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Seobyeok Historic House (서벽고택)

Seobyeok Historic House (서벽고택)

13.0 Km    7486     2021-11-01

22-2, Jungdeul 2-gil, Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-870-6247

Located in Jungpyeong-dong at the family village of the Pyeongsan Sin clan, the Seobyeok Historic House was originally created when Sin Hanchang, a scholar from late Joseon dynasty, got married and moved out of his parents’ house. The house was expanded by Sin Chigu in 1739. The house and is built in a rectangular shape with 6 kan (traditional Korean measurement; space between two pillars) in the front, 4 kan on the sides and a courtyard in the middle.

YeongYang Doodle Village (영양 두들마을)

YeongYang Doodle Village (영양 두들마을)

17.9 Km    20567     2020-02-10

62, Dudeulmaeul-gil, Seokbo-myeon, Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-10-7373-8337

Located in the administrative district of Wonri-ri, Seokbo-myeon, Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Doodle Village's name means ‘village on a hill’ in Korean. In 1640, Lee Sim-yeong who used the pen name Seokgye, decided to build the village as an escape during the second Manchu invasion in Korea. His descendants, the family of Lee Jae-ryeong have lived and continued to build up the village since his settlement. In the year 1899 during the Joseon dynasty, Gwangjewon, the national hospital back then, was also established nearby. After the last syllable of Gwangjewon, the village was also called Wondoodle or Wonri

The village master, Seokgye, lived in his own house called Seokgye Gotaek (old Hanok house) and Seokgye Seodang, a private learning institute where he taught his students. The village also treasures many cultural heritages including 30 houses, a memorial stone for Madam Jang's first cookbook written in Hangeul (Korean alphabet) and Gwangsan Literature Laboratory, set up by famous writer Lee Mun-yeol.

Hwamaecheon Stream wraps around the village and on the rocky cliff hugging the stream, the fourth son of Master Seokgye set up Dongdae, Seodae, Nakgidae, and Sesimdae. The village was designated as a cultural village in 1994 by the government.