There had few people in Muan who knew that Cho Eui Seon Sa was born in Muan despite the fact that Cho Eui Seon Sa was a high monk who had inspired a rebirth of the depressed Buddhism of the late Joseon era, he was also a master of tea making until 1997.

In May, 1997, he was selected as the cultural figure of the month by the Korean government, and Muan County restored the house in which he was born. It is also helpful to visit Unheungsa in Naju, where Cho Eui Seon Sa first became a monk and Iljiam in having a deeper understanding of the pilosophy and the life of him.

Cho Eui Seon Sa was born on April 5, 1786 in Wangsanri, Samhyang-myeon, Muan County, Jeollanam-do. His family name is Jang and first name is Uisun. He received his pen name, Cho Eui, from his teacher, Wanho Yunu after becoming a monk.
He became a monk at 15 in Unheungsa located in Nampyeong, Naju. It is said that he learned painting from Sochi Heoryeon, the most renowned painter at the time and was very good at drawing altar portraits of Buddha. He was a deeply spiritual man who was able to transcend religious differences, and maintain relationships with the great scholars of the time, including Dasan Jeong Yak Yong and Chusa Kim Jung Hee.
He built Iljiam behind Daeheungsa at 39 and wrote Chouiseon(艸衣禪), Dongdasong(東茶頌) and Dasinjeon(茶神專).
He came back to his hometown at 58(1843) and found his house demolished and his parents' graves unattended. He felt extreme sadness and wrote a poem called Gwigohyang(歸故鄕).
He died at the age of 81 in 1866.