The original house
One of the oldest wooden homes.
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A family house from the late fifteenth century, among the oldest wooden houses in Korea, where Shin Saimdang, the Joseon-era painter and poet, was born, as was her son, the Confucian scholar Yi I, known as Yulgok. Both appear on Korean banknotes: Yulgok on the 5,000 won note and his mother on the 50,000 won note, and the back of the 5,000 won note shows the house itself. The name means «black bamboo house», after the dark bamboo that still grows around it. The original house is small and plain, with an open hall and a room where Yulgok is said to have been born, and it is an example of the homes of senior officials in the middle Joseon period. Around the house are a shrine to Yulgok, a memorial hall and a small municipal museum with Shin Saimdang's paintings and embroidery, studies of plants and insects known for their precision, along with Yulgok's books and manuscripts. The visit is easy and short, and the grounds are neat and quiet. It combines easily with Gyeongpo lake and beach nearby.
One of the oldest wooden homes.
Which gave the house its name.
Fine studies of plants and insects.
24 Yulgok-ro, Gangneung, about 3 km north-west of the centre
The painter and poet Shin Saimdang and her son, the scholar Yi I (Yulgok), who appear on the 50,000 and 5,000 won notes.