Choe Yeong Jang Group Shrine, Tongyeong

This shrine was built to honour General Choe Yeong, who defended Tongyeong from Japanese pirate raids at the end of the Goryeo dynasty. Choe Yeong was a renowned general and state councillor of Goryeo. At home he repelled Japanese pirate raids on numerous occasions and played a major part in suppressing the Red Turban Rebellion, while abroad he distinguished himself serving as a volunteer soldier in Yuan China. He attempted to block the forces of Yi Seong-gye when Yi turned his army back from Wihwado Island, but failed; he was captured by Yi Seong-gye and exiled to his hometown of Gobong-hyeon, before being taken to Gaeseong and beheaded. Inside the shrine is a spirit tablet inscribed 'Spirit Tablet of Meritorious Subject of Goryeo, General Choe Yeong,' with a portrait of General Choe Yeong escorted by celestial maidens on the left, and on the right a statue of the groom attending the general's horse as he rides. Villagers hold a memorial rite here every year, in the twelfth and first months of the lunar calendar.

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Where it is

Region

Tongyeong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료