Origin and Status of the Shrine of Zhuge Liang(諸葛亮) in Korea

This article is focusing on poetries and proses, written by Korean after visiting the shrines of Zhuge Liang(181-234), how the shrines were established, and the present of them. Zhuge Liang was a statesman and a man of resources of the country Shuhan(蜀漢). His trade name is Kongming(孔明), formal name is Wolong(臥龍), and posthumous name is Zhongwu(忠武). Koreans have been known him by texts such as, authorized history of Shanguozi(《三國志》), Wenxian(《文選》), Shanguo yanyi(《三國演義》), and collections of Zhu Xi(朱熹)'s works. Lee Jehyeon(李齊賢) of at the end of the Goryeo(高麗) Dynasty, went to worship at a shrine in mountain Emei(峨眉山) by order of the king. His visited shrine of Zhuge Liang, located in Xishu(西蜀). Kim Siseup(金時習) of the early years of the Joseon(朝鮮) Dynasty, criticized the unsettled times, yearning for Zhuge Liang, by reciting Muhusa(武侯祠) in Namyang(南陽). During the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, King Seonjo(宣祖) moved to Yeongyu(永柔) for some time. He, then, built shrine Muhusa, at mountain Waryong(臥龍山), yearning for the talented as Zhuge Liang, who could overcome the national crisis. Later, kings of many generations sent officers there to perform religious services. Confucian scholars of the years of King Hyeonjong(顯宗), built shrine Rongbaeksa(龍柏祠), worshiping Zhuge Liang at so called river Warong, in Namyang. but later it was torn down during the abolition of memorial halls by regent Heungseon Daewon-gun(興宣大院君).