Ijeongpyoseok in Naengjeong-ri, Jinju

This stele is inscribed on its front with "20 ri north of Jinju" (晋州北拒二十里) and is presumed to have served as a milestone guiding travellers on the road to Hanyang, present-day Seoul. According to local legend, Grandmother Magu of Cheontaesan Mountain was carrying three rocks to build Jinjuseong Fortress — one balanced on her head, one used as a walking stick, and one held in the fold of her skirt — when, partway through her journey, she heard that the fortress had already been completed. She then planted the rock she had been using as a walking stick on this very spot. True to the legend, the stele is shaped like a long, slender pillar.

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Where it is

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Jinju, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료