Busangakseoseok

This is an inscription carved into a cliff face beside the Baengmagang River in Buyeo-gun, written to convey to later generations the resolve of Yi Gyeong-yeo (1585–1657), a civil official of the late Joseon period. Yi Gyeong-yeo, who went by the pen name Baekgang and served as Chief State Councillor under King Hyojong, submitted a memorial in 1657, the eighth year of King Hyojong's reign, together with Yi Wan and Song Si-yeol, arguing that Joseon should attack Qing China to wipe out the disgrace of the Manchu invasion of 1636. The king replied, "Your intentions are right and proper, and it truly pains me, but it is too late to put them into practice," but Qing China intervened to have Yi removed from office, and he eventually retired to his home village in Buyeo. Song Si-yeol, who went by the pen name Uam, later wrote out this episode in eight characters and passed it on to Yi's descendants; in 1700, the 26th year of King Sukjong, Yi's grandson Yi Myeong had the characters carved onto the rock, and a building was erected above the rock and named Daejaegak. The calligraphy is vigorous and robust, giving it great value as an example of epigraphy, and it conveys intact the firm resolve of an elderly minister who, even after leaving office and withdrawing to the countryside, continued to consult and debate with the king over plans for a northern campaign against Qing.

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Where it is

Region

Buyeo, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산