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| Icheon
Seolbong Mountain Fortress Wall |
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Location:
San 24, Saeum-dong, Icheon-si
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Assigned
Number: Historical Spot
423 |
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| Seolbong Mountain is a guardian mountain
of Icheon. It is 70-80% highland whose
size is about 30,000 pyeong(sq. yards).
It has a rock called knife rock. These
areas had mountain fortress walls in
the old days. In these areas, there
are stone towers, stone pieces and crockery
pieces with nine foundation stones (facade
9m, side 6.3m) that show the site was
used for some building. This site tells
that the spot is for the mountain fortress
wall of the period of the Three States.
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| Yeongwolam-maaeyeorae-ipsang(standing
status) |
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Location:
438 Gwango-dong Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: Treasure 822 |
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Behind the main temple of Seolbong
Mountain’s Yeongwolam, Maaebul is
sculptured on a rock, 10m high and
4m thick. It is facing south-east
and, in terms of size, is the largest
in the area, being 9.6m high and 3m
wide between its shoulders. Its head
is like a bold monk, so it is considered
as the face of Monk Jijang. The face
is pretty fat, so it looks tough.
Three moral ways are written on the
neck. The left hand is gripping some
objects. The creases of the monk´s
robe, which is extended from his left
hand, is extended to the bottom part
of his knee. His right hand is showing
his palm and is placed in front of
the chest. |
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| Taepyeong-heunggukmyeong
Maaebosal-joasang (seated status) |
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Location:
438 Gwango-dong Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: Treasure 982 |
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| Maaebul is sculptured on a big granite rock called mireuk rock (a stone statue
of Buddha). At the back of this rock,
the express provision [Taepyeongheunggook
6 years Sinsa February 13rd… the code
of Silla chivalry…] is engraved so
it is considered that this was created
in the 6th year of King Gyeongjong
of Goryeo (981). This statue is wearing
a thin Buddhism style high crown and
holding a lotus flower branch. It
has high local colors and is poorly
sculptured. But it is a statue that
was sculptured in the 10th century.
It is very valuable to compare with
other statues which were made in the
same age. The total height of this
statue is 3.2m. It has 1.2m and 1.47m
of shoulder width and knee width.
It is 0.8m higher than the Indian
Ajanta so it considered as the highest
seated statue of Buddha. |
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| Icheon
Baeksong (White Pine) |
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Location:
San 32 Sindae-ri Baeksa-myeon
Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: natural monument
253 |
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The white pine is a kind of evergreen
pine with needle-shaped leaves. At
the top of the short branch there
are three pieces of leaves that are
sharp and short.
The height of this tree is about 16m.
It has a good shape due to the two
separated stumps at the bottom base.
The age of this tree is considered
to be more than 220 years old. There
is no certain source, but the old
people say the tomb of Dal Yong Min
was enshrined to the place and his
descendants planted the tree. |
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| Banryongsong |
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Location:
201-1 Dorip-ri Baeksa-myeon Icheon-si
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Assigned
Number: natural monument
381 |
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| According to a rumor, Taejo Lee was
born in Hanheung, Yeongjo was born in
Seoul, and Jeonggam was born in Gyerying
Mountain. The tree, which was planted
in Gangwon-do, was dead. There was a
rumor that some great person would be
born here. So Sins’ family settled here.
Historically, there were a lot of people
who passed civil [literary] and military
arts exams and there were a lot of people
who passed the Higher Civil Service
Examination. In the book Taekriji, which
was written by Junghwan Lee, the name
of tree was called Banryongsong (a tree
that looks like a dragon) if there is
a Bokgeoji under Wonjeok Mountain. It
is also called Yongsong (a dragon pine)
because the old people thought the tree
was a dragon who would fly up to the
sky. It was also called Manryongsong
because of their similar pronunciation.
This tree is very weird and wonderful
because those people who take the bark
of this tree will die from syphilis.
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| General
Eo Jaeyeon's Birth-house |
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Location:
74 Sanseong-ri Yul-myeon Icheon-si
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Assigned
Number: 127th Important
Ethnic Customs |
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It is located deep inside of Dolan
village. It is spread broadly behind
a big pine tree. The front yard, which
opens out in to four directions, is
placed in front. People can come in
from the south/east. The straight detached
house is near the front yard. Based
on the in-yard behind the room for guests,
ㄱ-shaped main building is located in
the centre of the house. In the eastern
part, there is a separated house so
it is shaped like a square.
The inside home, detached house, and
guest room have been preserved very
well without transformation due to good
quality of building. But the detached
house is considered to have been built
in the early 20th century and guest
rooms were also rebuilt in the year.
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| Icheon
Jung-ri 3rd floor Stone Tower |
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Location:
187 Jungni-dong Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: Gyeonggi-do’s 106
Tangible Cultural Properties |
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| This tower is the only tower that
has been preserved in good condition
compared to others in the area. The
foundation stones, with a width of 2.16m,
consist of two broad stones. The stylobate
was built with 4 broad stones in right
direction. Its width is 137cm. |
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| Eoseok-ri
Seokbul-Ipsang (Stone Buddha Standing
Statue) |
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Location:
565-1 Eoseok-ri Janghowon-eup
Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: 107 Tangible Cultural
Properties |
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| It is located in the center of Eoseok2-ri
Janghowon-eup. It has been called [Mireukdangi]
since the old days. Its size is very
big because its height is about 5m and
upper body is about 1.08m. Korean Buddhism
sculptures were declining based on the
years that Bulguk temple and Seokguram
cave had been built. This statue is
similar to Mireuk-ri’s Seokbulipsang,
which was assigned as the 96th treasure,
by its way of expression and size. It
is presumed that it was built in the
early Goryeo period. |
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| Sogo-ri
Icheon-si Maaeyeorae-Joasang |
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Location:
San 91-9 Sogo-ri Moga-myeon Icheon-si
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Assigned
Number: Gyeonggi-do 119
local tangible cultural properties
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| This statue was known for its value by the research of the Icheon Cultural
Association in December, 1979. It
is in a small valley, which is located
1 km to the west from the village
of Sogo-ri Moga-myeon. It is located
in the Magook Mountain range and is
called Bucheobakgil in the areas.
The rock, on which an image of Buddha
is drawn, is called Bucheo (Buddha)
Bakgol. This Buddhist statue is expressed
by lines on a rock, which is flat
and facing east. The height of this
rock is over 7m. The line is very
definite and balanced. The firm attitude
might be the best of the area in the
view point of artists. |
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| Seolseong
Mountain Seolseongji ( Seolseong Fortress
Wall) |
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Location:
931 Seoneup-ri Janghowon-eup Icheon-si
( Seolseong Mountain) |
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Assigned
Number: Gyeonggido 76th
Local Souvenir |
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| It is a stone castle that encloses
the Jubong Ridge of Seolseong Mountain
and about 20-30 thousand pyeong. Sinheung
Temple is near the northern castle
wall. It is a mountain fortress wall
including a small valley. Seolsung
is preserved in the most definite
castle formation which existed in
Icheon. If you come down to the south
east part from the top of mountain
along the mountain ridge, there are
some parts where the walls continue
for 20 to 30m. Seolseong was built
by Silla’s 17th King Naemul, who built
it to protect from Japanese invasion.
When it was built, it was built only
on the spot where snow fell, like
wearing a belt. The castle was built
by the trace, so it was called Seolseong
(Snow Castle). |
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| Icheon
Hyanggyo (Confucian temple and a school
belonging to it) |
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Location:
336 Changjeon-dong Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: Gyeonggi-do’s 22nd
Cultural Assets |
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| It is located near the center of
downtown of Icheon-si and enclosed
by green woods, so it has a very good
view, like a valley in the mountain.
A lot of people gather here to take
a rest in summer. The present size
of the temple is 58.87 m2 by the formation
of accumulated eaves matbaejip. Both
east and west consist of 12.83m2.
It is enclosed by fences and a gate.
The bottom of the left door has Myeongryundang
with an accumulated eaves matbaejip
formation whose size is about 37.65m2.
Icheon-si’s Confucianism Association
has been preserving this tower since
May of 1945 when the association was
established. On Sangjeong Day (The
first fixed date by the Chinese calendar)
of February and August of each year,
there are the semiannual services
in honor of Confucius by Confucian
scholars of Icheon. |
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| Jaseok-ri
Icheon Ipsang (Standing Status) |
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Location:
San 51 Jaseok-ri Seolseong-myeon
Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: Gyeonggi-do’s 41st
Cultural Asset Material |
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| This statue was made by putting a
flag stone pillow on the head. It
is similar to the formation of Eoseok-ri
Stone Buddha Standing Statue. The
height is about 2.5m and the lower
part is about 1.2m. The head is relatively
big. The body was made by two parts
of stones which connect from the chest
by carving. It is a huge round shape
without the expression of arms and
legs. By its standardized expression
method, we can presume that it was
built in the mid Goryeo period |
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| Ipyeong-ri
Seokbul-Ipsang (Stoned Buddhist Standing
Statue) |
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Location:
267-22 Ipyeong-ri Majang-myeon
Icheon-si |
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Assigned
Number: 70th Cultural Asset
Material |
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The knee of this statue has been
removed and its face is not perfect
due to abrasion but it is one that
shows the characters of a stoned Buddhist
standing statue of this area of Goryeo.
The upper body is curved but it is
unbalanced by having its hand on the
front and has no bulk in the chest
with thick silks. Also its pose is
stiffened. It has the characteristics
of a Goryeo stoned standing statue.
A stoned Buddhist standing statue,
which was standing in a hillock beside
the village without the halo, was
copied by cement and enshrined. It
informs a wide range of public about
the characteristics of stoned Buddhist
standing statue. |
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