Honghaksa Temple Stele Pavilion

The Honghaksa Stele Pavilion protects a stele erected to honour the loyalty of Hong Ik-han (1586–1637), a civil official under King Injo of Joseon, and of his family members, who died preserving their fidelity during the Byeongja Horan, the war between Joseon and Qing China fought in 1636–1637. Hong Ik-han was one of the "Three Scholars" (together with Yun Jip and O Dal-je), who opposed making peace with Qing China and gave their lives for their country. A plaque reading "褒義閣" (Pouigak) hangs in the pavilion, meaning "to honour and praise righteousness." The pavilion is enclosed on all four sides only by hongsal, a lattice of vertical bars painted red that is traditionally fitted at gates and above doorways, leaving the interior open. The pavilion was first erected in 1964 near the three-way junction in Bonjeong-ri, then moved in 1982 to stand before Hong Ik-han's tomb beside the village, where it was rebuilt. It measures two bays across the front and one bay deep, with a straight gabled (matbae) roof. Inside stand four steles: Hong Ik-han's spirit-path stele (sindobi) and grave stele, a stele honouring his son Hong Su-won as a filial son, and a stele honouring his mother as a virtuous woman. Above them hangs a plaque recording the details of the pavilion's construction in 1964. These steles had lain neglected after the shrine Pouisa was demolished; they are said to have been gathered together at the end of the Japanese colonial period, when Hong Ik-han's tomb was relocated and the pavilion was built.

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Where it is

Region

Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료