Birthplace of Jeungsan Kang Il-sun

This is the birthplace of Kang Il-sun, the founder of Jeungsangyo. It was designated as a local cultural heritage of Jeongeup-si in 2021, and as of 2023, only the site remains, with the entire premises covered in grass and the boundary enclosed by a low brick wall. Kang Il-sun was born in the village below Siru Peak in Gaengmang-ri (now Sinwol-ri Sinsong Village), Deokcheon-myeon, Jeongeup. Sinsong Village is located 300 meters before the four-way intersection branching off to Jeongwoo, Sintaeyeon, and Gobu on the road from Jeongeup through Deokcheon to Hwangtohyeon, turning left. This village is commonly known to the elderly as Sonbaraegi. Kang Il-sun was of the Jinju Kang clan, with the given name Il-sun, courtesy name Sa-ok, and pen name Jeungsan. He was born on September 19, 1871, as the son of father Heung-ju and mother Kwon, at 438 Sinsong Village, Sinwol-ri, Deokcheon-myeon, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do. Jeungsan, called the progenitor of Korea's new religions, is said to have traveled across the eight provinces of Joseon until age 30 for ascetic practices and attained enlightenment on July 5, 1901, at Daewonsa Temple on Moaksan Mountain. Jeungsan's religious thought, along with Choi Su-un's Donghak thought, is the beginning of Korea's modern social ideology.