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Goyang regional cultural property
2017-03-28
Bab Grandmother Stone statue, general at Siege of Haengju Japanese Invasion of Korea
Designation number: Goyang City Regional Cultural Properties No. 46
Location: 10-2 Dongsan-dong, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
In a messy village with the first road used to enter Goyang from Seoul, Tongilro, and a new city in the midst of Samsong and Eunpyeong New Town, there is a stone statue standing in the village of Dongsan-dong, overlooking Mt. Bukhansan with its neck part damaged. This stone statue, which the villagers call Bab Grandmother or Old Stone Grandmother from long ago, is now designated and protected as a regional cultural asset of Goyang city.
The stone statue has a total height of 141cm and a chest size of 85cm.
In front of this stone statue, villagers are offering sacrifices to Bab Grandmother and pray for the peace and development of the village. The original surname of Bab Grandmother is known as Haeju’s Oh. (There is also a story of having Miryang’s Park as surname).
When the Japanese Invasion of Korea broke out, she helped the military forces in Goyang, Eunpyeong-gu of Seoul and Yangju-gun to set up a nationwide achievement. Currently, in the Goyang area, Bab Grandmother is seen as a woman patriarch, the leader of Haengju and the victory. It is also said that she participated in the help for the people who were suffering from the disease.
In the third grader’s social studies textbook in Goyang-si elementary school, story of Bab Grandmother of Dongsan-dong is introduced as legend. With wise strategy, the North and South Mongolia armies were defeated, and thus Bab Grandmother’s stone statue in Dongsan-dong is where young students often come and take pictures.
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