The First Cotton Farm Site, Sancheong

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.108

Category

유적지

Era

고려시대 후기

Designated year

1963

Location

산청군, 경상남도— 경남 산청군 단성면 목화로 887 (사월리)

Coordinates

35.289823, 127.958264

Here is an area for growing cotton for the first time in the Goryeo Dynasty. Mun Ik-jeom went to Yuan Dynasty as an envoy and, on his way back, picked some cotton seeds, although an old man tried to prevent him from doing so. Tentatively, he raised it with his father-in-law but kept failing to grow it and only one seed could sprout. After 3 years of considerable endeavor, he finally succeeded, and the cotton seeds spread nationwide. Baeyang Village where Mun Ik-jeom was born has kept the history of cotton farming, and there is a farm surrounded with small stone wall on the right path to Jirisan Mountain. There is a pavilion for a monument with tile roof on the side of the field, within which stands the monument called "The First Cotton Farm Site of Mun Ik-jeom.” Today, cotton is raised every year in an old site to commemorate his achievements.

Location