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The Jeong Yak-yong Historic Site is located in Neungnae-ri, Joan-myeon, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, and is the birthplace, childhood, and hometown where Dasan Jeong Yak-yong spent his later years. This is a historic area rooted from Jeong Yak-yong's fifth ancestor and reflects his life and scholarship. Dasan Jeong Yak-yong inherited Silhak scholarship from Yuhyeongwon and Yi Ik, embraced the ideas of the Northern Learning School, emphasizing practical knowledge and improving people's livelihood, and compiled Silhak into a comprehensive form. Throughout his life, he wrote over 500 books and more than 2,700 poems and passed away in his hometown in 1836, during the second year of King Heonjong's reign, at the age of 75. The historic site includes Jeong Yak-yong's tomb (a Gyeonggi-do monument), his birthplace Yeoyudang, the shrine Mundo-sa, a memorial hall, a cultural hall, and a cultural street. The memorial hall exhibits copies of works such as Mokminsimseo, Gyeongseuyupyo, and Heumheumsinseo, as well as a diorama reproducing the Suwon Hwaseong construction site. The cultural hall displays seven artworks themed on Jeong Yak-yong, including 'Sina Jigu Bang' and 'Jeong Yak-yong Garden.' Mundo-sa is a shrine named after Jeong Yak-yong's posthumous title, where descendants hold memorial rites annually on his death anniversary. Nearby the site are Paldang Lake, wildflower fields, an ecological pond, and Dasan Ecological Park. Sujongsa Temple has Samjeongheon, where Jeong Yak-yong drank tea with acquaintances. Since 1986, the annual Dasan Cultural Festival has become a historical cultural event where various citizen events and performances allow people to experience Jeong Yak-yong's life and ideas.

경기도 양평의 양평군립미술관은 개관 2년만에 관람객 28만명이 다녀갔을 정도로 세간의 주목을 받는 곳이다. 미술작품 전시뿐만 아니라 어린이체험관, 놀이방, 수유실, 세미나실, 카페 등을 두루 갖추고 있다. 편안한 마음으로 보고 느낄 수 있는 작품이 많아 어린이부터 성인에 이르기까지 전 연령대의 관람객이 만족하는 곳으로 양평의 명소가 되었다.

Whether approaching from Seoul or Yeoju, the road to Yangpyeong runs alongside the waterway. When the waterway is straight, the road is straight, and when the waterway bends, the road also bends. Following the river, you come across Yanggeundaegyo Bridge; crossing this bridge leads to Yangpyeong town. Looking left after crossing the bridge, you can see Yangpyeong Station, and going down along the stream between them is where Yangpyeong Mulmalgeun Market is located. Centered on a permanent market with about 400 stores, on market days held every five days, around 200 street stalls are set up. Yangpyeong is the area where the Namhan River and Bukhan River, originating from Gangwon Province, meet, making it historically a transportation hub via waterways. Goods from Gangwon-do headed to the capital Hanyang had to pass through Yangpyeong Naru, and with the goods traveling through, markets were held and the area bustled with many people. Although transportation has shifted from waterways to roads and railways, many still visit Yangpyeong Market to find food products produced in Yangpyeong. Tourists visiting nearby tourist spots such as Jeong Yak-yong’s birthplace, Semiwon, and Yongmunsan also flock to the market on market days, like guests gathering for a feast. Yangpyeong Mulmalgeun Market actively sells agricultural products such as seasonal vegetables and fruits produced in Yangpyeong and wild greens harvested from Yongmun. In addition, there is a wealth of ready-to-eat foods that add to the market’s excitement, including the long-famous Yangpyeong Hangover Soup, noodles, pancakes, and millet pancakes. (Source: Yangpyeong-gun Culture and Tourism website)

경기도 양평 용문산 중턱에 있는 용문사는 신라 신덕왕 2년(913)에 지어진 건물이라 전해지고 있으며, 또 다른 설에 의하면 경순왕이 직접 창사 하였다고도 한다. 긴 시간을 지내온 만큼 여러 번 고쳐 지었으며, 6ㆍ25전쟁으로 크게 파괴된 후 1982년부터 계속 보수하여, 대웅전, 삼성각, 범종각, 관음전 등을 새로 중건했다.