Andong index

Gyeongsanbuk-do, Korea

Andong, a mid-sized city on the Nakdong river, is famous for its conservative values and continued adherence to time-honored Confucian tradition.  The city boasts numerous historical sites from the Joseon (Chosön) dynasty period (1392-1910) including numerous private academies (seowon, or söwon) and several traditional villages.  Andong also contains many notable Buddhist remains, including the tallest stone pagoda in Korea and one of the oldest wooden structures.
 

	Site name and description
	Bian Gong Gutaek House, (16th century onward) Old house of Gim Sam-geun.
	Bongjeongsa Temple, (1363 onward) A remote temple with the oldest wooden structure in Korea
	Byeongsan Seowon Academy, (1572) One of the most beautiful examples of Confucian architecture
	Chehwajeong Pavilion, (early 18th century onward) A pavilion built to help a mother recuperate her health.
	Cheongwollu Pavilion, (c. 1645) A pavilion memorializing Kim Sang-heon's sense of bitterness toward the Q'ing dynasty and his desire to keep them forever at bay.
	Son Hong-ryang Memorial House, (1700 onward) An old house in Sosan-ri.
	Dosan Seowon Academy, (1561) The most prestigious private Confucian Academy in Korea
	Gailsugok Clan House, (1792) A house built in honor of a virtuous grandfather.
	Gosan Seowon Academy, (1789 onward) One of the best preserved seowon in the country, but seldom visited
	Gwanwangmyo Shrine (1598, moved 1831) A very old and rare shrine to the Chinese god of war.
	Kwon Tae-eung House (19th century) A square-shaped house with a lovely series of attic spaces.
	Imcheonggak Estate, (1515 onward) One of the largest private residences surviving from the Joseon era.
	Jotabdong Pagoda, (c. 7th-10th centuries) A brick and granite pagoda from the Unified Silla era.
	Mukjae Gotaek House, (unknown age) An old house in Sosan-ri.
	Namheung Jaesa Memorial Hall (early 16th century onward) An old Buddhist temple converted to a memorial hall by the Yeongyang Nam clan.
	Kwon Clan's Neungdong Memorial Hall (1653, rebuilt 1896) This clan memorial hall, or jaesil, is a good representative of its typology.
	Samgujeong Pavilion, (originally 1496, rebuilt 1947 onward) A pavilion built for the health of an ailing mother.
	Sinsedong Seven-Tier Pagoda, (7th-10th centuries) A mysterious Silla-era pagoda near the traditional Yangban homes (above)
	Seoaksa Temple A small but charming temple next to Gwanwangmyo Shrine
	Seoji Jaesa Memorial Hall (1634 onward) Built by the Uiseong Kim clan to service Kim Seong-il's grave site.
	Sodeung Jaesa Memorial Hall (1775 onward) A one-story memorial hall.
	Son Hong-ryang Memorial (late 14th c. onward) A memorial to a loyal Goryeo subject.
	Yeonghoru Pavilion, (originally 14th century, rebuilt 1970) A banquet hall to the south of the Nakdong river

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