Dasan Chodang (Historic Site Related to Jeong Yak-yong) (다산초당 (다산 정약용 유적지))

Visit info

Hours

09:00-18:00

Closed

N/A (Open all year round)

Information

• 1330 Travel Helpline: +82-61-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-61-430-3911

Parking

Available

About

Dasan Chodang is the house where Jeong Yak-yong (pen-name Dasan, 1762-1836) lived during his exile. He was a scholar of the late Joseon dynasty and is noted for his great contributions to the development of practical learning in Korea. After he was expelled to Ganjin for writing a secret letter of appeal for religious freedom, which later was named ‘the Hwang Sa-yeong Baekseo’, he lived in the house for 18 years while studying practical learning (‘Silhak’ in Korean). Most of his famous books were written in Dasan Chodang. While walking along a road near Dasan Chodang, you can see the Cheonilgak pavilion, which offers a great view of beautiful Gangjin Bay. Not far from Dasan Chodang is the Dasan Museum, where visitors can learn about the life of Dasan.

Getting there

68-35, Dasanchodang-gil, Gangjin-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City

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