👑 The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty: Hongyureung Cluster
Royal burial site of King Sunjo and Queen Sunwon in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed as part of the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in 2009)
- Located in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, approximately 30 kilometers northeast of Seoul
- Contains tombs of King Sunjo (r. 1800–1834) and Queen Sunwon
- Reflects late Joseon period Confucian funerary architecture and pungsu-jiri geomantic principles
Hongyureung Cluster is a royal burial complex within the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. The site contains the tombs of King Sunjo and his wife Queen Sunwon, representing the funerary traditions and architectural standards of the late Joseon period. Situated in a landscape of forested hills and flowing streams, the complex was designed according to pungsu-jiri—traditional Korean geomantic principles—to achieve harmony between the built structures and the ...