Cultural heritage in Goyang
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2017-03-20
Visit Seooreung Royal Tomb, a World Heritage Site
Seooreung Royal Tomb means the 5 royal tombs in the west of Seoul. There are eight tombs in total with a total area of over six hundred thousand pyeong.
The representative tomb of Seooreung is Myeongryung of the Great King Sukjong. Myeongryung also includes the tombs of Queen Inhyeon of the Min Family and Queen Inwon of the Kim Family.
is the representative place of the Joseon royal tombs in the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty. High steps and stone steps, jeongjagak(a T-shaped house for sacrifice before a royal tomb), and the placement of the tombs have preserved their original shape, just as in the textbooks of the Joseon Dynasty.
Inside Myeongryeong, there is a jaesil, a place to prepare ancestral rituals, which is the biggest Hanok(Korean-style) building in Goyang area.
nside, there is Ikneung where pine trees are grown tall and dense. Ikneung's jeongjagak has a wing chamber, which is difficult to see in other tombs.
Ikneung is the tomb of Great King Sukjeong's first queen, Queen In-kyung who died at an early age.
Kyeongneung is the tomb of the Great King Dukjeong and his wife, Queen Insu.
Among the royal tombs of Joseon, it is unique for because the tomb location of the king and queen were switched.
Also, the tomb of the king is small and shabby while the tomb of the queen is extravagant and large.
With various unique features, it is a cultural heritage valuable to royal tomb research.
Seooreung is also home to early Joseon royal tomb of Changneung, built in Dongwon-igang method (tomb in which the king and queen share various annex structure).
Changneung is the tomb of King Yejong and his wife Queen An-soon.
It is the innermost place in Seooreung and only a few people visit it, but it is the best place to enjoy the cultural heritage with nature in quietness.
A track filled with loose-flower hornbeam tree begin nearby, which is great for a short walk.
In front of Changneung, there is Hongneung of King Yongjo's wife, Queen Jeongseong.
Out of all Joseon royal tombs, it is the only royal tomb of where the left mound of the queen's tomb is left empty.
Besides these royal tombs, there is Daebinmyo, the tomb of Huibin Jang, as well as Soonchangwon and Sookyeongwon at Seooreung.
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