Ojukheon

Ojukheon is the place where most prominent Korean confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty Yi I(whose image is on the South Korean 5,000 Won note) and his mother Shin Saimdang (whose image is on the 50,000 Won note.) are born. The background of South Korean 5,000 Won note is Ojukheon.^[1]

Meaning

The meaning of the Ojukheon is the place where there are lots of black bambo.

Buildings

Munseongsa Shrine 문성사(文成祠) - Munseongsa Shrine is the place where the Portrait of Yi I is and Munseong is the another nickname of Yi I. There are also inkstone which Yi I used and Gyeongmongyogyeol (The book which, Yi I wrote)

Mongnyongsil 몽룡실(夢龍室) - The building where Yi I was born.

Eojegak 어제각(御製閣) -

Yulgok Memorial Hall 율곡기념관

Gangneung City Museum 강릉시립박물관

Attraction

Nowadays, Ojukheon is not only attraction but also museum. Ojukheon was nominated Korean National Cultural Heritage No. 165. Ojukheon is one of oldest korean wooden buildings.

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