Hongcheon Hanseonamgungeok Burial Ground

This is the burial ground of Namgung Eok (1863–1939). An independence activist, educator and journalist, Namgung Eok was one of the foremost patriots of the Japanese colonial period: he founded the newspaper Hwangseong Sinmun to expose Japan's ambitions of invasion, and roused national spirit through a campaign to promote the mugunghwa, the rose of Sharon and Korea's national flower, and through education in the Korean language and history. His grave is encircled by a round stone border, and in front of the mound stands a table-shaped stone for offerings. To the right of the offering stone is a memorial stele, in front of which stands a pair of mangju stone pillars, and stone steps have been laid at the entrance to the burial ground — all of these were built in 1977.

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Where it is

Region

Hongcheon, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물