The Donghak Peasant Revolution was an uprising in 1894 where peasants rose up to correct chaotic politics and drive out foreign powers to save the country from the brink of collapse. Peasants from Gobu, Jeollado, centered around Donghak believers and led by General Jeon Bong-jun, fought to protect the nation and save the people from suffering while waving the flag to expel Western and Japanese forces. This uprising spread nationwide, with over 200,000 troops by December that year. Jangheung peasants formed the core of the Eosan, Yongsan, and Ungchi branches of Donghak, led by General Lee Bang-eon, notably fighting brilliantly in the Battle of Jangseong Hwangryonggang, where they decisively defeated government troops. They also fought fearlessly in the major battle at Wugeum Ridge in Gongju, the first joint battle between government forces and Japanese troops. The peasant army made several counterattacks, culminating on January 5 of the following year at Seokdaedeul, where around 30,000 Japanese troops engaged in a decisive battle centered on the local peasants. The Donghak Peasant Revolution Memorial Tower was erected beside the Jangheung Donghak Peasant Revolution Memorial Hall to commemorate this.
Tamjin River Ecological Wetland Park was created as a natural-type river starting construction in 2004 and completing in July 2008. It is a 4,000-pyeong (13,130㎡) natural river ecological wetland formed along a 4.92 km section from Pyeonghwa Bridge to Busan Bridge in Jangheung-eup, running through the first-class clean water of the Tamjin River at the heart of Jangheung. It features a natural lotus embankment, reflexology paths, wooden decks, aquatic plants such as flower iris, ecological observation paths, walking trails, and fountains. It serves as an eco-friendly space where residents visit for rest and exercise, and is also the venue for an annual summer water festival. Along the Tamjin River, there is a cherry blossom tree-lined road on the embankment and a waterfront walking path with flower gardens including pink muhly and lotus, as well as bicycle paths. There are also stepping stones to cross the river. Going upstream along the riverbank embankment opposite Jangheung Saturday Market where the water festival takes place, you will find Jangheung Riverside Sports Plaza and Jeongnamjin Water Science Museum.
Jangheung Hyanggyo is an educational facility established in the early Joseon period located in Jangheung-gun. Hyanggyo were national educational institutions of the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, established to enshrine the memorial tablets of great Confucian scholars, perform rites, and provide education and moral guidance to local residents. During the Joseon period, they received land, slaves, books, and other resources from the state to teach students, but after the Gabo Reform, their educational function ceased and only rites are held twice a year in spring and autumn. Founded in 1398, it was destroyed in the Imjin War and reconstructed in 1630. It has since been rebuilt eight times until 1973. The complex includes Daeseongjeon, Myeongnyundang, Dongjae, Seojae, Jegigo, faculty office, Naesammun, and Oesammun. Located on a slope, Jangheung Hyanggyo separates the learning and ritual spaces by the Naesammun gate, with Oesammun and Myeongnyundang at the front and Daeseongjeon and Jeonsacheong at the rear, arranged in the Jeonhak-hu-myo layout.
Yeyang Seowon is a Confucian academy established in Jangheung-gun to commemorate Yi Saek. It was founded in 1620 to honor Yi Saek's scholarship and virtue, enshrining his memorial tablet. In 1668, Shin Jam and Kim Gwang-won were additionally enshrined, followed by Nam Hyo-on in 1681 and Yoo Ho-in in 1683, thus contributing to ancestral rites and local education. It was restored in 1970 by the local Confucian scholars and remains to this day. The site includes a three-kan shrine hall, a four-kan lecture hall, and a four-kan dormitory. The Yi Saek memorial tablet is enshrined in the center of the shrine hall, with Nam Hyo-on and Shin Jam on the left, and Kim Gwang-won and Yoo Ho-in on the right. The lecture hall features a central wooden floor and side rooms, used for various events and meetings. The dormitory houses ritual officials during ceremonies, and a memorial ritual is held annually on September 9.
Jangheung Yeongok Seowon was established in 1698 (24th year of King Sukjong) to commemorate the scholarship and virtue of Nobong Min Jeongjung (1628–1692). In 1716 (42nd year of King Sukjong), Min Yujung, Min Jeongjung's younger brother, was also enshrined. Min Jeongjung was a Joseon Dynasty civil official who served in various positions including Minister of Taxation and Minister of Public Works, eventually holding the offices of Right State Councillor and Left State Councillor. In 1675 (1st year of King Sukjong), when he was exiled to Jangheung due to factional strife, he taught local scholars and is said to have held academic gatherings at the current site of the seowon. In 1726 (2nd year of King Yeongjo), the seowon was officially recognized by the state and named 'Yeongok.' It was closed in 1868 (5th year of King Gojong) under Heungseon Daewongun's order to abolish seowons but was gradually restored thereafter. Located on the sloping back hill of Yeongok Village, the seowon arranges the educational space in front and the ancestral rites space behind. The educational space includes Yeongokdang, a lecture hall used for education and meetings of Confucian scholars. The shrine built on a high platform in the back enshrines the memorial tablets of Min Jeongjung and Min Yujung. To the left are auxiliary buildings, including the caretaker’s quarters and Eopilgak, which houses King Yeongjo’s handwritten nameplate. Ancestral rites are held annually in March.
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