Heobaekdang Head House, Andong

Heobaekdang Head House, Andong is the head house (jongtaek, the residence of a clan's main line) of Kim Yang-jin, pen name Heobaekdang (1467-1535), the 11th-generation descendant of the Pungsan Kim clan of Andong. It is said that in 1576, the tenth year of King Seonjo, Kim Dae-hyeon, pen name Yuyeondang (1553-1602), who had served as magistrate of Saneum-hyeon, relocated it here from Yeonggamdaek of the Pungsan Kim clan of Andong (a Gyeongsangbuk-do Folk Heritage). The original house was destroyed by fire during the Japanese invasions of 1592-1598, and the present head house was rebuilt by Kim Dae-hyeon's son Kim Bong-jo (1571-1630); the large sarangchae (men's quarters) on the west side was built in 1614, the sixth year of King Gwanghaegun. The village where Heobaekdang stands lies amid Amisan Mountain to the east and Doinsan Mountain to the west, both spurs of Taebaeksan Mountain, with Geommusan Mountain, the ansan, to the south, and Jukjabong Peak, the baesan, behind it. (Ansan and baesan are, in feng shui, the mountain facing a house site and the mountain standing behind it.) On entering through the outer gate quarters one finds an open forecourt corresponding to the front of the sarangchae, and to the left of the main hall (jeongchim) stands a separate sarangchae building facing east, a layout that is somewhat unusual. The main hall at the centre of the head house has a square, courtyard-enclosed plan, with a women's domestic-work area partitioned off by an earthen wall at the rear, and a mill house beyond another earthen wall to the right. There is also a small side gate to the north giving access to the sarangchae, and a separate shrine area is placed at the highest point of the site, among other varied spatial arrangements. Overall, the men's and women's spaces are clearly separated, and placing the ancestral-rite space at the highest point clearly reflects the Confucian architectural principles of the time. This heritage site is generally open to visitors, but viewing may be restricted owing to the personal circumstances of the owner or others.

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Where it is

Region

Andong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산