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| The 253rd
natural monument, Baksong |
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Location:
Sindae-ri, Baeksa-myeon, Icheon-si
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Age:
220 years |
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| The Lacebark Pine in Sindae-ri Baeksa-myeon
is a needle-shaped leaf that is a kind
of pine tree. The age of this tree is
considered to be 220 years old. There
is no certain source, but the old people
say the tomb of Dal Yong Min was enshrined
to this place and his descendants planted
the tree. The crown’s shape is like
a short pine. The height of this tree
is 16m and the circumference is 2.4m.
It is very firm. It had been assigned
as Gyeonggi-do’s assigned cultural assets
of September 5, 1975. It became the
253rd natural monument of Korea by July
6, 1976 so it has been protected. |
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| Icheon-si
Godong Ginkgo |
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Location:
438- Gwango-dong Icheon-si |
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Age:
640 years |
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| The old name of Gwangodong is Gwanhuri
which means the village behind the government.
So the name was changed to Gwangori
at the time of change of jurisdiction.
This tree is located in front of Yeongwolam
(a temple) of Seolbong Mountain which
is far from the village. Yeongwolsa
was built by Monk Euisang (625-702)
who was the founder of Silla’s Hwaumjong
(a kind of religion). The old name of
the village was Bukaksa but Monk Yeongwol
Nanggyu changed its name to Yeongwolam
in 1774 by picking parts from his name. |
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| Moga-myeon
Wondu-ri Aromatic Tree |
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Location:
275-2 Wondu1-ri, Moga-myeon, Icheon-si
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Age:
500 years old |
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| A tree, which is being protected for
various reasons, is in this village.
There was a tavern called Won in the
century of Goryeo. The customers paid
for food that had price tags without
a seller. The name of the tavern, Won,
was combined with Doo of money pocket
to call the village “Wondoo-ri” The
tree is still considered as a God that
protects them and gives them a place
for rest. |
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| 381st
Natural Monument, Banryongsong |
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Location:
201-1 Dorip2-ri, Baeksa-myeon,
Icheon-si |
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Age:
480 |
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| This pine tree looks like a dragon which is wriggling to fly to the sky, so
the tree is named Banryongsong. Some
people say this dragon tree will live
more than 10,000 years, so they call
it Mannyonsong (ten thousand years
pine tree). There are some proverbs
saying that this tree has received
some types of spirit so people who
harm this tree will develop skin disease.
The protection of the value of the
shape of this tree was recognized
so this tree became the 381st natural
monument of Korea in December, 1996. |
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| Sindun-myeon
Suha-ri Zelkova |
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Location:
87-2(Saewool) Suha-ri, Sindun-myeon,
Icheon-si |
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Age:
400 years |
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| There was a huge well 500 years ago.
It was so big that it was called Sae,
while the well was called Wool. The
name of Suhari originates from the
village located under the edge of
Hancheonsu. The zelkova was located
in the center of the village. So the
people in the village predicted their
fate of farming by how the tree leaves
bloomed. If the leaves bloomed at
the same time, it meant good luck
for their farming in the year. If
the leaves bloomed one by one, it
meant they would have bad luck of
their farming in the year. It the
leaves at the top of this tree bloomed
at first, it meant the rice planting
of rice paddies that depend solely
on rainfall for water would be earlier.
It means that there would be frequent
spring rainfalls. This tree was known
as the tree that cried before the
Korean War (June 25) was broken. Also
this tree had cried ten years ago,
so the people in the village perform
ancestral rites. These days, this
tree is used as a good place where
people can take a rest. |
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| Sannae-ri
Moga-myeon Pine Tree |
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Location:
San 33-1 (Sanan) Sannae-ri, Moga-myeon
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Age:
470 years old. |
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| Kwon-gyun, who was a wooeuijeong
(a government post) in the years of
King Jungjongjo of Joseon, died and
his tomb was placed in a mountain.
The tomb keeper built a house there
and more people started to build houses.
So it was called “Sannae-ri” in Chinese
characters and “Sanan” in Korean.
This tree is located in San-an. This
tree was sealed in Yeongchang-gun
by the participation of Jungjongbanjeong
of the Joseon Dynasty (1506). Later,
he became a Saeunsa (a mission who
meets the Chinese Emperor) through
Jwachamchan, Hyeongjopanseo, and Jwachanseong.
He came to Myeong (a part of China)
and was sealed. After the death of
Gyoon Gwon (1464-1526), who became
a Wooeuijeong (a government post)
in 1523, Sindobimun was built and
the tree became the tree cherishing
the memory of a deceased person. |
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| Yeong
Mok |
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Location:
DaeDae-ri,Daewol-myeon, Icheon-si
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Yeongmok means a tree with spirit.
The Yeong-mok in DaeDae-ri Daewol-myeon
is an oriental arbor vitae which is
a kind of cypress. The diameter of this
tree is 150cm and the height of this
tree is more than 4m. The age of this
tree is unknown but people in the village
guess that this tree is more than 700
years old. It died about 100years ago
but it is stronger than the iron.
Before the Korean War (June 25, 1950),
all people in the village treated
it like a God, so they prayed for
good luck on the 15th day of the first
month of the year in the Chinese calendar
and picked a day for careful selection
of officiating of a priest. When drought
came, women of the village gathered
and took a shamanist service to pray
for rain. |
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| Dorip-ri
Baeksa-myeon Zelkova |
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Location:
736- Dorip-ri, Baeksa-myeon |
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Age:
500 years old |
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| Gimyosahwa (a kind of disturbance)
was broken in the years of the 11th
King Jungjongjo of Joseon. Yongsoon
Eom built a house by escaping the disturbance
and traded the scholarship and recited
poems with six other nobles, like Anguk
Kim who was a great scholar, Eun Gang,
Kyeong O, Naesin Im and Damryong Seong.
To celebrate the six nobles’ deep rightness,
six trees were planted near a pavilion.
Three of the trees are still alive and
other trees were replanted by the descendants.
The people call it Yukgoejeong while
the ancestors call it Goejeongyukhyeon.
All the origins came from this zelkova. |
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| Gwan-ri
Majang-myeon Zelkova |
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Location:
296- Gwan-ri, Majang-myeon |
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Age:
540 Years old. |
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| This village was known as a village
that respects manners and has a lot
of scholars, so it is called Gwan-ri
(Government-ri). Yuljung Gwaneui Lee,
who had been a Yijopanseo in the years
of King Seongjo built the Seolbong lecture
hall and planted three zelkovas. He
also built Samgoejeong and had a lot
of students. There is a rumor that,
about 100 years ago, the descendents
sold 1 tree. After that, a lot of people
in the village were killed by some strange
disease so they put some rice-cake and
food in front of two of the other trees
for 3 months and 10 days to show their
sincerity. Later, all the people were
cured. The Lee family members, whose
origin is Gwanju, take a religious service
in spring and fall to pray for good
luck and peace. |
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| Sunam-ri
Sindun-myeon Zelkova |
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Location:
115- Sunam-ri, Sindun-myeon,,
(Dunteo, Jeongmun Ridge) |
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Age:
300 Years Old. |
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| This village is called Sunamri because
it is located in the southern part
of Hancheon stream since the abolition
and amalgamation of jurisdiction in
1914. It is “Dunteo” and “Jeongmun
Ridge” in Korean. Dunteo is related
to the soldiers’ post. A person called
Hanjo was involved in a battle in
the Namhan mountain fortress wall
and died while fighting with the soldiers
of Cheong. Later, the enemies invaded
Sunam-ri and his wife (Mrs. Park)
killed three of the soldiers. Then
she killed herself. In December of
the 17th year of Injo, the Chaste
[virtuous] Woman’s Ridge was built
to pay high tribute to her charitable
deeds. |
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| Ichi-ri
Majang-myeon Zelkova |
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Location:
549- Ichi2-ri, Majang-myeon, Icheon-si
(Anbaeteo) |
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Age:
300 Years Old |
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| The formation of this village is
like a pear, so it was called “Baetae
(Pear Land). But people misunderstood
it as Baeteo, so it was changed to
Yichi-ri. Ichi2-ri, which has nurse
trees, is called “Anbaeteo” There
was a terrible drought, so people
got water from the village near them.
An ascetic, who was passing by the
village, planted a zelkova beside
a well. Then water flew out of it.
About 20 years ago, the well was used
by the people in the village to drink
and its taste was very good because
the water was coming from its root.
Now the tree is considered as the
God tree and is used as a good place
for villagers to take a rest. |
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| Yul-myeon
Sanseong-ri Zelkova |
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Location:
San 77-9 Yul-myeon, Sanseong1-ri,
(a mountainous district, Jeongmunmal)
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Age:
160 Years old. |
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The letter San of Sandong and Seong
of Sanseong-ri were combined so people
called it Sanseong-ri. This village
was called Sandong (Mountain Village),
because Palseong Mountain, which is
in Eumsung-gun Chungbuk, was spread
out to make a village. This village
was also called Sangol (a mountainous
district). It was called Jeongmunmal
because there was a Jeongmun (a front
gate).
This tree is located at the entrance
of the village. About 35 years ago Yungi
Eo, who was the offspring of General
Jaeyeon Eo, died. His funeral was conducted
under the tree with beer. All the callers
for condolence, who ate the food, became
sick without reason. After that, people
never put beer under the tree. When
there is a big event in the village,
they give some alcohol to the tree to
pray for good luck and health.
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