Hwangjangbonggye Pyoseok in Sogwang-ri, Uljin

This is a boundary stone marking the edge of a bongsan, a forest reserved by the state in which ordinary people were forbidden to fell trees. The hwangjang bongsan system, protecting reserves of hwangjang pine, began in 1680, the sixth year of King Sukjong of Joseon, and was subsequently expanded to cover more and more regions. Under this system, areas containing hwangjangmok — high-quality pine prized for its yellow-coloured core — were designated 'bongsan' (forbidden mountains) and closed to public access, as a forest-protection policy intended to secure a supply of this valuable timber. The boundary stone is a natural, unhewn stone standing about 195 cm high. The inscription carved on its front records that the hwangjangmok reserve was bounded by four locations — Saengdalhyeon, Anilwangsan, Daeri and Dangseong — and that the area was placed under the care of a mountain warden named Myeonggil. Boundary stones of this kind have also been found at Mungyeong in North Gyeongsang Province, and, in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, at the entrance to Guryongsan Mountain in Wonju, at Hangye-ri in Imje-gun, and at Hwangjang-gol in Yeongwol-gun.

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Uljin, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료