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Located in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, Dongchundang House is the villa of the 17th-century Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar Song Chun-gil.
Located in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, Dongchundang House is the villa of the 17th-century Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar Song Chun-gil. Meaning 'always like spring,' it was first built in 1617 and moved to its current location in 1649. It is a historical space where Song Chun-gil devoted himself to academic research and fostering future generations, and where he created the Hoedeokhyang-yak.
Standing out with its concise architectural beauty of 3 kan in the front and 2 kan on the sides, it was designed so that lifting the partition doors between the ondol room and the main wooden hall creates a single spacious area. In particular, reflecting the frugal spirit of a Confucian scholar, it features hidden smoke holes instead of a separate chimney. The plaque hanging on the front of the building was written in 1678, six years after Song Chun-gil's death, by the great calligrapher of the time, Song Si-yeol.
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