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2017-06-02
Sir Lee Chook, loyal servant of King Danjong and story of Eunmosi Village
In Donae-dong, within the jurisdiction of Heungdo-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, there is a natural village called Eunmosi.
In Eunmosi Village, the Lee family of Hansan has been living in groups and there are tens of tombs behind the village.
Three tombs have been designated as Goyang Regional Cultural Assets and are well-taken care of by their descendants.
To the direction Seongsa-dong Ganggogae of the tombs is a very old pond.
It is a pond famous enough to have been recorded in the Goyang-gun map of the late Joseon Dynasty.
The person who made the tomb is Mangwolam, Sir Lee Chook, the loyal servant of King Danjong or early Joseon period. Sir Lee is originally from Hansan.
He is the grandson of Sir Moguen Lee-saek, the Confucian scholar that represents the latter period of Goryeo, he rose to the position of governor of Hwanghae-do.
When King Sejo abdicated King Danjong and exiled him to Yeolwon, Gangwon, Chook abandoned his government post and retired to Goyang.
He built a small house and called it Mangwoldang, meaning watching Yeolwong- where the King stays, and changed his nickname to Mangwolam.
Hidden quietly, he dug a pond in 1456 and called it eunji.
The 8,250㎡ Eunji Pond still remains.
There are various aquatic plants such as lotus that grew near the pond area.
Sir Lee Chook passed away and was buried near the Eunji Pond.
Future generations heard of his servitude and the Eunji Pond story from his descendants and historians.
As he dug a pond in secrecy, the village name also became Eunmosi. Currently, Sir Lee Chook and the Eunmosi Pond are designated as the 36th Goyang Regional Cultural Asset.
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