Yi Jin-rae’s House, Boseong

This house stands at the most attractive spot as one enters Ganggol Village, adjoining a fairly broad plain and, being close to the coast as well, occupies a site favoured by geomantic principles (pungsu). It is a substantial house comprising the main hall (anchae), the men's quarters (sarangchae), a storehouse hall (gotganchae) and a gatehouse (mungan-chae). On entering the main gate, the storehouse hall and the men's quarters face each other on the left and right. The middle-gate hall leading into the main hall lies to the west of the men's quarters; the storehouse hall stands to the west of the inner courtyard, and the lower hall (araechae) is placed to the east. The inner courtyard and the men's-quarters courtyard are separated so that one cannot pass between them except through the middle gate. The gatehouse has five bays: the central bay is the gate itself, fitted with a raised gate taller than the flanking walls, and to its left and right are several underfloor-heated (ondol) rooms used by farmhands and labourers. The storehouse hall to the right of the gate has a door at its far end leading through to the main hall, and consists of two bays of storage space, open on the inside, and one bay of a wooden-floored room. The men's quarters follow the southern-style arrangement, running from west to east as kitchen, sarang room, upper sarang room and daecheong (a broad wooden-floored hall). Behind the kitchen and the upper sarang room is a narrow veranda, and a loft is fitted above the kitchen. A narrow veranda runs along the front from the sarang room to the daecheong. In the main hall the kitchen is at the east end, which puts it some distance from the earthenware-jar terrace but keeps it conveniently close to the men's quarters and the lower hall. Beside the kitchen are the large room, the daecheong and a small room, with a narrow veranda laid from the large room to the front of the small room; the small room has its own side door, making it a separate space. East of the main hall is a lower hall consisting of a room and a daecheong, and at the rear of the men's quarters is a separate small storage space. Inside the wall enclosing the house many persimmon trees have been planted, and there is no separate shrine. This heritage site is generally open to the public, but access may be restricted for personal reasons at the discretion of the owner.

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Where it is

Region

Boseong, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산