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Shin Saimdang was born and raised in Gangneung at the home of her maternal grandparents. Her father, Shin Myeong-hwa, from the Pyeongsan Shin clan, was a government official and a friend of the scholar Jo Gwang-jo, but he was not politically active. Her mother was Lady Yi of the Yongin Yi clan.
Also known by several pen-names including Yulgok, Seokdam, and Ujae, Yi I was an eminent Neo-Confucian thinker and statesman of the mid Joseon period. His tomb is in Paju and his memorial tablet...
Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county. The city area of Paju is 672.78 km2, and it is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. Map.
The Jaunseowon Confucian Academy, where Yi I (pen-name: Yulgok) is enshrined, is located in Paju-si. The Academy was built by local Confucian scholars after Yi I’s death in 1615 (the 7th year...
Yulgok was born in his mother’s childhood home in Gangneung in 1536, the 31st year of King Jungjong’s reign. The site is home to the Memorial Hall (free admission) where artifa The Jaun Seowon Confucian Academy is home to the tablets of Yulgok Yi I, a great scholar of the Joseon Dynasty.
This is an area that served as the center of Paju during the Joseon Dynasty, that is, during the Pajumok era. Afterwards, in conjunction with the opening of the Gyeongui Line, the Paju County Office moved from within the state, which was somewhat far from the railroad, to Munsan, which was close to the railroad, and began to decline. Currently ...
When asked about the most famous mother and son in the history of our country, many would name Yulgok Yi I and Shin Saimdang before any other. They are still talked about even generations after their time as both of them are printed on Korean won bills.
