Jo Dec 11, 2024

The Monument to the Great Victory in Yonsong Area is in Yonan County Town, South Hwanghae Province. It was erected in 1608, in commemoration of the victory in the battle on Yonan Fort during the Imjin Patriotic War.

During the war, the Korean people organized themselves into volunteer armies in all parts of the country and waged a vigorous struggle to drive out the Japanese invaders.

During those days, there was a proud story in which the righteous volunteers led by Ri Jong Am defended Yonan Fort to the last by beating back three thousand Japanese invaders.

The monument tells about the death-defying battles to repulse the Japanese invaders who attacked the fort from late August to early September in 1592.

The monument is standing on a double-layer rectangular pedestal block of granite. The body is made of black marble and the top is faced to form a semicircle without a head stone.

The inscription is said to have been composed by Ri Hang Bok, who was known as a clever writer in those days.

The Monument to the Great Victory in Yonsong Area, like the Monument to the Great Victory in Pukgwan, is a precious national treasure relic that tells about the victory won by the Korean people in the struggle to drive back the Japanese aggressors during the Imjin Patriotic War.