YeongDong! the homeland of the Korean classical music
YeongDong is the place where Nangye. Park Yeon(Nangye is a pseudonym) was born and the place is full of things related to Korean clssical music. YeongDong does its best to continue and promote his great achievement. the city has recently introduced to the world the slogan. "YeongDong - the homeland of the Korean classical music."
Nangye, Park Yeon
Nangye, Park Yeon(1378-1458), a great musician as well as a scholar during the early Joseon Dynasty, was born in YeongDong on October 20, 1378.
He established the basis of Korean classical music and also created the measure of the twelve-tone system. He improved the instruments for A-ak (Korean classical court music) and Hyang-ak (Korean music). With these great achievements, he is admired as one of the greatest three Korean musicians including Wang Sanak(Gogury of the three kingdom period)and U-Reuk(silla of the three kingdom period).
