Deoksu Yi Clan Yuksepalhyojeongmun Gate, Yeongdong

A jeongmun (memorial gate) is a red gate erected at the entrance to a village or in front of a house to honour loyal subjects, filial sons and virtuous women. This memorial gate was erected in 1764, the fortieth year of King Yeongjo, to commemorate the filial conduct of six filial sons and two filial daughters-in-law of the Deoksu Yi clan, spanning the period from the reign of King Seonjo (r. 1576–1608) to that of King Yeongjo (r. 1724–1776). The six filial sons honoured here are Yi Hak-su, Yi Taeng, Yi Man-chun, Yi Chae, Yi Bok-cho and Yi Jong-cheol, and the two filial daughters-in-law are Lady Jang, wife of Bok-cho, and Lady Kim, wife of Jong-cheol. The gate measures five bays across the front and one bay in depth, with a simple gabled roof that, seen from the side, forms the shape of the character 人 (person).

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Where it is

Region

Yeongdong, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물