Culture&Tourlism

Street Course 7

Dobong old path

Street of Dobong's people
in the modern history

This is a path that has been existing from the times when Dobong district was part of Yangju. It is the road where Gyeongwon roads was to the old Won mountain, and many of the messengers to Hamheung had taken this path before knowing that they wouldn't be able to come back. It is the trail where people can walk imagining the history of Dobong.

Course 7

Street of Dobong's people in the modern history

  1. 1Changdong station
  2. 2traces of Changdong station
  3. 3Changdong elementary school
  4. 4Site of Hong Myeong-hee's old house
  5. 5Site of Song Jin-woo's old house
  6. 6Site of Kim Byeong-ro's old house
  7. 7Site of Jung In-bo's old house
  8. 8Site of Moon Ye-bong's old house
  9. 9Site of Ham Seok-heon's old house
  10. 10Site of Jun Tae-il's old house
  11. 11Site of Gye Hun-je's old house
  12. 12Site of poet Kim Su-young's old house
  13. 13Dobong station

Map of history
and culture road

Map of history and culture road

Explanation of roads of famous personnel

  • Byeokcho Hong Myeong-hee Photos
  • Byeokcho Hong Myeong-hee
    (洪命熹, 1880 ~ 1968)

    Hong garnered attention from the literary world with novel “Lim Gguk Jeong,” the most popular novel of the Japanese Colonial Period. Hong lived in Chang-dong 244-1 (Or currently Dobong-ro 136 Na gil 40).

  • Old address

    Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Changdong-li 244-1

    New address

    Dobong-gu Chang-dong Shindo Branew Apartment complex building No. 103

  • Goha Song Jin-wu Photos
  • Goha Song Jin-wu
    (宋鎭禹, 1889 ~ 1945)

    Song was an enlightenment activist, journalist, and politician. After Korea was liberated, Song focused on establishing a democratic government, and lived in Chang 5-dong 281-1 (Currently Haedeung-ro 16 gil 52-36).

  • Old address

    Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Changdong-li 281-1

    New address

    Dobong-gu Chang-dong 291-1 Sampung Kindergarten

  • Gain Kim Byeong-ro Photos
  • Gain Kim Byeong-ro
    (金炳魯, 1887~1964)

    Kim was a lawyer, politician, and patriot, who focused on practicing justice, freedom, and democracy. Kim served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and lived in Chang-dong 731 (Currently Dobong-ro 134 gil 14).

  • Old address

    Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Changdong-li 731

    New address

    Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 731-43 Changhee Village

  • Widang Jeong In-bo Photos
  • Widang Jeong In-bo
    (鄭寅普, 1893 ~ 1950)

    Jeong is a scholar who studies Korean literature and history. He lived in Chang-dong 733, and the location has been divided into two different addresses including Ssangmun 2-dong 580 and 579. After Korea was liberated, Jeong participated in establishing a new government and took office as the first head of inspector to set an exemplary model for others.

  • Old address

    Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Changdong-li 733-4

    New address

    Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 587

  • Actor Moon Ye-bong Photos
  • Actor Moon Ye-bong
    (文藝峰, 1917~1982)

    Moon became a star after appearing in a silent film named “A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner” as a daughter of a boatman, along with Na Un-gyu. It is speculated that Moon had lived in Ssangmun-dong 40-12 around 1937.

  • Old address

    Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Ssangmun-li 40-12

    New address

    Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 40-4,12,15

  • Ham Seok-heon Photos
  • Ham Seok-heon
    (咸錫憲, 1901-1989)

    Ham published “Sound of Seed” in April in 1970, started developing civil movement to focus on democratization movement. He lived in Ssangmun-dong 81-78 (Currently Dobong-ro 123 gil 33-6) until February of 1989.

  • Old address

    Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 81-78

    New address

    Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 81-78

  • Jeon Tae-il Photos
  • Jeon Tae-il
    (全泰壹, 1948~1970)

    Jeon is the representative of Korean labor, who was the major force of Korea’s speedy growth but was not treated well enough. From 1966, Jeon lived in Ssangmun-dong 208 (Currently Haedeung-ro 195).

  • Old address

    Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 208

    New address

    Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 56 Samik Seramic Apartment building 112

  • Gye Hun-je Photos
  • Gye Hun-je
    (桂勳梯, 1921~1999)

    Gye signed up for independence movement against Japan, and took the lead in the nation’s reunification and democratization. Gye lived in Banghak-dong 612-30.

  • Old address

    Dobong-gu Banghak-dong 612-30

    New address

    Dobong-gu Banghak-dong 612-28 Banghak 2-dong Public parking space

  • Kim Su-young Photos
  • Kim Su-young
    (金洙暎, 1921~1968)

    Kim was a poet, who criticized modern civilization and urban life as a modernist, but after the April 19th Revolution, Kim focused on writing poems criticizing the present. Kim lived in San 107-2.

  • Old address

    Dobong-gu Dobong-dong San 107-2

    New address

    Dobong-gu Dobong-dong San 107-2