Gangneung Royal Tomb Sangye-ri Geumokgyebang Station Building Jeokbi and Jongseon Stele

This jeokbi, a stele recording a historical event, known as the Geumokgyebangyeok Historical Stele, commemorates how, in the late 18th century, when villagers were leaving the village under the weight of excessive taxation, the Geumokgye, an association of village leaders, raised funds and set aside public land to pay the levies collectively on the villagers' behalf. A new stele, called the Jongseonbi, was made later; today the Jongseonbi stands inside the stele pavilion, while the Geumokgyebangyeok Historical Stele lies stored behind it. The historical stele is a long rectangular shape with a rounded top; its front records the reason for its erection, and its back records the people involved and the date it was set up. The Jongseonbi has its stele body set on a square base stone and capped with a roof stone carved in imitation of a hipped-and-gabled (paljak) roof, which forms the shape of the character "eight" (八) when viewed from the side, its underside faithfully rendering the rafters. On the front, the stele's title is carved at the top, with the epitaph, composed and written by Yi Ya-sun, inscribed below it. The historical stele was erected in 1796, the 20th year of King Jeongjo, and the Jongseonbi in 1828, the 28th year of King Sunjo, and both survive to this day. That villagers of the late Joseon period jointly devised measures to respond to excessive and unrestrained taxation is a valuable example of fine local custom, and the steles provide important material for the study of local history.

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Gangneung, Gangwon

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료