Haesinsa Temple

Haesinsa Temple is a shrine built on the coast to pray for the safety of ships travelling to and from the waters off Hwabukpo harbour. It was built in 1820, the twentieth year of King Sunjo of Joseon, by Han Sang-muk, then magistrate of Jeju-mok. Afterwards, in 1841, the seventh year of King Heonjong, Yi Won-jo, a coastal defence commissioner, repaired the building, and in 1849, the fifteenth year of King Heonjong, Jang In-sik had the characters "Haesinjiwi" (Seat of the Sea God) carved into a stone to preserve its meaning. The present building, a single-bay Korean-style tiled-roof house, was rebuilt in 1975 after being moved to the coast on the north-west side because the original site was too cramped. Every year, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, local residents whose livelihood depends on the sea gather to hold Haesinje, a ritual devoutly praying for safety at sea.

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Where it is

Region

Jeju City, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물