@article{ART003303030},
author={Jeong-Hae Park},
title={A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -},
journal={Industry Promotion Research},
issn={2466-1139},
year={2026},
volume={11},
number={1},
pages={371-381},
doi={10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jeong-Hae Park
TI - A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -
JO - Industry Promotion Research
PY - 2026
VL - 11
IS - 1
PB - Industrial Promotion Institute
SP - 371
EP - 381
SN - 2466-1139
AB - This study aims to analyze the geomantic characteristics of four royal tombs of the Goryeo Dynasty - Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, and Hongneung - located on Ganghwa Island. The Goryeo royal tombs in Ganghwa are thought to have been constructed for two kings and their queens, with site selection and design that appear to reflect symbolic intent. The jusan(主山) takes the form of Tamlang Mokseongche (貪狼木星體), displaying the dignified presence expected of a principal mountain in geomantic terms. However, the ipsuryongs (入首龍) are indistinct, and the burial mounds appear to have been artificially constructed on steep slopes, lacking even the basic conditions necessary for the formation of a hyeol(穴). Although the entombed kings held little actual political power, the tombs were constructed on terrain that would not have been considered appropriate even for ordinary burials. This suggests that political motives played a decisive role in site selection. The combination of the extraordinary circumstances of war, economic hardship, and the will of the supreme authority led to the construction of these tombs not on myeongdang(明堂), but on hyeongji(凶地). Such a decision may be understood as a deliberate act of site selection, in which geomancy was strategically employed as a means to realize the will of the supreme authority within the physical environment.
KW - Goryeo royal tombs;Fengshui;Inauspicious sites(凶地);South-facing(南向);Ganghwa Island
DO - 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
ER -
Jeong-Hae Park. (2026). A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -. Industry Promotion Research, 11(1), 371-381.
Jeong-Hae Park. 2026, "A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -", Industry Promotion Research, vol.11, no.1 pp.371-381. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
Jeong-Hae Park "A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -" Industry Promotion Research 11.1 pp.371-381 (2026) : 371.
Jeong-Hae Park. A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -. 2026; 11(1), 371-381. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
Jeong-Hae Park. "A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.1 (2026) : 371-381.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
Jeong-Hae Park. A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -. Industry Promotion Research, 11(1), 371-381. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
Jeong-Hae Park. A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -. Industry Promotion Research. 2026; 11(1) 371-381. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
Jeong-Hae Park. A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -. 2026; 11(1), 371-381. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
Jeong-Hae Park. "A Geomantic Interpretation of the Locational Environment of the Goryeo Royal Tombs in Ganghwa - Focus on Ganeung, Gonneung, Seokneung, Hongneung -" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.1 (2026) : 371-381.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.1.371
