Cultural heritage in Goyang
five-thousand years history
Current story of Goyang
- Cultural heritage in Goyang
- five-thousand years history
- Current story of Goyang
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Cultural heritage encountered on the street | The road to China, Euiju Road
There are many of the cultural assets including Goyang Kawaji rice seed with 5020 years of history, Bukhansan Mountain with global reputation, and Seoreung and Seosamreung as global cultural heritrages. Here is an opportunity to see precious cultural assets that you have missed in the beautiful natural environment in Goyang.
2017-03-20
Uijuroo, the hub of history in Goyang, Byukjegwanji
Designation number: Historical site 144
Location: 55-1 Goyang-dong, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-s, Gyeonggi-do
Located at Goyang-dong in Deokyang-gu, Byukjegwanji is a cultural heritage that shows the long history in this area along with Goyang Hyanggyo and ginko tree at Hyanggyogol. The name of Goyang-dong was made as there were important public organizations such as Goyang gun-office or Byukjegwanfor 289 years from 1625 to 1914. Goyang-dong has been a hub of transportation from the past where Paju, Yangju, and Goyang-areas met.
It was an area connecting Hayang as a capital in Joseon Dynasty to Gaeseong, the capital in Koryo Dynasty. Byukjegwan was the main building as a Gyeonguidae-ro that high ranked officials passed by in Korea as well as the diplomats from China.
Byukjegwanji was the 客館 located in Goyang-dong, Deokyang-gu, in Goyang-si, and had been serving as an important role for the transportation between Uijuro and Yeongyung-ro in connection with Soeul, Uiju, and China.
As it was located from the early Joseon Dynasty, it is a cultural asset with well-preserved record including 1428 times of repairing and relocation/maintenance in 1625.
Especially, this place became famous from Byukjegwan battle between allied soldiers from Joseon Dynasty and Japanese soldiers. According to the photo from the Japanese colonization period, both sides of the place were made of floors, and the middle was made with rooms. There were three doors at the main part of the structure. Due to investigation for multiple times, the size and function of the area were confirmed. Byukjegwan was the place where Goyang gun-leader served king plate or castle plate other than the functions for serving ambassadors. In addition, this was a place used for accommodation where managers or quests from outside stayed. In addition, this place was used for the trial against local lawsuit by the manager dispatched from central government. In addition, Byukjegwan was used as a temporary administrative castle as there were royal tombs in Joseon Dynasty near the place. On the other hand, the governor in Japan, Terauchi, took the Yukgakjeong, the supplementary building of Byukjegwan, to Japan, and it was severely damaged from Korean War. Thereafter, only the foundation stones or Gidanseoks are left.
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