Birthplace of Nangye Park Yeon

Walking from the Gugak Street toward Godang-ri, you can find the birthplace of Nangye Park Yeon, a civil official and musician of the early Joseon Dynasty. Nangye Park Yeon is counted among Korea's three great musicians along with Wang San-ak of Goguryeo and Ureuk of Silla. He compiled a music book organizing musical scores and instruments, produced court instruments such as the daego and seokgyeong, reorganized court music, and made the pyeongyeong for tuning instruments, greatly contributing to the development of our traditional music.
Park Yeon retired from public office in the 2nd year of King Sejo's reign (1456), returned to his hometown of Yeongdong, and lived there until he ended his life at the age of 81 in the 4th year of King Sejo's reign (1458). It is also told that on the way back to his hometown he played the piri (Korean flute) on a boat. The anecdote that passing boats stopped at the sound of the flute and people shed tears shows his life spent with music.
In May 2000, the main house and the sarangchae were restored to honor the scholar's achievements. The birthplace is a traditional house with 3 bays at the front and 3 bays at the side, and together with a tiled house with a hipped-and-gabled roof, there is an attached thatched-roof structure consisting of a stable, a storage shed, and a room. It is a space where you can examine the life of Nangye Park Yeon and the history of our traditional music.

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