Current Status and Tasks of Lim Deuk-Euy Utilization of General Relics

Several research papers have been published in Korean literature and folklore about the “Rebellion of Lee Mong-Hak,” which was suppressed for Cheongnan-Gongsin, including General Lim Deuk-Euy, but research on General Lim Deuk-Euy has not been conducted academically. After Lim Deuk-Euy portrait was donated to the Chungnam History Museum, basic research on the Cheongnan-Gongsin was conducted, including a special exhibition in 2007 and a history documentary production (Daejeon KBS) in 2008 and an academic research service for Lim Deuk-Euy general cemetery maintenance (Hongseong-gun). However, there was no in-depth academic paper. In 2015, there was a simple research presentation data, and in 2017, a degree thesis and academic thesis were published by Lim Soon-hwan, a descendant of General Lim Deuk Euy In addition, General Lim Deuk-Euy appearance in the academic world is only one example of the “Portrait of Lim Deuk-Euy” among dozens or 100 portraits of the research subjects in the art history field studying portraits (Gongsinsang) of the Joseon Dynasty. This paper introduces the ruins related to General Lim Deuk-Euy by period or connection, followed by how the remains of Hongseong area (Seoboo-myeon) have been preserved and maintained and developed since the 2000s. And it is a simple suggestion on how to proceed to utilize the remains of Lim Deuk-Euy general in the future.