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| Designation
Number |
Historic
Site No. 195 |
| Date
of Designation |
May
26, 1970 |
| Age |
Joseon
Dynasty |
| Location |
83-1
Wangdae-ri, Neungseo-myeon,
Yeoju-gun, Gyeonggi-do |
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▒ Yeongneung Royal Tomb ▒
This is a joint tomb where King Sejong, Joseon’s
4th king, and his wife Queen Soheonwanghu
were buried together. A geographical feature
of Youngneung signifying good fortune is a
scene of a phoenix’s landing with open wings.
Furthermore, the tomb looks straight south
and thus it is told to be a site where a spirit
can maintain a country for ten thousand ages,
which is called Moranbangaehyeong (牧丹半開形).
If you enter the main gate of Yeongneung,
you can see the Statue of King Sejong on the
right and the Sejongjeon Memorial Hall of
King Sejong is on the left. The surroundings
were rearranged between 1975 and 1977..
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walking on the fields after passing
Hunminmun Gate, you can see a red gate
with a spiked top and a T-shaped house.
On the hillside, there is joint tomb
with a stone statue, stone horse, and
statues of both robes in front. This
tomb is called Yeongneung where King
Sejong, the greatest king in Joseon
Dynasty’s 500-year history, is buried.
This tomb used to be in Mt.Daemosan
in Gwangju but was moved here in 1469
when King Yejong was in control.There
is a legend that the history of the
Joseon Dynasty was prolonged for 100
years thanks to the movement of this
tomb. |
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▒ Nyeongreung Royal Tomb ▒
Nyeongreung is a twin tomb where King Hyojong
(1619-1659), Joseon’s 17th king, and Mrs.
Jang, Queen Inseonwanghu were buried. There
are also green fields and many pine trees
surrounding the tomb of King Hyojong, but
King Hyojong’s tomb is more silent compared
to King Sejong’s tomb as fewer people come
to visit it. Waters flow between the red gate
and T-shaped house after passing around the
tomb, and there is a bridge called Geumcheongyo
that makes for beautiful scenery with the
surrounding view. King Hyojong tried to solve
people’s problems by enacting the Daedong
Act to reduce taxes and by executing currency
reform, etc. King Hyojong contributed to raising
the productivity of Korea’s agricultural industry
by revising the calendar system and issuing
various agricultural textbooks.Most importantly,
King Hyojong established a policy to conquer
the north, reinforced armaments and strengthened
military drills. These improvements were made
to take revenge on the Cheong Nation for Korea’s
defeat in the Byeongjahoran War. However,
King Hyojong did not realize his dream as
he died in Daejojeon, Changdeokkung Palace
at the age of 41 when only 10 years had passed
after he had become king. This tomb used to
be in Geonwonreung, Yangju and it was moved
here in 1647 when King Hyeonjong was Korea’s
king. |
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