The park is based on a real-life historical figure, Lee Seong-man and Lee Sun, from the Goryeo Dynasty, whose story of fraternal love was recorded in official documents.
The park is located within the Slow City Daeheung area, which is part of an international network focused on maintaining local heritage and natural environments.
The bronze statues are positioned to reenact the iconic night-time meeting where the brothers accidentally bumped into each other while moving grain.
The site includes traditional farming tools and thatched-roof structures to provide a historical look at Korean agricultural life.
Ui-Joeun Hyeongje Park is an open-air cultural site in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do, dedicated to the Korean folk tale of two brothers who secretly shared their rice harvests with each other. The park features life-sized bronze statues depicting the brothers carrying sheaves of grain to each other's homes at night. It serves as an educational space highlighting traditional family values and Confucian ethics in rural Korea. The site is integrated into the Daeheung-myeon area, which is historically significant for its preservation of folk legends. Visitors can walk through landscaped paths that recreate the rural setting of the story. The park provides a quiet setting for families and those interested in Korean cultural history.
Between the two life-sized statues of the brothers carrying bundles of grain.
Combine this visit with a walk through the nearby Daeheung Hyanggyo for a deeper historical context.
Wear comfortable walking shoes as the park features uneven, natural terrain paths.
Visit during the local harvest festival season to see the park's themes brought to life in the surrounding agricultural landscape.
Do not climb on the bronze statues or disturb the agricultural exhibits.
