Chunghyodang House in Hahoe, Andong

This is the head house of the descendants of Ryu Seong-ryong (1542-1607), a member of the Pungsan Ryu clan. A head house is a residence passed down among the male successors of a family lineage. This house was built in the 17th century by his grandson and disciples to posthumously honor his learning and virtues.

Ryu Seong-ryong was a respected statesman, in particular, for his foresight as a military strategist and his service as chief state councilor during the Japanese invasions of 1592-1598.

This house consists of a servants’ quarters, men’s quarters, and women’s quarters. There is also an ancestral shrine located behind the house. The long servants’ quarters at the front of the house was built by Ryu Sang-jo, the 8th-generation descendant of Ryu Seong-ryong, in order to accommodate his soldiers after he was appointed minister of military affairs.

The name Chunghyodang means “a house of loyalty and filial piety,” which came from Ryu Seong-ryong’s teachings that encouraged loyalty to one’s king and filial piety to one’s parents. The plaque bearing the name of the house was calligraphed by the renowed calligrapher Heo Mok (1595-1682).

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08