Monument for the Victory at Myeongnyang Battle, Haenam

Comprised of a monument house, a shrine and a yard, this place was developed by the Myeongnyang Battle Memorial Committee, Haenam-gun and their citizens in order to preserve the Monument for the Victory at the Myeongnyang Battle in its original position, improve circumjacent environments and allow it to harmonize with nearby cultural properties.

The monument house contains the monument, a covered shelter, walls and a side entrance. The monument dedicated to Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who won the Battle of Myeongnyang against the Japanese invasion force in 1597, was built in 1688 by Park Sin-ju, Jeollau-do Naval Commander. The epitaph was completed in 1686. Though the Japanese Empire demolished and dumped it around Geunjeongjeon Hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul in 1942, the representatives of the Usuyeong area successfully arranged the relocation of the monument into 1186-7 Hakdong-ri, Munnae-myeon in 1950. With Route 18 expansion and overpass construction, it was moved here in March 2011.

The yard, which is called "Ganggangsullae Madang,' was newly created to demonstrate and promote Ganggangsullae, a type of folk Korean dance. It is known that Admiral Yi ordered women to dance with a view to confusing and deceiving the enemy. Ganggangsullae, which has been inherited by female residents in the Usuyeong area, Munnae-myeon, Haenam-gun, was designated as Important Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 8 in 1966 and as UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.

The shrine was remodeled to conveniently hold ancestral services and other events.

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08