Yeonggwang Dodongnihonggyo Bridge

This bridge is said to have been built to commemorate the achievements of Jeong Geuk-in, who opposed Buddhism during the reign of King Seongjong of Joseon. It originally stood on the route leading into Yeonggwang from Naju, Hampyeong and other areas, at a time when an old walled town stood nearby, but its original form has since been damaged, and it is now used as a bridge linking a side path to the fields with a path beside a stream. The bridge sags at both ends and rises in the middle in an arched, rainbow-like curve. It is built solidly and simply from thirteen broad, flat stones, though it appears to be made up of nine structural members. Unlike other hongyo (rainbow-shaped stone bridges), which tend to be artificial and refined, this one has an unadorned, simple, natural charm. It was built in 1497, the third year of King Yeonsangun, sixteen years after Jeong Geuk-in's death, and was repaired in 1728, the fourth year of King Yeongjo, and again in 1994.

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Where it is

Region

Yeonggwang, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료