Sacred Heritage Trails • 聖地 巡禮

Interactive Ancestral Pilgrimage Trail & GPS Guide

Turn-by-turn field itineraries, verified GPS coordinates, and ritual etiquette for visiting the historical shrines, academies, and valleys of the Andong Kim Clan.

Seoul Jang-dong Literati Walk

한양 장동 (壯洞) 선비 문화 순례길

漢陽 壯洞 士林 文化 巡禮路Seoul Jang-dong Literati Heritage Walk

Ceremonies: Spring & Autumn Seoul Cultural Heritage Walk Days
Transit: Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3, Exit 3) -> Walk 400m north toward Jahamun-ro.

Follow the historic footsteps of the Jangdong Kim household through northern Seoul beneath Mount Inwangsan. This urban literati trail weaves through the pristine valleys where Kim Sang-yong, Kim Sang-heon, and the Six Chang brothers (Kim Chang-jip, Kim Chang-heup, etc.) composed master poetry and patronized True-View painter Jeong Seon.

Trail Itinerary Stops (4 Locations)
Stop #1Scenic Valley (Gugok / 九曲)

청풍계 (淸風溪) 터 및 백세청풍 각자

淸風溪 址 · 百世淸風 刻字Cheongpung-gye Valley & Baek-se-cheong-pung Rock Inscription

Open in GPS NavigationGPS: 37.5855° N, 126.9668° E
Historical & Cultural Significance

The private hermitage estate of Right State Councillor Kim Sang-yong. The carved calligraphy 'Baek-se-cheong-pung' (Pure Breeze for a Hundred Generations) immortalizes his unbending martyrdom at Ganghwa Island in 1637.

Associated Patriarch
Kim Sang-yong (Seonwon)
Visiting Etiquette
Quiet residential valley; respect local residents.
Photography Policy
Outdoor landscape photography permitted.
Address: Seoul, Jongno-gu, Cheongun-dong 52