Yeongdeok Innyang Traditional Theme Village: Where Tradition and Modernity Coexist
A Place Where Tradition and Modernity Coexist
Yeongdeok Innyang Traditional Theme Village
I visited Yeongdeok Innyang Traditional Theme Village, a great place to visit in Gyeongbuk, where tradition and modernity coexist.
Innyang Traditional Theme Village is unique in Korea, as it's a hanok village where 12 head families from 8 clans reside in one village.
At the entrance of the village, there is a guardian tree protecting the village.
Looking at the Innyang Village map, you can find various traditional houses throughout the village, including Chunghyodang Jongtaek, a designated National Folk Cultural Heritage.
You can also find Yongam Jongtaek, Ugye Jongtaek, Samdang, Garam Jongtaek, Mangwaeheon, Jijokdang, Obong Jongtaek, Soho Jongtaek, and more.
In particular, at the entrance of Innyang Village, there is Narae Village Borimal, which is a remodeled closed school, where you can enjoy accommodation and rural experience activities.
The spacious playground has various facilities such as a족구 field, exercise equipment, traditional 투호 game, basketball court, and mini soccer field.
There is also a large swing and a 방아, so children can have unique experiences.
Strolling around Innyang Traditional Theme Village, you can find wonderful traditional houses everywhere.
The first place I visited was Sambyeokdang.
Sambyeokdang is the head house of Lee Jung-ryang of the Hayeon branch of the Yeongcheon Lee clan, a historic house built in the 16th century, and it has been transformed into a traditional cafe.
The day I visited, the door was locked, so it was not open.
Tables and seats were placed throughout the yard, and various sculptures were also created.
At the innermost part of the historic house, there is a shrine.
Right next to Sambyeokdang is Magolddaek.
Three cats greet you at Magolddaek.
I couldn't help but smile.
Next is Yongam Jongtaek.
Yongam Jongtaek is the head house of Yongam Kim Ik-jung, who served as Tongjeongdaebu Byeongjochami, and it was built in the 4th year of King Yeongjo.
A characteristic of Yongam Jongtaek is that there is a small fence in the yard when you enter through the main gate.
It is a 'ㅁ'-shaped building with 5 칸 in the front and 5.5 칸 on the side, and the roof of the 사랑채 is a high 팔작지붕, which differentiates it.
Garam Jongtaek is the head house of Garam Lee Hyun-il, a Confucian scholar who was a literary official during the reign of King Sukjong of Joseon and inherited the academic lineage of Toegye Yi Hwang.
It was originally located in Gwangdeok-ri, Jinbo-myeon, Cheongsong-gun, but was relocated to its current location in 1992 due to the construction of the Imha Dam, where Garam Taesil was located.
The original building was used as a base for the anti-Japanese struggle by Garam's 8th generation descendant Lee Su-ik and 9th generation descendant Lee Hee-bal, making it a historically significant head house.
Behind the head house is a shrine.
You can see that all the head houses in Innyang Traditional Theme Village have shrines like this.
Ugye Jongtaek is the residence of Ugye Lee Si-hyung, the second son of Lee Ae, the founder of the Jaeryeong Lee clan in Yeonghae, during the reign of King Seonjo of Joseon. It was built in the 39th year of King Seonjo and has been preserved as the head house of the Ugye branch for nearly 400 years.
Unlike other historic houses, it is a yangban house with a mid-Joseon appearance, with no developed 사랑채.
The last place I would like to introduce is Chunghyodang Jongtaek, located at the innermost part of Innyang Traditional Theme Village, at the foot of the mountain.
Chunghyodang Jongtaek is designated as a National Folk Cultural Heritage.
The main house and the 사랑채 are completely separated as independent spaces.
Behind the 사랑채 and the main house is a shrine.
The shrine is separated by a fence and enshrines the ancestral tablets, reflecting the layout and lifestyle of a Joseon Dynasty nobleman's house.
If you take a stroll around the quiet and secluded Yeongdeok Innyang Traditional Theme Village,
you can find more historic houses.
I have only introduced some of them.
I think it would be good to take a walk around and feel the atmosphere of the old houses.
Source :https://blog.naver.com/gyeongbuk_official/224094494485
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