Places & Ancestral Heritage Sites
From the ancestral seat of Andong and the Taesamyo shrine to the mountain ramparts of Namhansanseong and the royal ministries of Seoul.
The Andong Kim Landscape of Korea: Interactive Geospatial Atlas
Explore our interactive peninsula vector map connecting 12 historical coordinates: Taesamyo in Andong, Cheongpunggye in Seoul, Namhansanseong Fortress, Jinju Castle, and the Cheongsanri battlefield in Manchuria. Complete with GPS coordinates, historical provenance, and visitor transit instructions.
Andong
안동시 (安東市)
The ancestral seat (Bon-gwan) of the Andong Kim clan and the spiritual capital of Korean Confucian scholarship.
Location of the Taesamyo (Shrine of the Three Lords) where founding ancestor Kim Seon-pyeong is enshrined alongside Gwon Haeng and Jang Jeong-pil.
Ganghwa Island
강화도 (江華島)
Historic island fortress and royal refuge during foreign invasions throughout Goryeo and Joseon dynasties.
Site where Right State Councilor Kim Sang-yong chose martyrdom over capture by detonating gunpowder at the South Gate in 1637.
Namhansanseong Fortress
남한산성 (南漢山城)
UNESCO World Heritage emergency mountain fortress where King Injo and his court resisted the Qing invasion for 47 days in the winter of 1636-1637.
Epicenter of Kim Sang-heon's uncompromising moral stand against capitulation to the Qing Empire.
Seoul (Hanyang)
한양 / 서울 (漢陽 / 首爾)
The royal capital of the Joseon Dynasty for over 500 years and the modern capital of South Korea.
Seat of government where Andong Kim statesmen served as Chief State Councilors, ministers, and royal in-laws.