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Hong-ryang Yuheobi (memorial) (c.
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This monument was erected for Son Hong-ryang (1287-1379), a famous loyal subject of the Goryeo period. The inscription on the stele at the center of the shelter was composed by Jo Hyeon-myeong and written by Seo Myeong-gyun. The memorial is in the form of tortoise surmounted by a stele, which is in turn protected by a wooden shelter.
The pen name of Son Hongy-ryang was Jukseok. His ancestral home was Iljik. He passed the civil service examinations during the reign of Goryeo King Chungseon. In 1349, he was appointed to the position of Pansamsasa. In 1362, as a reward for his assistance in defeating the Manchus, he was granted an arm rest and a stick along with a portrait. Posthumously he was honored with the title "Jeongpyeong".
According to GPS readings taken on-site, the pagoda is at 36 29.01199 degrees north, 128 38.37359 degrees east (WGS84 map datum). It's about 300 meters NNE of the Jotabdong pagoda.
(Classified Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Property Material # 67)
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2006 Tim Ciccone. Photographed in late May, 2006.
Information from signpost on site and Korea's Cultural Properties Administration (www.ocp.go.kr).