House of Lee Young-choon (이영춘가옥)

Published 2015-02-26 Updated 2024-01-17 View 28660

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Jeollabuk-do Gunsan-si, House of Lee Young-choon (이영춘가옥) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

The House of Lee Young-choon was constructed by a Japanese landlord named Kumamoto during the Japanese colonial era. The house combined Western, Korean, and Japanese into one structure. After Korean liberation, Dr. Lee Young-choon, the first medical doctor, lived in the house. From that time, the house was referred to as the House of Lee Young-choon.

Thanks to its beautiful exterior, the house was used as a backdrop for films such as Bingjeom, Sandglass, and Yain Shidae, etc.

The doctor was considered the Korean "Albert Schweitzer", and his pen name of "Ho", referring to ssangcheon, means "two branches of spring water, represents one for healing physical disease and the other for healing the spirit. He was born in Yonggang-gun, Pyeongannam-do in October 1903. In 1935, through a connection by his professor at Pyeongyanggobo School, he took a position as the head of Jahye Hospital to take care of 20,000 people. In addition, he was the first person in Korea to implement the policy of school nurses as well as the medical insurance union.

Telephone

+82-63-454-3922

Homepage

tour.gunsan.go.kr (Korean only)
www.cha.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Detailed Information

Film Locations
"Bingjeom", "Sandglass" (Moraesigye), "Yain Shidae", etc.

Admission Fees
Free

Restrooms
Available

Korean Info. Service
Available

Interpretation Services Offered