Gyeongju Jaemaejeong

Located between the site of Heungryunsa Temple and the site of Wolseong Palace in Gyeongju, Jaemaejeong is a well that was on the site of the home of Kim Yushin, a renowned general of the Silla Dynasty. It was built by stacking granite like bricks, and this area is presumed to be where General Kim Yushin's house once stood.

A story is told that when General Kim Yushin returned from a long period on the battlefield and was about to leave again for war, he passed by his house without seeing his family, drew water from the well, drank it while on horseback, and said, "The taste of the water from my house is just as it was in the old days," before departing. During an excavation in 1993, an area of 70 meters in all directions around Jaemaejeong was excavated. The well is 5.7 meters deep, with the widest part measuring 1.8 meters and a bottom diameter of 1.2 meters, made of stones trimmed like bricks. Next to the well is a pavilion containing a stele written by Lee Man-un in 1872 (the 9th year of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty).