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• Uiseong Gwandeok-ri Three-Story Stone Pagoda
  

  Uiseong Gwandeok-ri Three-Story Stone Pagoda

  Designation No	National Treasure No. 188
  Designated Date	Jan. 21, 1963
  Location	889, Gwandeok-ri, Danchon-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
  Era	The Unified Silla Kingdom

  • Uiseong Gwandeok-ri Three-Story Stone Pagoda has a two-story stone platform and a three-story stone body, and each part is abundantly decorated.
  • A pillar is carved in relief in the middle of each side of the lower platform, and the image of a flying fairy is carved in relief on each of the eight sections of the platform made by the pillar shape. Each of the four sides of the upper platform also has a pillar shape carved in relief, and an image of the four heavenly guardians of Buddhism are carved on the left and an image of a guardian of Buddhism on the right. Both the four heavenly guardians of Buddhism and a guardian of Buddhism are gods protecting the laws of Buddha, and it is very unique to find them together this way. It appears that a change was made in the latter part of the Unified Silla Kingdom.
  • The pagoda is made of one body stone and one roof stone, and the image of a Buddhist saint is carved in relief on the four sides of the first story. The bottom part of the roof stones of the first story and the second one has four layers while that of third story has three layers, and the horizontal eaves are slightly raised at the four corners
  • Head decoration at the top is missing, and only a square supporting stone is reversely placed, and it appears to have been placed there later on. It is unknown what kind of stone was placed at the top.
  • Originally, two pairs of stone lions were placed on the four corners of the upper part of the upper platform, but of them, only two (National Treasure No. 202) remain, and they are currently in the Gyeongju National Museum. Animal sculptures appeared for the first time in Gyeongju Bunhwangsa Temple Brick-Shaped-Stone Pagoda, and since then the trend was continued until the second part of the Unified Silla Kingdom.
  • It appears to have been built in the 9th century when pagodas were first decorated in earnest. On the whole, it is less magnificent but more splendid and beautiful thanks to the carvings.
• The Statue of a Sitting Buddha in Gounsa Temple
  

  The Statue of a Sitting Buddha in Gounsa Temple

  Designation No	National Treasure No. 246
  Designated Date	Jan. 21, 1963
  Location	116, Gugye-ri, Danchon-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
  Era	The Unified Silla Kingdom

  • It has a pedestal and a halo, and is barely damaged.
  • Small shell-shaped hairs are attached to the head, and the square-shaped face has small eyes, a small nose and small lips, so it looks a bit fat. It has a well-built chest and a curvy waist but looks unstable due to the slightly raised shoulders. The palm of the right hand is placed on the knee, and the tip of the hand points to the ground, but it is broken. The palm of the left hand faces upward and is placed in front of the navel, but it does not look natural. The clothes that shroud the left shoulder show regular patterns and creases, which also appear on the legs and the arms.
  • The halo, which represents light emanating from the Buddha, is circular with a sharp edge. The head halo and the body halo represent a lotus flower and a vine pattern, and the edge represents a burning flame. The pedestal consists of an upper part, middle part and lower part, and the upper pedestal displays lotus flowers raised upward. The Eight-sided middle pedestal is decorated with pillars at the corners, and the lower pedestal displays leaves of lotus flowers placed upside down.
  • The statue of Buddha shows characteristics of the 9th century sculptures, which are very different from statues built in the 8th century in terms of the head, the face, the body, the creases, the pedestal and the halo.
• Five-Story Stone Pagoda in Bingsansa Temple Site in Uiseong
  

  Five-Story Stone Pagoda in Bingsansa Temple Site in Uiseong

  Designation No	National Treasure No. 327
  Designated Date	Jan. 21, 1963
  Location	San 70, Binggye-ri, Chunsan-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do

  • The Five-Story Stone Pagoda is located in Bingsan in the range of Mt. Bohyunsan, one of eight exquisite beauties in Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is a brick-shaped stone pagoda that was built in imitation of the Tapri Five-Story Stone Pagoda (National Treasure No. 77). It consists of a one-story platform and a five-story body stone.
  • The base consists of 16 bottom stones. On the middle platform, different stones were used for each pillar and the surface. The top of the platform consists of eight stones, and a body-stone-supporting stone is placed at the top. Different stones were placed at the four corners to erect corner pillars on the first story of the body of the pagoda, and there is a square space at the front to enshrine a statue of Buddha. From the second story, the size of the body stone is reduced by half or more, and the five roof stones each have four layers of support. The inclined surfaces of the roof stones have five layers. Only the head decoration stand remains at the head decoration part at the top.
  • The pagoda is assumed to have been built during the period between the second half of the Unified Silla Kingdom and the first half of Goryeo Dynasty. It is less classy than the Uiseong Tapri Five-Story Stone Pagoda, but it is beautiful.
• Jeongmanrok (light essays)
  

  Jeongmanrok (light essays)

  Designation No	treasure no. 880
  Designated Date	Oct. 15, 1986
  Location	579 Sangri-ri, Uiseong-eup, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk

  • The journal of Lee Tak-young (1541~1610), a staff officer for the Governor of Gyeongsang during the reign of King Seonjo of the Joseon Dynasty, consists of 2 volumes named Heaven, and Earth. Lee Tak-young was a staff officer for Kim Soo, an officer on patrol during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 who greatly contributed to Korea's victory by proposing various tactics as an officer of Hakbong Kim, Seong-il in 1593. After the war, he refused a prize given by the government and later was promoted to Central Vice-Envoy.
  • This journal was written over a 7 year period from 1592 to 1598. The volume called Heaven contains a list of the seats of various government officials including the Prime Minister who participated in the war against the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 on its rear book jacket and the daily experiences under the title of ‘Imjinbyeonsaenghuilrok’. Imjin articles were written down on a daily basis but from 1593 to 1598 only important events were recorded by year and month.
  • The volume called Earth starts with the beginning of the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and explains the reason why the daily records and circulars were recorded, and also lists important messages, circulars and manifestos. The records were complete from April 14, 1592, the first date of Japanese Invasion of Korea to the end of 1592, except for the omission of approx. 10 days.
  • These books are valued as very precious historical documents for the study of the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and are even more valued as historical material due to the fact that the book ‘Jeongmanrok’ was named by King Seonjo.

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