Jungnim-ri Stone Jangseung Guardian Posts

A pair of stone jangseung guardian posts, male and female, stand at the southern entrance to Gugongjak village in Jungnim-ri, serving to ward off calamity from the village. The male post, called Grandfather Dangsan, bears the inscription Sangwon Geumgwi Jujanggun carved on its body. It is 190 cm high and 42 cm wide, wears a pointed hat, has egg-shaped bulging eyes, a well-formed nose and a firmly closed mouth. The female post, Grandmother Dangsan, is inscribed Hawon Geumgwi Dangjanggun and likewise wears a hat pointed at the top. It is 180 cm high and 40 cm wide, with a broad face, round bulging eyes, and a small, blunt nose. Unlike the male post, its mouth is open, showing its teeth, giving it a fierce expression; it is said to have been dug up and moved to its present location after being buried underground during land readjustment work in 1983. According to legend, the posts were erected to counteract the terrain's tendency to produce a future traitor to the throne. They still retain their original appearance and are believed to have been erected during the Joseon period. It is notable that these were not simply guardian deities raised for the village's peace, but jangseung built in connection with feng shui theory to ward off bad energy.

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Region

Buan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산