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2017-09-22
What should we do with the tomb of Seung-Koo Yi, the first son of Wan-Yong Yi, the national traitor
At Hyangdong-dong, Deogyang-gu of this city has the tombs of Seung-Koo Yi, the first son of Wang-Yong Yi, and his wife Geol-Gui Im.
Hwajeon-dong and Hyangdong-dong area used to be the village of the Yi Family of Ubong.
The tomb of Sir Jishin Yi, located in Hyangdong-dong, is designated as a Goyang Regional Cultural Asset.
An apartment complex is being constructed in Hyangdong-dong, and right next to the construction site remains the burial site of Seung-Koo Yi and Geol-Gui Im. With broken is broken and burnt away cover stone, the tomb is entirely covered by acacia trees and scrubs, unnoticed by the naked eye.
Seung-Koo Yi was a pitiful person. He grew up in the glory of his father and married Geol-Gui Im, the best-known beauty of her generation. But according to Hyon Hwang’s Maecheonyarok, Wang-Yong Yi had an affair with his daughter-in-law and sent his son away to study in Japan. When he finds out about their affair, Seung-Koo Yi commits suicide in his 20s.
Afterwards, he was buried in Hyangdong-dong. When his wife died, the families buried her with him. When the apartment complex is developed in the Hyangdong area, the tomb site will be preserved as a part of a park. Currently the site is possessed by the Development Fund Committee of a university in Seoul.
It would be better if his descents relocate the tombs, but they are not willing. If the site becomes developed into a park and the tombs are preserved, it would be quite difficult to explain to our children about the son of the traitor with a pitiful life.
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