Sahyeonsa Shrine (Gimje)

About this place

Sahyeonsa in Sandong-ri, Gimje-si, is a clan shrine of the Bongseong On (Wen) clan, established in 1934 at Daeyul-ri at the time. It was originally built in Daeyul-ri, but in 1967, when the Daeyul Reservoir was constructed and the area was to be flooded, it was moved to its current location in Sandong-ri, Geumgu-myeon. This shrine venerates On Sin (as the central figure), On Rim, On Yun, and On Hu. Notably, altars to General Ondal and General On Gunhae have been set up here. On Sin, a descendant of General Ondal and General On Gunhae, served as Left-Right Gil Sirang during the reign of King Gongmin of Goryeo and incurred the king's displeasure when he reported on the corrupt governance of the monk Sindon, leading to his exile in Bongseong (present-day Geumgu-myeon). Since 1934, local Confucian scholars have held annual memorial rites on the 15th day of the 9th lunar month.