Monuments

Seoksongryeong

Seoksongryeong
  • Location : 804 Do, Cheonhyang-ri, Gamcheon-myeon
  • This multi-caulis which stands at the entrance to Seokpyeong village is 10m tall and 3.6m wide. It is said to have been transplanted here by someone who pulled it out of the flood water in Seokgan stream about 6 centuries ago. An old man named Lee Soo-Mok who had no heir donated all his wealth to this tree 1920 years ago. On the first full moon of the Lunar year, religious rites are performed before this tree.

Hwangmokgeun

Hwangmokgeun
  • Location : 696, Geumnam-ri, Yonggung-myeon
  • This old and large tree, a hackberry, which is thought to be approximately 5 centuries old, is 15m tall and 3.2m in diameter. This richest tree that owns the largest land (12,232㎡) in Korea and pays tax to the government was given the family name of Hwang (meaning that it always blooms yellow flowers in May) and the first name of Mok-Geun (meaning a tree of noble origin).

Saburi Pine Tree

Saburi Pine Tree
  • Location : 817, Sabu-ri, Yongmun-myeon
  • This species of pine tree has been an important subject for academic research because of its peculiar appearance. It is 2 centuries old and 8m high. Though pine trees are usually multicaulis shaped and have straight branches at acute angles, this pine tree has branches that are nearly right angles and is a mutation between a peculiar-looking pine tree and a multicaulis.

Aromatic Tree of Jukrim-ri

Aromatic Tree of Jukrim-ri
  • Location : 166-2, Jukrim-ri, Yongmun-myeon
  • This is a tree called Juniperus chinensis which is 10m in height and 0.6m in diameter, and is estimated to be approximately 3 centuries old.