Story of Goyang's history

History them stories of 39 dong’s community service center

It is content with my subjective ideas; it would be good to use to establish identity of each dong, improve knowledge of history, usage for festivals, and usage of names. If you may need additional resources, historical research, advice, site visits, I would like to help. 1. Deogyang-gu Jugyo-dong : Baedari in Korean, Dansan Buwongun Sir Lee Mu, Sir Park Youong-gwan, donator of the city hall land. Renown Figure of Chung-won Park, Baedari Nuri-gil Seongsa 1-dong : Byeolmorae in Korean, Remains of Ki Family of Haengju (Writing of Seokbong Han), Suyeoki Jangsu Villag, Wondang Traditional Market, Lee’s Shopping Seongsa 2-dong: Uhulrimgwa Buldang-gol in Korean, remains of Sir Kwon-hui, Guksabong Peak of Seolla Mountain, Legend of Baby General Wonshin-dong : Wondei in Korean, Saewon, Royal Tomb of King Gongyang Seosameung, Great General Wolsan, Iron Village of Songgang, Gongneung River, suburban railroad Heungdo-dong : Kawajibyeopssi Museum, Celadon Kiln Site 가Sir Seoktan Lee Shin, Sir Lee Chook, Eunji Village, Huisu Shim, Tahong Il Shindo-dong : Sutdol Gogae, Goyang High School Auditorium, Hanbooknuri-gil, remains of Park of HAmyang, Pine Tree, National Boundary Monument of Baedusan Mountain and Jinam Kim Hyoja-dong : Bukhan Mountain Fortress, Mukhan Mountain, Wonjeungguksa Protection, Heungguksa Temple, Painting of Hongdo Kim, Tomb of Yoongil Hwang Changneung-dong : Seoonreung, King Sukjong, Huibin Jang, Rice Grandmother statue, Aengbong Hwajeon-dong : Gotbat in Korea, Manwol Mountain, Kyeongui Line, mural Village, Tomb of Yoon Im Daedeok-dong : Daedeok Mountin, Daedeok Ecological Park, Remains of Sir Min Soon, Habok of Daetae Village, Juniper Tree Goyang-dong : High light in Korean, Goyang Confucian Academy, Latin American Museum, Tiger Cave, Great Lion Statue, Goyang-dong Nuri-gil, Uiju-gil, Gingko Tree Kwansan-dong : Tomb of General Choe Yong, Yeongsajeong Hanok, Kim Hong-jip, Noodles with spicy fish stew, location of old Goyang-gun office during the mid-Joseon Dynasty, Songgangnuri-gil Hwajeong 1-dong : Flower Water in pure Korean, Gugsabong Peak, Pear, Flower Pond Park, Haengjunuri-fil, Pear flower Hwajeong 2-dong : Cold Well in pure Korean, Children’s Museum, Street of Hwajeong Culture Neunggok-dong : Neunggol in pure Korean, Neunggok church, Neunggok Station, Neunggok Station, Chugang Nam Hyo-on, Yongju Mountain, Legend of Genbidari, Jeong Siblings Haengshin-dong : Happpy and Exciting Village, Bongdaesan Beacon Fire Station, Garamoe Religious Ritual for the mountain spirit, Son Family of Boseong, Gangmaeseokgyo, Sir Sinhyo, Baedagol Museum, Haengjunuri-gil, Haengshin Station, Tomb of Kang of Jinju (General Yu-hyeong), Ochoong Temple Haengju-dong : Salgumaeul (apricot village) in pure Korean, Han River, Haengju Mountain Fortress, Haengju Catholic Church, Haengju Confucian Academy, General Kwon Yul, , independence activist Jang-heung, Noodle, anchovy, eel, Haengju yeoksanuri-gil, Nakjo Corrective Training Institute, Haengju Historical Park, Song of Dosan An Changho’s National Anthem 2. . Ilsan Dong-gu Gobong-dong: Gobong Mountain, Seongbong Seowon and Goyangpyeon, Maedanghong, Seongbong, Yeongdong, Yeongdong, Seongdong, Seongdong, Seongdong. Pungsan-dong: maple trees, citrus fruit, Chungcheongdong zelkova, Aegeumgol (aniol), Hwangbok legend story Dining: Mt. Mt. Sungdong, Noodle Story, Legend of the Cultural Heritages Myeong-Gyun Mausoleum, Zhongshan-dong: Gobongsan, Gobong Nuri-gil, Young Ang, Stone Changsha, Mugunghyo Mausoleum, Han-si Beauty Jeongbalsan-dong: Jeongbalsan, Namsaishi-cha, President Kim Dae-jung, Chae-jae Kim, Jeong-guk Sensei, pretty houses. Janghang 1-dong: Han River, Ilsan Rice, Janghang Marsh, Iron Fence, Peace Nori Road, Salt, Warehouse, Deer Janghang 2-dong: Seorak Korean Lacquerware, Lake Park, Painting Tree, 600-year exhibition hall, flower fair, cultural street Madu 1-ga: Seon-kyung horse, Gyeonggi center line, Baekma station, Baekmae school, Pretty house, Madu Bldg. 2: Funny Origin of Dangdaedgut, Jealoussa, Redemption, Gangchon Village, Myongdang Ilsan Dong-gu Office. Company Finance Baekseok 1-dong: Seolleuren mudstone, Baekseok hindolje, Nogosan Baekseok Bldg: Somalia Bridge, Almi Park, Gyeonggi-eup, Yongchae-do, Dochon-gil, Ilsan Rice 3. Ilsan Seo-gu Ilsan 1-Dong: Halmi (Hanmoe) in pure Korean, Ilsan Cathedral, Ilsan Middle School, Mural painting, Dokjeongi Pass Ilsan 2-Dong: Old Ilsan Station, Ilsan 5th Day Market, Ilsan Elementary School, Waya Village, Gyeongui Line, Ilsan Market, Hosu Teahouse, etc Ilsan 3-dong: Dwitgol in pure Korean, Imuljae Mountain, Academy Village, Gyeongui Chungbal Mountain Nuri-gil Tanhyeon-dong: Sutgo-ge in pure Korean, Huangryong Mountain, Gongyu Chungbal Mountain Nuri-gil, Geumjung Cave, Gobong Nuri-gil, Paleolithic ruins Juyeop 1-Dong: Kangjae in pure Korean, Kangseon, Tree leaves, Culture village Juyeop 2-Dong: Min-maru in pure Korean, Gol Hill, Omari legend, Baby Commander legend Daehwa-dong: Kawaji Rice seed, Seongjeo Fortress, peat deposits, ecological park, Seongjeo town, Goguryeo Fortress Songpo-dong: Songpo Rice, Extinct ruins, Isanpo Dock, Beopgot-dong ginko tree, Gansodadong Ginkgo, Songpo hoe rack, Daehwa Elementary School, Wang Mountain Songsan-dong: Sir Ik-phil Song of Gubong, Natural Monument Songpo Lacebark Pine Tree, Pyeonghwa Nuri-gil, Jangsan Cooperation, Songpo rice, Gajwa Ginkgo tree, Duk-i-dong- Zelkova tree, tomb of Sir Daejeong Yu, National Cemetery, , Taegeukdan, Cultural Street of Duk-i

September, beginning of Fall, Places to visit before you die

It is September, the beginning of fall. I hope everyone has a healthy season. When you look at the bookstore or the Internet, you can easily see the contents of "100 places to visit before you die". Looking at these booklets, I want to also recommend a place to staffs. It is a scenic view of Mt. Samgak of Bukhan Mountain. I recommend Baeuneungdae, Insubong, and Mangkyungdae, which are places to visit when you are young and healthy, before you age. It is one of the 10 most beautiful scenic spots in Korea. The Cultural Heritage Administration designated Samgak Mountain as the nationally designated scenic spot No. 10. Do not look at photos or the internet, and climb the mountain for about two hours, and the entrance of the temple and the Baekunbong Hidden Gate (old temple) would be revealed. Climbing 200m west toward Baegundae from this gate, you can see Baegundae that looks like white clouds, Insubong that looks like beard of a kind old man, and Mankyungdae that looks to have thousands of different shapes. It is slightly dangerous but very beautiful. You can see 28 major peaks of Bukhan Mountain. Samgak Mounttain is the most difficult yet most beautiful place that I have visited during my 21 years in my job post. View of Mt. Samgak, Bukhan Mountain from Baegunbong Hidden Gate to Baegundae Peak. September, Places to visit before we die: I recommend Samgak Mountain, the 1beonji of Bukhan-dong, Goyang City.

Places to visit in Goyang in the Fall (Best 5)

It’s fall now. The air is cool now. Be careful to not to catch a cold. It’s a great time for exercise and travel for happy work-life and healthy life. Let me recommend 5 great places to visit with family, loved ones, and friends. Selection standard : 1. Places to good forest tracks and shades 2. Places with famous restaurants 3. Places that is within 30 minutes of the City Hall 4. Places that is good for rest, with cultural heritage and nature 5. Place that is low-cost Selection Result : 1. Seooreung (excellent easy tracks, historical stories, restaurants, free parking, security) 2. Yeongsajeong Hanok at Daeja-dong and parts of tomb of General Choe Yong (the best Hanok of Goyang and view of Bukhan Mountain, good restaurants nearby, good air and quietness) 3. Fall foliage at Bukhan Mountain’s Sukjong Nuri-gil (Fall foliage of Bukhan Mountain, forest tracks, good restuarants at the foot of the mountain, good viewpoints such as Wonhyo Peak, Sidan peak, and Dongjangdae Peak) 4. Hanbuk Nuri-gil of Goyang (short distance from Samsong Station, forest track, quiet, cultural heritage of Heungguksa temple, nearby hot spring, and great restaurants) 5. Ilsan Lake Park of Goyang(excellent location, various festivals and concerts, great restaurants, great to walk, lots of resting places)

The best painting of Cheondoo Han is designated as Gyeonggi-do cultural asset

Haengshin 2-dong has the oldest painting of Goyang city. It is the portrait of General Han Cheondoo. To be exact, it is portrait painted in 1613 during the time of King Gwanghae. Cheondoo Han was a man of Soman Village of Haengshin-ri who was borned in 1563 and died in 1649 who was a warrior during the mid-Joseon period and held middle-ranked government position. Currently, his descendants continue performing ancestral rituals and take good care of the portrait in agreement with Goyang city, the descents applied for the designation of cultural property to Gyeonggi Province. Its value has been recognized and it has been designated as Gyeonggi-do Tangible Cultural Asset No. 316. It is in the process of designating it as a treasure with the city. The size is 220cm in length and 110cm in width. The original form is relatively well preserved. It is the portrait wearing the uniform with the figure of a tiger. It is a rare cultural heritage with portraits and royal edict, painter, writer, preservation boxes, etc. are all preserved. There was a tomb in Soman Village, Haengshin-dong until the early 1990s. During the tomb transfer, the body was excavated in a mummified form and caused a cultural sensation. Today, the descents have given up leasing the building and use an entire 3-story building for the preservation of this portrait.

The Story of the only Ming Court Lady, Gurjeo (Gur Family) of Korea

In the Daeja-ri village of Gwansan-dong, Deogyang-gu of Goyang city remains the one and only tomb of a Ming court lady, Lady Gur. Her name was Gurjeo. She became a court lady of the Ming Empire when she was little and became a court lady of the Qing Empires when Ming collapsed. Then she began to serve Prince Sohyun (First son of King Injo) who went to Qing as a hostage. When Prince Sohyun returns to Joseon, four court ladies come to Hanyang with him. After three months of return, the prince meets a mysterious death and s buried in Seosamneung of Goyang. When Prince Sohyun passes away, the four court ladies are the return to Qing, but Gur refused and remained in Joseon. Known as a great beauty, a mandolin player, loyal servant who protected the descendants of Prince Sohyun, an animal lover who has cultivated birds and animals in an unusual way, a diplomat who mediated diplomatic friction with Qing, a translator with China, and the spreader of new hair beauty methods for women are the major facts about Gur. After becoming a female monk, she passed away at the age of 70. Her dying wish was, “I want to see King Hyojong conquering Qing when he leads his 10 thousand army into the north. So bury me on the way to China”. The last part left in the poem for Gur writes, “A beautiful woman has died and is buried underground, but her mandolin playing remains as a sweet scent in the gravesite.” For this reason, her tomb remains in Daeja cave that connects Gwansan-dong, Goyang to China. Last weekend, I visited the tomb of Gur with 40 people and I am introducing her story as a part of the Goyang Story.

Hoehwa Tree of Lake Park, the Guardian Tree of Ilsan New City

There is a nurse-tree that remained alone throughout the development of Ilsan new city, which began in 1989. It is 300-year-old protected tree, protected by the city, that is called Juyeop-ri Hoehwa Tree. The place where the tree is located used to be called Sangju and Haju village before the development of the new city and the Lee family of Jeonju and Seo family of Dalseong lived here in groups. The tree to which people used pray for a good harvest (Suhomokje and Kiwon-gosa) is the only tree that remains in the Hoehwa Tree Square at the Ilsan Lake Park. It is the god tree of the Lake Park and Guardian Tree of the Ilsan New City area. It is also famous for having produced three members of the Congress from Goyang. At the time of Han river embankment collapse, old Juyeopri people looked at the free to locate their houses.

Story of Amitabha Seokguram of Bukhan Mountain, Goyang

Under the Wonpyobong Peak of Bukhang-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, remains Amitabha (old Deokamsa Temple). Following the Bukhan Mountain stream or Daeseomun from the gate of Bukhan Mountain Fortress, there is sign for Amitabha to the left. Walking 200m passed the Wonhyo Bridge as the road sign states, Amitabha appears behind a pine tree forest. At the center of the temple, there is a large yard, center of which stands a beautiful stone. This temple is only for Buddhist nuns and has various wooden Amitabha statues designated as Gyeonggo-do’s cultural assets. It is a traditional temple designated by the state. The temple in Hanok style blends well with Uisangbong Peak and Wonhyopong Peak and it is a place of beautiful viewpoint of Goyang. To the right of sansingak (house for of mountain spirit) stands a Tortoise rock. It is in a shape of looking up the sky and everyone marvels how much it loks like a tortoise. Under the Tortoise rock is the main hall of Amitabha, Daewoongjeon Hall. What is interesting is that Daewoongjeon is not a wooden structure but is inside the rock cave. The natural cave has been trimmed and used as Daewoongjeon, fitting over 100 people at once. Inside, the cave feels cool in summertime without air conditioning, having a great temperature difference with the outside area. Walls and ceiling show that the hall is entirely inside a stone cave. Outside the cave at sansingak, you can see the hall hidden by the giant rock. This cave is the legend that the High Priest Wonhyo of Shilla Dynasty had stayed. With the legend, there is a portrait of High Priest Wonhyo inside the hall. Inside the Daewoongjeon there are tree statues, which are all designated as Gyeonggido’s cultural assets. The wooden statues are cultural assets known for detail and warm smile. Like Seokguram of Toham Mountain of Kyeongju, there is water that flows underground to the west of the cave. This water helps the cave maintain its cool temperature. It is located 30 minutes from the Bukhan Mountain Fortress parking lot. Visiting the beautiful Seokguram of Amitabha of beautiful scenery is an easy place to visit.

Daeseomun of Bukhan Mountain Fortress, the biggest gate in Goyang

Where is the biggest gate in Goyang located? A gate of10m height that allows people and cars to pass by freely was built in Goyang during the time of King Sukjong in the early Joseon period. The roof and the outlines have been well-preserved. Castle gates are large in size, from gate tower, tile roof, to the ridge of the roof. This gate is the gain gate of Bukhan Mountain Fortress, Daeseomun, that was built at the time of King Sukjong. It is the oldest and the most extravagant gate of all gates in Bukhan Mountain Fortress, so many people walk through it. Designated as a historical site, it is managed by the Cultural Asset Association and the city of Goyang. This Daeseomun is the gate that represents Bukhan Mountain Fortress. It is the only gate that has devout prayers, among the 4 gates of Bukhan Mountain Fortress and 16 gates of castle gates. Between the castle gate and gate tower, there is a female general on the square stone. There are two heads of dragon with opened mouth below the female general. These dragon heads are special statues only seen at Daeseomun. In front, the dragons open their mouths to protect the castle and block evil spirits. In contrast, there are 2 cute dragon heads at the center of the castle inside. There are traces of the Korean War in various spots of the Daeseomun. The wall that have cracked under bullets and bombardment show the old history of the castle gate. The signboard of Daeseomun is the writing of the first president of Korean, President Rhee Syngman. The name Daeseomun is remains clear but the seal and the name of the writer is erased in white. This is because some tried to erase the traces of Presisdent Rhee when he resigned after 4.19 Incident. Sitting on the gate tower of Daeseomun and feeling the wind that blows in the stream between UIsangbong Peak and Wonhyobong Peak is very cool and refreshing. Under the fortress is the urbanized city of Goyang and parts of Seoul can be seen. Behind the fortress, main peaks of the Bukhan Mountain such as Wonhyobong Peak and Baegundae Peak rise up high. There are no peaks between Daeseomun and Baegundae Peak. So when the day is clear, the Taegeuk flags and hikers on the peak can be seen. Bukhan Mountain Fortress’ Daeseomun is most beautiful in spring when flowers are bloom and the sun is setting. King Sukjong of Joseon Dynasty also visited the Bukhan Mountain Fortress through this gate. Now it is used as the main gate for the hikers, ordinary people who are tired from life. Paris has the Arc of Triomphe, Seoul has Gwanghwamun, and Gowang has Bukhan Mountain Fortress as the gates that represent the city.

Story of Goyang history