The Paengseong Eup Guesthouse

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Designated numberTangible cultural property No. 137
Designated dateJune 1, 1989
OwnerPyeongtaek City
Location117 Gaeksa-ri, Paengseong-eup
PeriodThe Joseon Dynasty

Explanation

This building was the guesthouse of Paengseong-hyeon during the Joseon Dynasty, which was originally small-scale but rebuilt to large-scale during the period of Hyeonjong (1659~1674) and repaired in the 36th year of Yeongjo (1760) and then repaired again in the 1st year of Sunjo (1801). 

At present, the building attached to the main gate and the main building remain, and among the total of nine rooms, three rooms are Jungdaecheong and three rooms on either side of it, respectively, are Dongseoheon. Jungdaecheong, in which the memorial plate symbolizing the King was kept and the head of the district bowed down to the plate twice a month, is a building highly formalized by framing Choikgong on a thick circular column and making the roof higher than that of Dongseoheon. Dongseoheon was used as a guesthouse in which public officials from other districts stayed. The main gate consisted of one room at the central part of the building attached to the main gate was decorated with a monitor roof. Structure carved in the form of the dragon head were put on both ends of the ridge of the roof of Jungdaecheong and the main gate. They showed the dignity of the administrative office.

Transportation 

Transportation
Public transportGet on the bus to Anjeong-ri in the city of Pyeongtaek, get off at Gaeksa-ri samgeori, and then 1 minute required by foot.
Privately owned carProceed to Onyang (national road 45) from Pyeongtaek. It is located near Gaeksa Samgeori.
InquiriesPaengseong-eup office (Phone: 031-8024-5610)

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