Dasan's Remains, Gangjin

Dasan's Remains

Dasan Thatched Cottage, located at the foot of Mt. Mandeok, and overlooking GangJin Bay, was the place of exile where Chung Yag Yong, a scholar of the practical learning school in the Chosun Dynasty, was sent.

Dasan(1762~1836), was the fourth son of Chung JaeWon, who was a governor of Jinju. After passing the required examinations for the military, he occupied many positions within the government. Involved with WhangSaYeong's white paper and exiled to GangJin, Chung lived outside of GangJin-eup's east gate for 8 years out of his 18-year exile and moved into 2 cottages, where he taught students and wrote books.

He completed about 500 works with the help of his pupils from the spring of 1808 to September of 1818. Among his books, MokMin SimSo, KyongSeyUpyo, and HumHumSinSo are the most famous. The house where he lived fell to ruin. Later the east hermitage and west hermitage were built next to the cottage.

• Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall
  • Exhibition room : 122 pyung
  • Parking lot : 600 pyung
  • Established Date : 1999.8.7
  • Time : 09:00 ∼18:00 / Winter(Nov.∼Feb.) : 09:00 ∼17:00
  • Open for 365 days

Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall is located 700m away from Dasan's remains toward the south. It shows Dasan Jung, Yak-Yong's life and achievement.

The exhibition includes his family tree, his life, his work, his relics, and his scholastic mantle. In addition, the visitor may obtain more detailed information through the use of the hall's touch screen computers.

A presentation about Dasan's life and an introduction of Ganjin may been seen in Media room. The presentation begins automatically when a tourist enters the media room and takes 7 minutes to complete.

The large parking lot in front of the Exhibition hall is convenient for group tours or student group tours.

• Tour Course
  • Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall → Dasan Thatched Cottage → Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall
    • After getting off at Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall and taking a walk through forest, visitors return to the site of Dasan's remains.
    • Suitable for a family tour.
  • Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall -> Dasan Thatched Cottage-> Baekryeon Temple
    • After getting off at Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall, visitors may take a tour of the exhibition hall and Dasan's remains and may walk to Beakryeon Temple through forest. The vehicle will be waiting for the visitors at Beakryeon Temple.
    • The path through the forest is a way in which to experience a relationship with Dasan and Heajang. There is beautiful scenery, including a view of the Gangjin Bay.
    • Good course for group tours(takes about 1hr).
    • Visitors may choose to start the tour at Beakryeon Temple and take the tour route in reverse.

• Tips
  • Before visiting Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall, you may park in Gyukdong and take a look around the site of Dasan's remains. These days, it is easier to park at Dasan's Exhibition Hall and to visit the site of Dasa's remains from there.
  • Group tours can be guided by a tour guide provided by the exhibition hall.
  • It is recommended that visitors tour Dasan's Remains after visiting Dasan's Relic Exhibition Hall.

• Public Transportation (County bus)
  • Bus runs from Gangjin-eup to Doam-myun via Dasan's Remains

    Departure (Gangjin)	Arrival (Dasan's Remains)	Departure (Dasan's Remains)	Arrival (Gangjin)
    06:40 07:00 09:40 10:25 11:30 12:30 14:00 15:30 17:15 18:20 19:20	07:00 07:20 10:00 10:45 11:50 12:50 14:20 15:50 17:35 18:40 19:40	06:20 07:20 08:20 11:20 12:20 13:20 14:25 16:30 18:00	06:40 07:40 08:40 11:40 12:40 13:40 14:25 16:50 18:20

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