th century. It consists of four books and sixteen chapters and is regarded as one of the most important Korean works of the period. It is the first book in Korea to describe the cultivation of chili peppers.
Contents
Book One Seo (序): Prologue Bok Geo (卜居): The building of houses Sup Saeng (攝生): Health Chi Nong (治農): The growing of cotton, grain, and other special plants Chi Po (治圃): The growing of vegetables, flowers, tobacco
Book Two Jong Su (種樹): The growing of fruits and trees Yang Hwa (養花): The trimming of flowers and garden plants Yang Jam (養蠶): Beekeeping Mok Yang (牧養): The farming of animals, fish, and bees Chi Seon (治膳): The storing, cooking, and processing of food
Book Three Gu Geup (救急): Emergency treatments Gu Hwang (救荒): Emergency procedures for droughts Byeok On (辟瘟): Ways to stop contagious diseases Byeok Choong (辟蟲): How to get rid of pests
Book Four Chi Yak (治藥): Medicine Sun Taek (選擇): The choosing of lucky and unlucky days and directions Jap Bang (雜方): How to take care of swords, pottery, musical instruments and other things
See also Siŭijŏnsŏ Chibong yusŏl Sarye p'yŏllam Chŭngbo sallim kyŏngje
References
External links (in Korean)Sallim gyeongje (Korean) Korean Wiki


