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북촌 오픈 하우스 행사를 통해 살짝 들여다 본 한옥집. 집주인 할머니께서는 이 집에서 35년째 살고 계신다고 한다. 많이 낡았고, 세월의 흔적이 보이는 만큼, 어린 시절 쉽게 찾아 볼 수 있던 느낌이 남아있는 정감있는 집.
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Completed in 1916, the Baek In-je House was originally the home of Han Sang-ryong, nephew of the notorious Yi Wan-yong and the executive director of Korea’s first bank, Hanseong Bank.
Dr. Baek In-je, the founder of Baek Hospital (Paik Hospital), bought the property in 1944 and lived there until he was dragged off to North Korea during the Korean War.
The beautiful mansion, which is built of black pine from the Yalu River and occupies a hill with views over Bukchon Hanok Village, was opened to the public last year, making it one of only a few of the neighborhood’s historic homes visitors can enter and explore.
Admission is free, and guided tours are available if you make a reservation.
Photos by Robert Koehler of SEOUL.
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The chuseok break gave me a great chance to explore different parts of seoul. For the most part I spent my time around the palaces and the hanok village. All very nice indeed, but I’ll stop there. I don’t really want this blog to be about what I saw and did, but what I'be been feeling.
Watching arirang dancing/singing while watching the sunset in the hermit Kingdom really gave me a sense of homeliness.
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