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Pyochungsa Shrine

In Korean: 표충사

Pyochungsa Shrine is a shrine inside Daeheungsa Temple that enshrines the portraits of Great Master Seosan (Hyujeong), Great Master Samyeong (Yujeong) and Noemukdang Cheoyeong, who led monk soldiers during the Imjin War.

Hours: No entry for the general public after 19:00
Closed days: Open all year round
Parking: Available
Phone: 061-532-1330+82 61-532-1330

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Sources: Korea Tourism Organization

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It is a building with a 3-bay front and a gabled roof, built in 1788. There are no closed days, but the general public cannot enter after 19:00.

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 · 6 photos

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Pyochungsa Shrine before you go

Hours: No entry for the general public after 19:00^{— source 1}
Closed days: Open all year round^{— source 1}
Parking: Available^{— source 1}
Contact: 061-532-1330 +82 61-532-1330^{— source 2}
Address: 400 Daeheungsa-gil, Samsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City^{— source 2}
In Korean: 전남광주통합특별시 해남군 삼산면 대흥사길 400

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1Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI
2Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · rechecked with Haenam County Culture and Tourism

Pyochungsa Shrine photos 6

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

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Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Pyochungsa Shrine in detail

Pyochungsa Shrine: a shrine with a name board granted by King Jeongjo, and the Great Master Seosan Relics Hall

The 'Pyochungsa Shrine' name board is a royal plaque that King Jeongjo granted himself. Relics that King Jeongjo bestowed are kept and displayed in the Great Master Seosan Relics Hall, built in 1978. On September 30, 1976, it became Jeollanam-do Monument No. 19.^{source 1}

Pyochungsa Shrine layout: the shrine, the Patriarchs' Hall and the Pyochung Stele Pavilion

Pyochungsa Shrine is in the southwest of the Daeheungsa Temple grounds. The shrine stands in the middle of a walled site, with the Patriarchs' Hall and the Pyochung Stele Pavilion on either side below it. Inside the pavilion, the Great Master Seosan Stele and the stele recording the shrine's founding stand side by side. The Patriarchs' Hall is a gabled-roof hall 3 bays wide at the front and 1 bay on the side.^{source 1}

The monk soldier activities of the three great masters enshrined at Pyochungsa Shrine

When the Imjin War broke out in 1592, Great Master Seosan (Hyujeong), despite his old age, sent a call to arms to monks across the country, urging them to defend the nation. Great Master Seosan gathered more than 1,500 men at Myohyangsan Mountain, and his disciple Great Master Samyeong (Yujeong) gathered more than 700 at Geumgangsan. Noemukdang Cheoyeong also raised monk soldiers and fought with them. After the war, Great Master Seosan received the title of a senior 2nd-rank high official, and he passed away at Myohyangsan Mountain in 1604.^{source 2}

1Haenam County Culture and Tourism2Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI

Pyochungsa Shrine FAQ

Until what time can I enter Pyochungsa Shrine?

The general public cannot enter after 19:00, and there are no closed days. Parking is available.^{source 1}

When was Pyochungsa Shrine built?

It was built in 1788 (the 12th year of King Jeongjo), moved briefly to the southeast in 1836 and returned to its present site in 1860.^{source 1}

Who granted the name board of Pyochungsa Shrine?

It is a royal name board granted by King Jeongjo.^{source 2}

1Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI2Haenam County Culture and Tourism

Pyochungsa Shrine sources

Original page: Haenam County Culture and Tourism (in Korean)
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1
Korean page: 표충사

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