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There
are many other
sayings, but
General Jeon
Bong Joon lived
in Dongkok Ri,
San-wye Myun,
Jeongeup Kun,
until the age
of 14. After
that he lived
with his father,
a schoolmaster,
in Joso village,
Yi-pyung Myun,
Jang-nae Ri.
They were poor,
so the house
was a straw-thatched
hut with one
room, one kitchen,
and a store
room. At that
time, Lee Yong
Tae who came
as An-haek Sa,
burnt down all
of the peasants'
houses, but
only this house
was not burnt.
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In the large room,
there is only a iron
fire pot, and in the
small room, there
are papers and pens
that General used.
In the backyard, there
are some pots.
The structure is where
the General stayed
at the times of Dong-hak
Revolution. He was
born in the area's
noble family on 1855(Chuljong
6th year), and entered
into Dong-hak in 1890(Kojong
27th year). He also
taught students as
a schoolmaster.
At that time, the
villages all over
the country were high
with peasants' voices
of sorrow and grief,
because of the government
official's greed.
With the angry peasants,
he led the Dong-hak
Revolution to save
the peasants, make
the country strong.
This is the house
where General Jeon
Bong Joon(1854~1895)
lived, at the times
of Dong-hak Revolution,
Kojong 31st year,
with the size of 4kan.
To preserve the place,
Jeongeup Kun was repaired
in 1974.
But one unit on the
west is recently built
next to. Originally,
it is a typical house
for poor farmers with
one room, one storage
and one kitchen at
that time. This old
house was greatly
restored at the expense
of the state and military
in 1974 by the district
of Jeongeup-goon to
preserve for a long
time. The main building
with 4 rooms on the
front and one room
on the side was built
on the 15cm high foundation
of rubbles. Generally
the kitchen is set
on the west side and
subsequently, the
main room and the
upper room are arranged,
however, this house
ignored the arrangement.
The room at the end
seems to have been
used as a storage
for household items
rather than as a room.
The main room and
upper room are partitioned
with a screen sliding
door to be able to
open when necessary.
The ceilings are both
interlocking ceilings.
The front of both
rooms have corridors.
A short wall encloses
the half of the front
of the room at the
end accessed through
a bamboo gate to store
firewood, however
it's not possible
to know where it is
an original piece.
The kitchen has wooden
doors on the front
and back walls which
could be locked when
necessary. On the
east of the front
gate, there is a toilet
combined with a storage
for fertilizer with
one-sided door. The
rest is earthen wall
topped with straw
thatch.
According to the
book of Gongchorok
of Bongjoon Jeon,
it had been many
years since it had
come here. According
to the village seniors,
first it was moved
from the neighboring
village, Yangyori(Yangandari).
After the revolt
in January of Gaponyun(甲午年
1894), a temporary
official, Yongtae
Lee came and burnt
down the houses
of people who were
called the followers
of Donghak, and
at this time, the
house of Bongjoon
Jeon was also burnt
to the ground.
There has been some
theories, however,
according to Sangryangmoon,
a document found
during the repair
in 1974, it was
built on Feb. 26
in the year of Tiger,
the 15th year of
Gojong (1878), which
means that perhaps
he might have lived
in the same dilapidated
house after repairing.
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The House Govemment Jun
Bong Joon
