Samyang-dong Thatched House

Jeju Island's thatched houses were ingeniously designed around every element of the island's culture — its natural environment, traditional geographical thought, social structure, way of life and family composition. With low hills to its northwest at its back and facing Wondangbong Peak, this house sits lower than its surroundings and can be seen as a typical example of a Jeju thatched house. In front of the bakgeori (outer house) runs a straight, long ollé, the narrow lane leading to a Jeju house, flanked on both sides by uyeongpat (kitchen gardens). The an-geori (inner house) and bakgeori face each other across the courtyard, and opposite the ollé lies a nulwat, the site for stacking straw, forming a two-row layout resembling the character 二. The an-geori is a four-bay house with a cheotbang, a wooden-floored room, facing the courtyard, while the bakgeori is a four-bay house with a storage shed in its leftmost bay. The bay arrangement of the bakgeori is unusual in being made up of a room and a wooden-floored hall (maru) with a side entrance, reflecting a Confucian sensibility; it was probably here that younger students were instructed or scholars exchanged conversation over poetry. The old trees and bamboo grove in the back garden further enhance the charm of the house.

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Where it is

Region

Jeju City, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산