HOME > Culture & Tourism > Tourist AttractionsCrafted in 1702A.D. and designated as Treasure No. 11-7, the Cheibggye Temple Bronze Bell is located within a bell tower in front of the temple's Geukrakbojeon (House of Buddha) and Samsunggak(house of the three saints). The slightly rounded top of the bell contains two opposing and intertwined dragons that are anchored to a chain leading down from the tower. The belt around the shoulder region of the Chunggye Temple Bronze Bell is adorned with continuously flowing lines, and the bell's rim is decorated with Buddhist insignia. The bell's shoulder region marks four independent decos, each of nine ornamets, like nipples. Between the decos are images of the standing Buddha, and two sets of parallel lines wrap the bell around its waist. Directly underneath the lines is a description of the bell, oulining its date of creation, weight, etc. The wooden tablet of the Cheonggye Temple is designated as Gyeonggi-do's Cultural Asset No. 135, and is comprised of 18 volumes and 466 boards.
This tomb and shrine to Limyongdaegun, the fourth heir to Emperor Sejong, is located on Morak Mountain with the exact address of San154-1, Naeson-dong, Uiwang City. The graveyard consists of three tiers, with the mound and tombstone on the highest level. The mound is majestic, having a girth of 1,650cm and a height of 210cm. The rocks surrounding the grave are adorned with images of bamboo trees, flowers, birds, and so forth. To the east of the mound stands a tombstone 200cm in height and 50cm in width. The tomb is ornamented with engravings of '朝鮮國王子臨瀛大君貞簡公之墓' on the front and '開國五百三十三年閼逢困敦病月日重建辛坐' on the back. On the second level is a stone table(140cmX90cmX45cm in size), which is a replacement of the original. It has a stone piece 43cm wide and 36cm tall decorated with door handle ornaments. An imprinted tablet,250cm tall, is situated on the lower most level. On this tablet the face is as distinct as the two hands. The shrine that holds the ancestral tablet of Limyeongdaegun is located about 200m east of the tomb. The original shrine was first erected in the village, but it is believed that it was moved to its current location about 180 years ago. Religious services are held at noon on January 21st of each lunar year and are attended by many descendents from all over the country. The shrine in itself is not grand, but is well balanced in scale. Gyeonggi-do designated this shrine as its Cultural Material No.98 on April 17th,2000.
This portrait of Yoo Kim is designated as Gyeonggi-do's Cultural Asset No.117. Yoo Kim was a civil servant in the Joseon era, with a pseudonym of Sajik, a title of Geomjae, a pan name of Mungyeong and his family origin is Cheongpung. With his numerous attainments in his studies, Yoo Kim was maned the successor of his master and cherished by many. When he faced troubling times in 1674, Yoo Kim sequestered himself in Echeon and emerged later to regain public favor through many academic triumphs. Skilled in composition and deeply knowledgeable in other studies, Yoo Kim has left behind numerous literary works. This portrait of Yoo Kim, sitting in a chair, highlights his prominent features and snowy white hair. His name and his age(64) at the time the portrait was painted are marked in the upper right. Today, his portrait, which used to be belong to the Kim family whose family origin is Cheongpung, now hangs in the Gyeonggi-do Museum, where it was commissioned for safe keeping on January 30, 2002.
Located in Wolam-dong within Uiwang City is Anjamyo, which is an ancestral shrine for Anhyang's ancestral lineage. It was moved to Seoul during the Korean War in 1950 and returned to its current location in 1975. The courtyard is about 5,000㎡ with a stone monument situated at the entrance and engraved with the word "Anjamyo". Opening the gates to the court reveals a traditional Korean dwelling of three chambers and a grand octagonal roof extending upwards. Underneath the court's center eaves hangs a board upon which is also written "Anjamyo'. believed to have been inscribed by a royal descendent, Gong Deoksung. Anhyang whose pen name was Hoeheon and whose posthumous name was Munsunggong was a well-known statesman and scholar from the Goryeo era, who studied Juja after he saw the Complete Collection of Juja during his expedition to China. He collected funds from state officials to promote cultural exchange studies and dispatched scholars to China to experience and gather its cultural and academic information, and left behind a pricelesss contribution to Korea's foreign studies. Since Anhyang was considered to be the first Korean to study Juja, the emperor ordered his portrait to be painted in 1318 on the 12th anniversary of his passing. Religious services are held at Anja Tomb on September 12th of each lunar year, with around five to six hundred people participating. The city is looking after it as a non designated cultural asset.
The Norae monument, located a short distance beyond the Catholic cemetery in Uiwang City, was erected on November 20th, 1883 by Saedong Association. The front of the tablet marks the gravesite of Insub Jung and on the back of it was engraved his famous work of 'Sandeulbaram'. Insub Jung -a poet and scholar who formed the Saedong Association with his fellow Jeonghwan Bang in 1932, and served as the chairperson of Pen Club Korea in 1956. He received an honorary doctorate degree from the Central University in 1958, and left behind numerous literary works, poetry collections, and essays.
Dr. Huiseung Park was born ub 1896, and the house of his birth is located in Yangjipyeon village at 87-13 Poil-dong, Uiwang City. His family origin was Jeonui. He awarded a many prize for his work and held various important academic posts in succession. He passed away in 1989, leaving behind numerous scientific books, collections of poems and essays.
Located within the Gocheon-dong office at 272-2 Gocheon-dong, Uiwang City is Sageunhaeng Archery, a spot where the Emperor Jeongjo rested on his way to visit his father's grave. Emperor Jeongjo's father also rested here in 1760. Jeongjo, being the dutiful emperor that he was, offered thanks and gave provisions to the elderly who came out and greeted his father's funeral procession as it passed through the town on October 6th, 1789 and even built a temporary palace that he named Sageunhaeng gungteoh-the archery. Jeongjo visited Sageunhaeng Archery frequently after that day, even to visit and dine with his mother on the 10th and the 15th of February in 1795. A stone monument was erected to commemorate Jeongjo's filial piety and this day, October 6th, was marked by the city as Citizen's Day.
