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2017-06-01

Daeja-dong village of Deogyang-gu that derived its name from the tomb of Seongnyeong Daegun, brother of the Great King Sejong

 

Daeja-dong, located northeast of Jugyo-dong where the Goyang City Hall is located. Its administrative district is Gwansan-dong, it is Beopjeong-dong village that is part of Goyang-dong.

There is monument of Philippines’s participation of the Korean War and Taeguekki Park.

Following the Daeyang-ro for 1.5Km that stretches from Tong-gil-ro to Daeja-dong, there are tomb of General Choe Yong and the right and tomb of Seongnyeong Daegun on the left.

The tomb of Seongnyeong Daegun is designated as Goyang Regional Cultural Asset and has a shrine of the Great Lion and next to the shrine stands a monumental stone of Seongnyeong Daegun that was built in the early Joseon period.

Seongnyeong Daegun is the fourth brother of the Great King Taejong, who was a biological younger brother of the Great King Sejong. As the younger son, he was muched loved by his parents but died at the early age of 13 from an illness.

His wife, Lady Seong from Changnyung, adopted Anpyeong Daegun, King Sejong’s brother, as she had no children. But Anpeyong Daegun also dies during the Coup d’Etat of Kye-yu.

King Taejong and his queen who saw the death of their youngest son built a tomb and shrine in Daeja-dong to console his spirit.

At 100m to the south of the tomb, they built a sanctuary to perform rituals for the dead and called it Daejasa, a place of great love.

Many monks lived here to pray for Seongnyeong Daegun’s easy passenger into eternity and Buddhist merits.

Daejasa thus became a big temple that represents Korea. Afterward, the town came to be called Daeja.

There are many tombs of the royal families in Daeja Valley and Daeja-dong, and tombs of over 30 famous figures remain in Daeja-dong.

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