Overview
Yeonghuiwon is the tomb of Lady Eom, Consort Sunheon of Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire, and Sunginwon is the tomb of Lee Jinwon-sun, the eldest son of Prince Uimin, the last crown prince of the Korean Empire. Um Kim's memorial tablet is currently enshrined in Chilgung, located in Gungjeong-dong, Jongno-gu. Imperial Consort Sunheon Lady Eom (1854~1911) was the eldest daughter of Eom Jin-sam. She entered the palace at the age of eight, became the court lady to Empress Myeongseong, and in 1897 gave birth to Prince Yeongchin, becoming a concubine of King Gojong. In 1903, she was appointed as a royal consort and lived in Gyeongseon Palace. To promote new education for women, Huang Guifei established Jinmyeong Girls' School and Sookmyung Girls' School, and when Yangjeong School faced financial difficulties, she played a major role in nurturing talent who would carry the nation by donating 2 million pyeong of land and internal funds. After the Gyeongsul Nationalist Incident, he passed away in 1911 at the Deoksugung Palace Shrine. The spirit tablet was enshrined in Deokan Palace, and later Deokan Palace was moved to the grounds of Yuksanggung. Yi Jinwon-son (1921~1922), the eldest son of Crown Prince Uimin (1921~1922), was born in Japan as the eldest son of Prince Yeongchin and Crown Princess Lee. The following year, he briefly returned to Korea with Prince Yeongsin and his wife, but the day before returning to Japan, he suddenly died at Seokjojeon in Deoksugung Palace. Emperor Sunjong, deeply saddened by the death of his grandson, ordered a generous funeral and built a tomb at its current location. Yeonghuiwon was constructed to fit the Joseon dynasty system of elements, with the Hongsalmun, Jeongjagak, and Stele Pavilions, and the woncheong was surrounded by stone markers. Sunginwon was constructed similarly to Yeonghuiwon, but omitted the stone and sunset in the original chamber, and the size of the stone objects and burial mound was smaller compared to other gardens.