| About the settlement
Wontuh is
one of the most typical traditional Korean villages, which is located
at Sangwon-ri, Guseong-myeon, Gimcheon-city,
Gyeongsangbuk-do province. The village dates back to circa
1510, and its residents mainly belong to Lee family from Yeonan.
The village has 53 houses, as of 1990, most of which are the
typical rural houses.
Bangcho-jeong, a typical
Jeongja
is located at the front of the village to be the landmark of the
settlement.
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Settlement Layout Gangneung
MBC Radio (broadcasted
3. 20. 2007)
Gangneung
MBC Radio (broadcasted 3. 27. 2007)
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Distant view. |
Topography around
the ancester worship house (jaesil) of the village. |
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Topography around
the ancestral shrine of the family head's House. |
Jeongja named Bangcho-jeong
and the monuments for virtuous women, at the front of the village.
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Pond in front of
the jeongja.
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Looking
the pond from
the wooden floor hall of the Jeongja. |
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Alley as
access
road to individual houses |
Outer building (sarang-chae)
of the second family head's house. |
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Inner building (an-chae)
of the second family head's house. |
Ancestral
shrine
of the family head's house. |
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