King Gongmin’s Shrine in Changjeon-dong, Seoul

A shrine was built to honour King Gongmin, who is said to have appeared in a dream to the keeper of a grain warehouse at Seogang Naru, a ferry crossing on the Han River; a memorial rite has since been held every year on the first day of the tenth lunar month to pray for the prosperity and well-being of the village. In the early years of Joseon, King Taejo looked unfavourably on a shrine dedicated to King Gongmin, so a child-spirit figure called Bulsin-dongja was enshrined there instead, and the building was known simply as a sindang or dang, both terms for a shamanic shrine; it is said to have reclaimed the name "King Gongmin's Shrine" from about 200 years ago. At one point it was relocated to 33 Changjeon-dong, Seoul, but it was later returned to its present site, in a year that is not recorded. The original plot measured 50 pyeong - a traditional Korean unit of area equal to about 3.3 square metres - but has since been reduced to 30 pyeong, and around 1988 the earthen floor was replaced with a cement platform.

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Where it is

Region

Mapo-gu, Seoul

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산