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This paper addresses the study of Mapo community in Seoul and its ritual group based on Young-Dang(영당) in the era of Han Empire. Young-Dang is a ritual building in a regional community that was built in 1903 in Mapo-dong. In those days, there were many shops including a shop of selling rice. And there lived various people whose jobs were merchants, employees, transporter, general worker, government officials, and so on. Merchants in Mapo maintained relations with Kung-Bang(궁방) such as Myunglae-Gung(명례궁) and formed close relationship with the royal family after Great Han empire. Young-Dang in Mapo was built for fire prevention and commercial prosperity. And, it was built with the help of those who had close relationship with the royal family. The process of building Young-Dang and rituals at Young-Dang provided with chances to organize Mapo community. Rituals every year united merchants, and hardened the foundation of community in Mapo. Leading members in Yong-Dang founded through building it the network of officials, store owners, merchants, and community residents. And, they wanted to show their loyalty to Great Han empire, and provided symbolic privilege for the representative officials through rituals. So, they were guaranteed in return the stable maintenance, security, and prosperity of the community.