Gigokjaesa Temple, Cheongsong

This building was erected to tend the grave of Yi Seok, founding ancestor of the Jinseong Lee clan, and to hold ancestral rites in his honour. The original structure was destroyed by fire during the Japanese invasions of 1592 and was rebuilt in 1740, the sixteenth year of King Yeongjo. It measures five bays across the front and five bays to the side and is laid out in a square (ㅁ-shaped) plan: the ground floor at the front has an entrance, while the upper floor was designed so that it could be used for ancestral rites on rainy days. The building on the right contains the sangbang, used by the elders of the clan, and the building on the left contains the jungbang, used by those of middle age, the space being divided appropriately according to function. Today the building is used not only for ancestral rites but also for clan gatherings, as a space for study and lectures, and as lodging, and it preserves well the functions and characteristics of a jaesa (a house built for tending a grave and holding ancestral rites) of the late Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Cheongsong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산