Daereungwon, Silla, Gyeongju

 Daereungwon is one of five historic sites in Gyeongju that were registered as UNESCO's World Heritage Site in 2000. In other words, it is called Daereungwon District. The name Daereungwon is related to King Michu. King Michu is the 13th king, whose surname is Kim and descendants of Talhae. In "The Three Kingdoms," King Michu dispatched five officials to each of the people to listen to the joys and sorrows of the people. There is a record that when I returned after 23 years of ascension, I had a funeral in Daereung," and the name Daereungwon originated from this. The total area is 125,400 pyeong, and 23 tombs of kings, queens, and nobility of the Silla Dynasty are gathered. The tombs are unique tombs of the Silla Dynasty, all located on flat land, and notable among the Daereungwon are Cheonmachong, which has an open interior, Michuwangneung, which has a story to name Daereungwon, and Hwangnamdaechong, the largest tomb in Gyeongju. Cheonmachong Tomb was excavated in 1973, with 8,766 ornaments, 1,234 weapons, 504 harnesses, 226 bowls, and 796 others, with a total of 11,500 artifacts excavated. Some of them are stored in the annex of the Gyeongju National Museum, and what attracts particular attention is the gold crown and Cheonma Dojangni. The gold crown is the thickest gold plate among the gold crowns of the Silla Dynasty discovered so far, and the composition of gold is excellent. In addition, Cheonma Dojangni is the most surprising relic of the Cheonmachong Tomb. Jangni is a covering covering on both sides of the horse's stomach, and was also used as an ornament in addition to blocking soil or dust. The birch bark is layered in several layers to draw a flying Cheonma on a noobin with skillful skill, and it is of great significance that it is the only art work of Go Silla, where no painting materials have been found so far. The reason why this ancient tomb was named Cheonmachong is because of this, and now the inside of the tomb is restored and disclosed so that these can be seen. And Cheonmachong Tomb deserves to be a faithful example of how to build the ancient tomb. First, the ground was selected, and the place where the wooden framework was placed was dug about 40cm deep, and a stream stone the size of an adult's head was laid, and clay was crushed throughout the bottom of the basin to form a foundation of about 15cm thick. And on top of it, a stream stone was laid about 50cm wide and 40cm high to make a kind of pedestal, and a wooden fence of 6.6m east-west, 4.2m north-south, and 2m high was placed. In other words, the neck is eventually placed on the ground. Stones were stacked on and around the neckline to be 23.6m in diameter and 7.5m in height, and clay was applied to a thickness of 20cm to prevent water from seeping into the interior. Inside the coffin, a 2.15m x 1m long wooden coffin was placed from east to west, and a 1.8m x 1m x 0.8m long wooden block of burial items was placed 50cm away from the tip of the east head. The relics of the excavated ornaments are consistently made of pure gold, and the stables that can be identified are rare that have not been excavated until now. Hwangnamdaechong Tomb, also known as Tomb No. 98, is a huge tomb with an east-west length of 80m, a north-south length of 120m, and a height of 25m, curved like a camel. According to records from an excavation survey in 1975, the tomb in the north was the tomb of a man in the south of a woman. From the state that the hoseok is interlocked, it can be seen that the southern tomb was built first, and then the northern tomb was connected. In the northern part of the country, thousands of jewelry such as gold crowns, necklaces, palms, and grain jade were found, and in the southern part, more than 24,000 artifacts, mainly weapons, were poured out. In the tomb of the southern tomb, the ground was slightly dug as much as the range of the main wall, a large stream was laid, and fine gravel was laid on it again to build a foundation, and the main wall was placed on the ground, and the vice was just a floor. A double coffin was placed in the center of the coffin. Relics came from various places, including the inside of the interior and exterior, and on the top of the inside and the main walls, and in the interior, accessories, and bamboo, etc. were made of gold bowls, glass bowls, and bottles between the exterior and the crown. A large jar was placed on the front of the floor on the quay, and a horse saddle, an iron ax, etc. was placed on it. The abdomen only has a double tube in the neck, but there is no separate impact, and the burial items were filled in the empty spaces such as the neck, the burial parts between the neck and the neck, and the upper part of the neck. Unlike the southern tomb where the gilt-bronze crown and silver crown came out, various gold ornaments such as gold belts came out of the coffin, and a large amount of luxurious artifacts were excavated from the upper part of the neckline, with ten pairs of gold ring earrings. Michuwangneung Royal Tomb is Historic Site No. 175 and is a circular mound. It is 56.7m in diameter and 12.4m in height, and is also called Jukhyeonneung and Jukjangneung, which are related to the story handed down during the reign of King Yurye of Silla. It was during the 14th King Yurye. Lee Seo-guk, an enemy, came in and was in trouble, but soldiers with bamboo leaves in their ears appeared from somewhere, quickly defeating the enemy and avoiding an emergency situation, and disappeared somewhere. The soldiers of Silla considered it strange and examined the whereabouts of the bamboo leaves, and the bamboo leaves were wrapped high in front of the tomb of King Michu. After that, the tomb of King Michu was called Jukhyeonneung or Jukjangneung. After that, whenever there was a national crisis, rituals were held here. References Korean Cultural Heritage Exploration Society, "Guide to Exploration Tour 2, Gyeongju", Seoul: Stone Pillow, 2000.