Gosongjeongji Site (Tanonggoji Site)

This is the site of a pavilion called Gosongjeong, built in 1827, the 27th year of King Sunjo of the Joseon dynasty, by Kim Cheo-il to mourn his ninth-generation ancestor Kim Chung-ju. When Kim Chung-ju's grandfather and father were put to death for taking part in the movement to restore King Danjong to the throne, he is said to have fled the capital at night, wandered through several places, and eventually lived in hiding at Hwajeong-dong, where for the rest of his life he ate no meat and drank no alcohol, and wore hemp clothes with the kind of hat worn by commoners. Whenever his loyalty to King Danjong seemed in danger of weakening, he would look toward Yeongwol, where Danjong's tomb lies, and weep bitterly; it is said that the tears he shed in grief over the violent deaths of his grandfather and father caused a pine tree there to wither and die. He built a house of woven grass and made his living burning and selling charcoal, calling himself Tanong ('the old charcoal-burner', 炭翁), and for this reason the Gosongjeong site is also known as Tanonggoji. The pavilion measures two bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a hip-and-gable roof that, seen from the side, resembles the character 八 (meaning 'eight'). To the left of the pavilion is a rock inscribed with the words 'Tanonggoji', and further up to the right of Gosongjeong is a rock called Mangwolam (望越巖), where he is said to have wept as he longed for King Danjong.

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Where it is

Region

Ansan, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물