Scholar of mid-Joseon who taught pupils at Mt. Jangah; pen name Chusan, Tonghun Daebu
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 월성 박씨 |
Park Hong-jung (朴弘中) is one of the descendants buried in the Wolseong Park clan tomb site in Incheon. The site description introduces Tonghun Daebu Park Hong-jung, pen name Chusan, as a mid-Joseon scholar skilled in prose and calligraphy who taught pupils at Mt. Jangah after leaving office. His rank is given as Tonghun Daebu, a third-rank junior post.
His dates, parentage, descendants and specific writings or calligraphy could not be confirmed in public sources. The site holds Park Gu, Park Gan, Park Hwi, Park Sin-gyeom and Park Ho-gyeom as well, but their exact kinship with Park Hong-jung is not stated.
This page rests on a short summary in Wikipedia drawing on Korea Heritage Service data, so it is brief. For more on his scholarship and teaching, please consult the Wolseong Park clan and Incheon local history sources.
Only the pen name Chusan, the rank Tonghun Daebu, skill in prose and calligraphy and teaching at Mt. Jangah are confirmed.
He is said to lie in the Wolseong Park clan tomb site on the western slope of Mt. Jangah, Incheon.