Walk Along Seochon’s Old Alleys

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Walk Along Seochon’s Old Alleys

Published Date : Mar. 01, 2019 / Edited Date : Feb. 25, 2020

Walk along Seochon and find the traces of artists

Time travel to old alleys in Seoul’s art village, Seochon

Seochon is a village where great artists such as Gyeomjae Jeongseon and Chusa Junghee Kim of of Joseon Dynasty once lived. Also, writers such as Yun Dong-ju and Noh Cheon-myeong and painters such as Lee Jung-sub, Park No-su, and Yi Sang-beom also livedin Seochon. Walk along the old alleys of Seochon and follow the traces from Joseon Dynasty, Japanese colonial period, and the present time while finding the traces of numerous artists that lived in the village.

※ As the Seoul Metropolitan Disaster Prevention Agency upgraded its response to the New Coronavirus to a "Threat Alert" level, the operation of the Seoul Guided Walking Tour is temporarily stopped with undecided deadline.

Walking Tour Details

Map of Walking Tour Route : Subway Line 3, Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 3→ Tongui-dong Pine Tree Site - Sangchonjae Hanok House - Yun Deok-yeong’s House (Byuksusanjang) - Ogin-dong Yun Family’s House - Suseongdong Valley - Yun Dong-ju’s Boarding House - Park No-soo Art Museum - Yi Sang-beom’s House - Noh Cheon-myeong’s House - I Sang’s House - Geumcheongyo Market

Route: Subway Line 3, Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 3; Tongui-dong Pine Tree Sites; Sangchonjae Hanok House; Yun Deok-yeong’s House (Byuksusanjang); Ogin-dong Yun Family’s House; Suseongdong Valley; Yun Dong-ju’s Boarding House; Park No-soo Art Museum; Yi Sang-beom’s House; Noh Cheon-myeong’s House; I Sang’s House; Geumcheongyo Market

Length of tour: 3 hours

Meeting Place: Subway Line 3, Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 3

Course Tip: Experience programs are not included in the walking tour. Participation in experience programs must be done individually once the tour is over.

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Main Tourist Attractions in Course

Tongui-dong Pine Tree Site
Tongui-dong Pine Tree is recorded as the biggest and beautiful pine tree with height of 16m and girth of 5m. Although it was designated as a natural monument in 1962, the tree fell down due to the heavy rain on July 1997 and only the lower part remainsuntil now.
Sangchonjae Hanok House
Sangchonjae Hanok House is a cultural space for traditional Hanok and it opened on July 2017 at Jongno-gu. This place was made by purchasing a deserted house owned by Korean National Police Agency and recovering the house over a year. SangchonjaeHanok House is made based on traditional Hanok style from the late 19th century and it is composed of main building, sarangchae (guesthouse), servant’s house, and outhouse. Also, the house is made based on the house of middle class in Joseon Dynasty.
Yun Deok-yeong’s House (Byuksusanjang)
Yun Duk-yeong who was a member of pro-Japanese group bought more than half of Ogin-dong regions with the fund from Japan and built Byuksusanjang. With 3 floors and 1 basement, Byuksusanjang was called ‘Mansion of Hanyang’ at that time for its hugesize. Byuksusanjang was used by United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK) from 1954 and it was tore down in 1973 due to road maintenance work. Currently, portion of the 4 front gate pillars remain on thealley to show the traces of the time.
Ogin-dong Yun Family’s House
Ogin-dong Yun Family’s House was built in 1919 and a house in Namsangol Hanol Village was made by copying Yun Family’s house. The overall shape of the house is □ with ㄷ-shaped main building, floored room (sarangchae), and main entrance. As Ogin-dongYun Family’s House was the house of the upper class family at that time, the house’s pillar on the front side of the main building is applied with Ikkong style which is very rare for a general private house.
Suseongdong Valley
Suseongdong Valley was named Suseongdong for noisy water sound from the valley in Joseon Dynasty. The valley was loved by numerous poets and painters for its excellent scenery. Gyeomjae Jeongseon painted Suseongdong Valley with a stone bridge namedGiringyo Bridge in the Book on Eight Scenic Views of Jangdong. In 2011, Suseongdong Valley was recovered after tearing down Ogin Sibeon Apartment.
Yun Dong-ju’s Boarding House
Nusang-dong 9 beonji, Jongno-gu is the place where a novelist named Kim Song’s house existed and Yun Dong-ju stayed at the house for about 5 months from May 1941 to September 1941 while he was attending Chosen Christian College. The hanok does notexist anymore and 3-storied multiplex housing is built instead. It is said that Yun wrote 10 poems including ‘Cross’, ‘Beginning of the Morning’, and ‘Sleepless Night’ in this house.
Park No-soo Art Museum
Park No-soo Art Museum was originally a house built by Yun Deok-yeong on the southern side of Byuksusanjang for his daughter and son-in-law. The house was a two-story brick house designed by modern architect named Park Gil-ryong in 1930. The househad a unique form combining Japanese and Chinese styles on Korean and western-style structure. The house was owned by a painter Park No-soo since 1972. Park donated the house and 994 art works and stones to Jongno-gu in 2011. Then, Jongno-gu openedSeoul Treasure No.1 as Park No-soo Art Museum on September 2013
Yi Sang-beom’s House
This house was the place where a painter Yi Sang-beom (1897~1972) lived for 43 years from 1929 to 1972 until he passed away. The house is a typical urban Hanok composed of ㄱ-shape main building and ㅡ-shape servant’s house. Cheongseon Hwasuk besidethe house was newly built in 1938 made for artworks and training disciples. Yi Sang-beom’s House was designated as Registered Cultural Properties No.171 in 2005.
I Sang’s House
This house was purchased by The National Trust for Cultural Heritage in 2009 and opened as a cultural space. I sang who is famous for his piecegot adopted by his uncle and lived in the house for 20 years until the age of 23.
Geumcheongyo Market
Geumcheongyo Bridge was the oldest bridge among the bridges built in Hanyangdoseong (Seoul City Wall) and it was made during the King Chungsuk in Goryeo Dynasty at present place of Gyeongbokgung Station Junction. However, the bridge disappeared dueto road expansion in 1928. Geumcheongyo Market is named after this bridge and the market is well known for food culture in Sejong Village.

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# Suseongdong Valley # Yun Deok-yeong # Sangchonjae Hanok House #Tongui-dong Pine Tree Site #Noh Cheon-myeong # Yun Dong-ju #Park No-soo # Ogin-dong Yun Family’s House # Yi Sang-beom #I Sang

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