The Legendary Seonjuk-gyo Bridge of former Koryeo

Sonjuk Bridge is a Koryo-dynasty stone bridge located in Kaesong, North Korea. Built in 1290, it is famous as the place where famed Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated, allegedly on the orders of the Yi Bang-won, son of the first king of the Joseon Dynasty, Yi Seong-gye. A legend says the bridge was blood-stained when he Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated here. The house to the right contains two stone monuments written about Jeong

1290 Allegedly Assassinated Blood-stained Confucian Contains Famed Goreyo Jeong Joseon Kaesong Koryeo Koryo Legendary Says Scholar

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