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2017-06-26
Geum-Wei-Young-Yi-Gun-Gi-Bi Monument of Bukhansanseong Fortress
Designation Number: Tangible cultural property No.87
Location : 132, Bukhan-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si
Geum-Wei-Young-Yi-Gun-Gi-Bi Monument is located in the site of past Geum-Wei-Young under the Daeseongam Hermitage inside Bukhansanseong Fortress.
According to the record, the original Geum-Wei-Young was located inside Sodongmun. However, located in high terrain, Geum-Wei-Young was vulnerable to storm. Thus, it was moved to site under Boguk Temple.
Geum-Wei-Young monument is to commemorate the transfer.
The monument is made of granite and back of the monument is buried on the ground. For roof, only the front side of rectangular stone has slope.
At the end of rectangular monument, you will see the inscription written as ‘乙未卽 大明崇楨 甲申後 七十二年也 都提調李餌命 識’. The inscription implies that the monument was built by Dojejo Lee-Myeong Lee in 41th year of King Sukjong (1715)
The summary of the inscription is as follows. ‘On April of 37th year of King Sukjong, King Sukjong made his military, Eo-Young-Cheong and Geum-Wei-Young, to reconstruct Bukhansanseong Fortress which was the old fortress built during Baekje Dynasty. King Sukjong also made them to install military camp on the fortress for storing food and for response in emergency. The reparing of the fortress was completed on October of the same year.
Geum-Wei-Young piled 2,821 stones from southeast of Neungam to Bohyeonbong Peak.
Also, there were 1,065 farms and two gates (Daeseongmun, Sodongmun) and castle was built on the gate.
Geum-Wei-Young also constructed Jangde (commanding building),rooms and fortress.
Furthurmore, four temples other than Taegosa Temple were inside the forthress. On March, Geum-Wei-Young moved barracks and 90 warehouses to Boguk Temple, one of the four temples.
It is also said that the construction was completed in August