Yakpo Shrine

This shrine was built to enshrine the spirit tablet of Jeong Tak (1526–1605). Jeong Tak was a civil official of the mid-Joseon period who held numerous posts, including Inspector-General (Daesaheon), Minister of Personnel (Ijo Panseo) and Buwongun of Seowon, and who excelled in fields such as astronomy and geography. He rendered great service during the Imjin War (the Japanese invasions of 1592–1598) and saved General Yi Sun-sin, posthumously honoured as Chungmugong, from execution. The shrine was first built in 1640, the eighteenth year of King Injo. A lecture hall was later added, and in 1700, the twenty-third year of King Sukjong, it was raised to the status of Dojeongseowon. In 1786, the tenth year of King Jeongjo, rites were also held there for Jeong Yun-mok, a Neo-Confucian scholar and Jeong Tak's third son. In 1866, the third year of Emperor Gojong, part of the shrine was lost under the decree of Heungseon Daewongun abolishing Confucian academies, but it was restored in 1997. The shrine hall is a building of three bays across the front and two bays at the side, with a gable roof shaped, when viewed from the side, like the Chinese character 人 (person). The lecture hall is a four-bay by two-bay building in the form of a pavilion, with a railing running around it.

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Where it is

Region

Yecheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료