Well, that pavilion above the entrance does look a bit odd for a hanok, no?
The Wealthy Hyeon Family House in Beolgyo, Jeollanam-do featured prominently in Jo Jung-rae’s The Taebaek Mountains. The house, with its clear Japanese influences (such as the pavilion above the entrance) is a perfect representation of colonial Korea’s collaborating landed elite. In fact, from the pavilion (into which you can climb and sit) you are afforded an outstanding view of the reclaimed lands around which much of Beolgyo’s post-Liberation conflicts revolved.
The photo was taken in March. To learn more about Beolgyo’s history, see this post from October 2006.
