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Tomb of General Choe Yeong

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Tomb of General Choe Yeong

Location Daeyang-ro, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Goyang-si(San70-2, Daeja-dong)
How to get here From subway Line 3 Samsong Station (Exit 8) take Maeul-bus 053 and get off at Goyang-dong Market. Transfer to Maeul-bus 054 and get off at Yunchang Apartment (10 mins walk)
Alternatively, from exit 8, walk toward Samsong Station intersection to the bus-stop going north. Take bus 9709 or 9710 and get off at the Philippine Army Korean-War Memorial (15 mins walk)
Contact Culture & Arts Division (031)909-9000
Homepage

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This tomb is of General Choe Yeong (1316~1388) a renowned general and loyalist during the late Goryeo Dynasty. He defeated Japanese pirates and the Red Turban Rebellion several times in late Goryeo; however, when Yi Seong-gye was ordered to use his armies to conquer the Liaodong peninsula he decided to return to the capital also known as the Wihwado Retreat, triggering a coup d’état. He was falsely accused and beheaded when Joseon Dynasty was founded. Due to his unjust demise, it was said that grass would never grow on his grave. His motto, ‘Regard gold as nothing but mere rocks’ signifies his integrity following his father’s instructions. He devoted his life to the dynasty as a patriotic general.