나주시문화관광

Owner : state ownership Scale : Height 190cm, Width 58cm Number : Cultural Properties Data No. 175 Era : 35 years of King Gojong (1895) Designated date : 32928 “The monument erected in 1895 to commemorate the victory of the Suseong troops over the Donghak troops to defend Najuseong a year prior is the Geumseongtopyeongbi Monument. Geumseongtopyeongbi was originally erected in front of Jeongsuru, the main gate of a local government office of Naju-mok, but it was transferred to the area in front of Geumseonggwan in 1930 and then to its present-day location in the courtyard in 1976. It is the largest monument among the various monuments that stand on one side of the courtyard. The inscription provides information on how the pheasants came into Naju during the Donghak Pheasant Revolution, and how Naju-moksa Min Jong-ryeol, who encouraged the study of Confucianism and emphasized the importance of loyalty and filial piety, commanded many men of great strength based on a thorough defense plan. It also provides a detailed description of the battles between the Donghak forces and the royal troops at several locations of Naju-mok. As the Topyeongbi presents detailed historical records of what happened in the Honam area during the Donghak Pheasant Revolution, it was designated as Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage Material No. 175. The inscription was composed by Songsa Gi Wu-man, a Confucian scholar from Naju, and carved by Song Jae-hui. Geumseongtopyeongbi is a commemorative monument for the descendants of the government officials of Naju, but it probably isn’t a pleasant sight for the descendants of the Donghak pheasants, who have retained the pains and heartaches of commoners.