Haenam Yeoheung Min Clan Bujomyo Shrine

Haenam Yeoheung Min Clan Bujomyo Shrine: a shrine to four men of one family, Min Sin and his three sons

This permanent shrine holds the spirit tablets of the early Joseon civil official Min Sin and his sons Min Bo-chang, Min Bo-hae and Min Bo-seok, the four men of the Yeoheung Min clan. Min Sin, whose pen name was Donam, served as Minister of War under King Munjong and as Minister of Personnel in 1453. He joined Kim Jong-seo and others to protect the young King Danjong. He was killed with his three sons while overseeing work on the stele for King Munjong's royal tomb. Under King Jeongjo his titles and honor were restored, and he is called one of the 'Three Loyal Subjects'.

Haenam Yeoheung Min Clan Bujomyo Shrine, how it moved from Suseong-ri, Haenam-eup, to Jangchon-ri

The shrine was first built in Suseong-ri, Haenam-eup, after the state granted it permanent shrine status in 1822 (the 22nd year of King Sunjo). It was torn down under the 1868 order abolishing Confucian academies and was rebuilt in 1940 at its current site in Jangchon-ri, Masan-myeon. It is Haenam County Local Cultural Heritage Site No. 2.

Haenam Yeoheung Min Clan Bujomyo Shrine, a 3-bay gable-roofed shrine and the ways in

The shrine is a gabled-roof building 3 bays wide at the front and 2 bays deep, with a narrow wooden porch in front and round, slightly tapering pillars. Two of the three bays hold the spirit tablets, and the remaining one is used to keep items such as ritual vessels. You can enter through the outer gate and then the inner three-door gate, or through the side gate on the left of the shrine. Beside it is the house where the caretaker lives.

Source: Haenam County Culture and Tourism