Cheongnyeongpo

Cheongnyeongpo
Cheongnyeongpo in 2014
Korean name
Hangul
청령포
Hanja
淸泠浦
RRCheongnyeongpo
MRCh'ŏngnyŏngp'o

Cheongnyeongpo (Korean청령포; Hanja淸泠浦) in Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province, South Korea is where King Danjong was banished to in 1457 after he was forced to abdicate the throne to his uncle King Sejo. It was designated as scenic site in 2008.[1]

History

King Danjong stayed in Cheongnyeongpo for two months. After a flood broke out, he moved to Gwanpungheon. Here he wrote Jagyusi, a poem comparing himself to an oriental scops owl which cries mournfully.[2] Eom Heung-do, hojang of Yeongwol, is said to have secretly visited Cheongnyeongpo to comfort King Danjong after hearing him cry.[3]

King Yeongjo erected a no trespassing stele (금표비) in 1726 to prevent the public from entering the site. In 1763, he built a monument and a monument house (비각) on the site of King Danjong's house.

In 2000, the tiled house (기와집) King Danjong lived in was restored and a chogajip was built as an attached building.[4]

Facilities

Visitors can only go in and out of Cheongnyeongpo by boat.

  • Manghyangtap is a tower King Danjong built when he missed his wife Queen Jeongsun.[5]
  • Gwaneumsong (Korean관음송; Hanja觀音松) is a pine tree thought to be 600 years old. King Danjong is said to have sat on the trunk of the tree. It is designated as a natural monument.[6] The nearby pine tree forest won a prize in the 2004 Beautiful Forest Contest held by Korea Forest Service.[7]
  • Eom Heung-do Pine Tree in front of the eoso (King Danjong's residence) grows horizontally.[8]

References

  1. ^ "영월 청령포". National Heritage Portal.
  2. ^ Ahn, Jae-hyeong (2021-08-02). "[Dear My Walking] 기분 좋은 단절… 육지 속 섬에서 보낸 한나절, 강원도 영월 청령포". Maeil Economy.
  3. ^ Yoo, Seok-jae (2026-02-19). "[히스토리 in 필름] 유배지 벗어나 백성 만난 단종?… 실제 역사와 거리가 먼 상상력". Chosun Ilbo.
  4. ^ "영월 청령포 - 종합 1". National Heritage Portal.
  5. ^ Park, Mihyang (2026-02-26). "단종·엄흥도 아픈 이야기 따라…곳곳에 역사와 별빛 새겨진 영월". Hankyoreh.
  6. ^ "영월 청령포 관음송". National Heritage Portal.
  7. ^ Park, Chang-hyeon (2004-11-12). "아름다운 '천년의 숲' 선정". Kangwondomin Ilbo.
  8. ^ Baek, Jong-hyeon (2026-02-05). "시종들 몸 던진 그곳은 결국…영화엔 없는 단종과 영월 이야기". Joongang Ilbo.