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Goyang regional cultural property

2017-03-28

Shin Won-dong Deokmyung KyobI(bridge tombstone), recorded by Lee Du-moon and Idu

Designated number : Local cultural asset No. 52

Location : 1685 Sinwon-dong, Deokyang-gu

This tombstone is located on soccer practice field of small and medium industrial Bank of Korea in Haebangchon village in Shinwon-dong.

Now it has almost all of the pedestal buried in the ground and the entire material is granite and some of the jade stones are worn out.

On the front of the monument, the inscription " Deokmyeonggyo Bridge, Goyang County, Gyeonggi-do " is written as Chinese characters.

On the front, there is an inscription written in fine letters besides the former as well.

On the back of the monument, the inscription is written from the middle of the monument, and it is written as 'Goyangsiwon Deokmyeong Korangmyung'.

And below that are dozens of names written in Idu characters.

And below that are dozens of names written in Idu characters. The content of the monument is about all details when the bridge was placed over the Kongreungcheon stream in Shinwon-dong connecting Hanyang and Northern region.

According to the inscription, this monument's builders consist of Ihan, Yoon Hu-sung Ahn who was the governor of Goyang at that time, and about 760 residents representing Myunji Yoon, Sang-sik Lee, and Si-woo Hong.

In other words, the front of the monument was recorded detailed description of the list of 760 inhabitants by showing their power to build the stone bridge over the Kongreungcheon stream.

The construction date for this bridge is the ninth year of Hyojeong (1658).

As a memorial stone for the history of Goyang Stream in Goyang City, it is regarded as a valuable cultural asset.