Cheongnyeongpo Cape

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Cheongnyeongpo Cape is where the 6th king of the Joseon Dynasty, King Danjong, was exiled to in 1457 by his uncle (King Sejo) after being demoted to Prince Nosangun, due to the fact that it was bordered by a deep river on three sides and blocked by a rugged cliff on the fourth side. Access to the cape was not possible except by boat, making this an ideal location for an exile.

King Danjong was exiled on June 22, 1457 and stayed here for two months before being relocated due to flooding that inundated Cheongnyeongpo to the Gwanpungheon Pavilion, Yeongheung-ri in Yeongwol and continued his time of exile there.

In 1726 the Geumpyobi Monument (Prohibition Monument) was erected here, prohibiting public entry in order to protect King Danjong's place of exile. ln September 1763 King Yeongio hand-inscribed "Danmyojaebonbusiyuji (Site Where King Danjong Resided)" on an epitaph and placed it at the site where King Danjong had stayed. He also had a pavilion built in King Danjongs name.

ln April 2000, a Korean traditional tiled-roof house was restored at the site where King Danjong lived in exile. The house is five kan (traditional Korean unit of measurement) on the front by two-and-a-half kan on the side with a paljak roof (hipped-and-gable roof) and double eaves. A straw-roof house was also built as an annex to the main building, measuring five kan on the front and one-and-a-half kan along the side, having an ujingak roof (hipped roof) with a single eave.

Cheongnyeongpo Cape is Scenic Site #50.