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Suk-binChoi:CinderellaofJoseon
Follow-upinformation
Suk-bin Choi, who is enshrined at Yuksang-gung, lived a similar life to that of Cinderella. She was a
musuri, a handmaid who was in charge of all of the palace chores. However, she became a concubine
throughSeung-eunfromthe19thking,Sukjong,andwaspromotedtothestatusofBin.Exactlywhatkind
of life she led before entering the palace does not remain on record, but it is believed that she was from a
verypoorandhumblefamily.Afterbecomingaconcubine,shestrengthenedherpositionbygivingbirthto
three sons and her second son, Yeon-ying-gun, later became King Yeongjo. Therefore, Suk-bin Choi was
truly a Cinderella of the Joseon Dynasty who experienced life from the bottom of the social ladder to that
ofbirthingthehighest-rankingmemberoftheroyalfamily.
Naeng-chenand
ComingoutthroughasidedooroftheYuksang-gungandYeonho-gung,Naeng-chen,awellcoveredby
acircularlidandNaeng-chen-jeong,asmallishhouseattractedthereporter’sattention.“Naeng-chenwas
Naeng-chen-jeong:
usedbyKingYeongjo,andNaeng-chen-jeongwasaplacewhereYeongjopreparedhismother’sancestral
Thefilialpietyof
ritesandrested.YeongjohunghisportraitatNaeng-chen-jeongashewantedtobewithhismotherallthe
KingYeongjotohis
time.” Although Suk-bin’s humble origins could have complicated Yeongjo’s rule, he served his mother
mother
withgreatfilialpietyandlove.VisualizingYeongjo,whowouldhavemissedhismotheratNaeng-chen-
jeong,thereporterthencetookstepstowardothershrines.
Argus
The
/
Geum-chae
ⓒNa
▲Naeng-chenwasusedbyKingYeongjo.
▲ThereusedtobeaportraitofYeonjoatNaeng-chen-jeong.
ThewesternwingofChilgungwasarrangedinalinearpatternconsistingofthreeshrines,withDeog-
Daebin-gung:
an-gung being the first. “The original area of Chilgung was larger than this, so the three shrines at the
Theshrineofa
back were all located independently like Deog-an-gung. However, the area of Chilgung was reduced
concubinewho
duetotheconstructionofaroadandtheshrinesweremovedtotheircurrentlocationatthattime.”The
achievedher
mostimpressiveoneamongthethreeshrinesattachedtogetherwasDaebin-gunginthemiddle.Thiswas
dream
becausethereporterfeltaslightsenseofdifferencebetweenthisshrineandtheothertwo.
The commentator asked as if she had read the mind of the reporter. “There are some unique
characteristics on Daebin-gung. Would you like to guess?” The guide kindly gave a reply when the
reporter mumbled an answer. “First of all, the pillars of Daebin-gung are round-shaped, unlike other
shrineswhichhavesquarepillars.Thestairsarealsoonestephigherthantheothershrinesonbothsides.
Inaddition,thedecorationsonthedoorsofDaebin-gungaremorecolorfulthanthoseofothershrines.”
To understand these peculiarities of Daebin-gung, the reporter had to know about the life of Hui-bin
Jang. “The Queen In-hyeon was abolished by King Sukjong and Hui-bin Jang became the queen from
1689 to 1694 with the affection of Sukjong. However, Queen In-hyeon was reinstated and Hui-bin Jang
was demoted to concubine because of Jang’s severe jealousy towards other concubines such as Suk-bin
Choi.Eventually,shewaskilledunderthechargeofcursingQueenIn-hyeontodeath.”
Hui-bin Jang is the only concubine crowned queen in the entire Joseon Dynasty. Although she died
dishonorably,herlifeasqueenforfiveyearsandthefactthatsheisthemotherofKingGyeongjong,did
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MAY 2019
Suk-binChoi:CinderellaofJoseon
Follow-upinformation
Suk-bin Choi, who is enshrined at Yuksang-gung, lived a similar life to that of Cinderella. She was a
musuri, a handmaid who was in charge of all of the palace chores. However, she became a concubine
throughSeung-eunfromthe19thking,Sukjong,andwaspromotedtothestatusofBin.Exactlywhatkind
of life she led before entering the palace does not remain on record, but it is believed that she was from a
verypoorandhumblefamily.Afterbecomingaconcubine,shestrengthenedherpositionbygivingbirthto
three sons and her second son, Yeon-ying-gun, later became King Yeongjo. Therefore, Suk-bin Choi was
truly a Cinderella of the Joseon Dynasty who experienced life from the bottom of the social ladder to that
ofbirthingthehighest-rankingmemberoftheroyalfamily.
Naeng-chenand
ComingoutthroughasidedooroftheYuksang-gungandYeonho-gung,Naeng-chen,awellcoveredby
acircularlidandNaeng-chen-jeong,asmallishhouseattractedthereporter’sattention.“Naeng-chenwas
Naeng-chen-jeong:
usedbyKingYeongjo,andNaeng-chen-jeongwasaplacewhereYeongjopreparedhismother’sancestral
Thefilialpietyof
ritesandrested.YeongjohunghisportraitatNaeng-chen-jeongashewantedtobewithhismotherallthe
KingYeongjotohis
time.” Although Suk-bin’s humble origins could have complicated Yeongjo’s rule, he served his mother
mother
withgreatfilialpietyandlove.VisualizingYeongjo,whowouldhavemissedhismotheratNaeng-chen-
jeong,thereporterthencetookstepstowardothershrines.
Argus
The
/
Geum-chae
ⓒNa
▲Naeng-chenwasusedbyKingYeongjo.
▲ThereusedtobeaportraitofYeonjoatNaeng-chen-jeong.
ThewesternwingofChilgungwasarrangedinalinearpatternconsistingofthreeshrines,withDeog-
Daebin-gung:
an-gung being the first. “The original area of Chilgung was larger than this, so the three shrines at the
Theshrineofa
back were all located independently like Deog-an-gung. However, the area of Chilgung was reduced
concubinewho
duetotheconstructionofaroadandtheshrinesweremovedtotheircurrentlocationatthattime.”The
achievedher
mostimpressiveoneamongthethreeshrinesattachedtogetherwasDaebin-gunginthemiddle.Thiswas
dream
becausethereporterfeltaslightsenseofdifferencebetweenthisshrineandtheothertwo.
The commentator asked as if she had read the mind of the reporter. “There are some unique
characteristics on Daebin-gung. Would you like to guess?” The guide kindly gave a reply when the
reporter mumbled an answer. “First of all, the pillars of Daebin-gung are round-shaped, unlike other
shrineswhichhavesquarepillars.Thestairsarealsoonestephigherthantheothershrinesonbothsides.
Inaddition,thedecorationsonthedoorsofDaebin-gungaremorecolorfulthanthoseofothershrines.”
To understand these peculiarities of Daebin-gung, the reporter had to know about the life of Hui-bin
Jang. “The Queen In-hyeon was abolished by King Sukjong and Hui-bin Jang became the queen from
1689 to 1694 with the affection of Sukjong. However, Queen In-hyeon was reinstated and Hui-bin Jang
was demoted to concubine because of Jang’s severe jealousy towards other concubines such as Suk-bin
Choi.Eventually,shewaskilledunderthechargeofcursingQueenIn-hyeontodeath.”
Hui-bin Jang is the only concubine crowned queen in the entire Joseon Dynasty. Although she died
dishonorably,herlifeasqueenforfiveyearsandthefactthatsheisthemotherofKingGyeongjong,did
11
MAY 2019
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