Gimyeongi・jang Stele Danso, Yeongdong

This is the site of a modest pavilion that once stood atop a rocky cliff. It is said that Kim Yeong-i, who had served as Jeongaeksaryeong at the Goryeo court, gave up his official post and came down to his hometown together with his son-in-law Jang Bi, who had served as Hanseong Panyun, mayor of the capital. There, amid the beautiful scenery of rocks and streams, they composed poetry, enjoyed their remaining years and kept their hearts pure; their descendants later built a pavilion on the spot and named it Bingokjeong. In the late Goryeo period, when the Mongol invasions caused the discipline of the state to collapse, many high-minded scholars, seeing no way to set national affairs right, gave up their posts and withdrew to their hometowns to live in seclusion. Kim Yeong-i, Lord of Yeongsan and Jeongaeksaryeong, likewise gave up his post, together with his eldest son-in-law Bak Won-yong of Suncheon, his second son-in-law Jang Bi of Bongseong, who had served as Hanseong Panyun, and his youngest son-in-law Bak Si-yong of Miryang, and retired to this place. Every day they faced north, bowed twice and prayed for the fortunes of the nation, while also teaching students, making this a historically significant site. After the graves of Kim Yeong-i and Jang Bi were later lost, their descendants erected this danso, a memorial altar built in place of a lost grave.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongdong, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물