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Soongeui Shrine Site
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Name: Tomb of Naksungun
Appointment Category: Local remain No. 1
Location: Gungpyong-li 623, Cheungsan-myeon, Yeoncheon-gun
Date of Appointment Apr. 10, 1986
Organization for management: Lee family association of Jeonju

Soongeui Shrine Site
-Protective zone: 600 §³
-Appointed dimension: 300§³
-Number of tombs: 1 (name: Naksungun)

Naksungun Sook Lee(1641~695) was born the second son of King Injo and Lady Jo in Chosun dynasty. His official name was Sook, and formal name was Jasook. He was appointed as Naksungun in 26 th year of Injo(1648).

Although he participated in a plan to subjugate Chung dynasty of China to avenge his people and Injo who was humiliated during the second invasion of Chung, he was banished to Ganghwa-do soon after Hyojong came to the throne. In his last years, he went to Gungpyong-li, Cheongsan-myeon, and died in the 21 st year of Sookjong. His pen name is Jeonghyeon. His tomb was combined with the one of his wife, Lady Kim. The rounded tomb has forms of a tail of dragon and two wings, and the lower part of the tomb has stones around it.

Tombstone is in front of the tomb along with rectangular stone, table stone, and a stone for incense burner, and a statue of a child, octagonal stone, and a stone for scholars are placed. The tombstone was built in the 2 nd year of Youngjo(1726), which has octagonal roof and a place to put the main body of the tombstone. Roof tile patterns were delicately carved on the roof of the tombstone.