House and Tomb of Kim Jeong-hui

Korean name추사 김정희 선생 고택

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This is the former home of Chusa Kim Jeong-hui (1786~1856), a leading Silhak scholar and calligrapher of the late Joseon period. It consists of two buildings, the anchae and sarangchae, and is said to have been built by Kim Han-sin, son-in-law of King Yeongjo of Joseon (r. 1724~1776) and great-grandfather of Kim Jeong-hui.
The entire building is laid out long from east to west, with the anchae (women's quarters) in the west and the sarangchae (men's quarters) separately to the east, lower than the anchae. The sarangchae was the living space where the male head of the household stayed and received guests; it faces south in an L shape. Each room has a toenmaru (veranda) along its front, used as a passageway.
The anchae (women's quarters) is laid out in a square shape with a central inner courtyard and all four sides enclosed. The anchae, where household life took place, is screened from view by a plank wall so that it cannot be seen directly upon entering the gate. Unlike other traditional houses, the main wooden floor (daecheong) faces east, while the main room and its adjoining spaces occupy the north. The building has a hip-and-gable roof with the gable end shaped like the character 八, and where the terrain rises or falls it is handled in tiers with a gable roof shaped like the character 人.

(Source: Korea Heritage Service)