Gangdaengi Mireukbul | 観光地情報 | K-Travel Mate

This Mireukbul was originally located about 100m north of Gangdanggyo, at the entrance to Gangdaengi, within the former Gunjang-dong and currently inside the Gopung Reservoir. The area is elevated, remaining island-like, and is covered with grass, making it easy to identify. When this site was submerged due to the creation of the reservoir, the statue was moved to its current location. It is estimated to have been created between the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods. The statue is 216cm tall, 65cm wide at the shoulders, and 25cm thick. It wears a headdress, with the right arm raised and touching the chest, and the left arm bent resting on the abdomen, following the style of other Mireuk statues in the Seosan region. According to legend, it was erected as a guardian for the path used by Chinese envoys traveling through the West Sea, or as a protective guardian monk for Bowonsa Temple.