Kim Cheongpung Buwongun Tomb김청풍부원군묘역

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This is the tomb of Chungikgong Kim U-myeong, son of Chief State Councillor Kim Yuk, father-in-law of King Hyeonjong, the 18th king of Joseon, and father of Hyeonjong's wife, Queen Myeongseong. Kim U-myeong passed the jinsa examination in the 20th year of King Injo's reign (1642) and went on to serve as Chambong of Gangneung, Sema, Yeongdonnyeongbusa, and Owidochonggwan. According to legend, when Kim U-myeong died, the royal court granted him a burial site in Jeung-ri, Sindong-myeon, Chunseong-gun, in what is now Gangwon State, to honor him with the status of a royal in-law. As his body was being carried up the Hangang River by boat, the boat stopped moving when it reached the river in front of the present tomb, and a sudden gust blew his myeongjeong (a funeral banner of white letters on crimson recording the deceased's rank, office, and surname) up onto the mountain. When people followed it, they found the spot was an auspicious site, so the granted land was cancelled and he was buried here instead. The tomb has an epitaph stone written in the hand of his grandson through his daughter, King Sukjong. The text of the sindobi (a stele erected by the road near a tomb to commemorate the lifetime achievements of a king or high official) was composed by Yi Min-seo, who served as Minister of Taxation, and the calligraphy is by Yun Sim, while the seal-script title is the work of Seopo Kim Man-jung. Beside it stand a pair of mangjuseok (stone pillars), a pair of civil official statues, and a stone lantern, in that order. Graves in Gangwon State other than royal tombs generally have no surrounding wall, but this tomb is unique in being enclosed by a wall set with round stones (wolseok).