Chunghyodang House of the Yean Yi Clan, Andong

Chunghyodang House, said to have been built in 1551, is the head house of the descendants of Yi Hong-in (1525-1594) of the Yean Yi Clan, A head house is a residence passed down among the male successors of a family lineage. The name Chunghyodang, meaning "Hall of Loyalty and Filial Piety," commemorates the patriotic loyalty of Yi Hong-in and the filial devotion of his descendant Yi Han-o (1719-1793).

Yi Hong-in was the second son of Yi Jeon (1486-1529), who, alongside his brothers Yi Yeong (1482-?) and Yi Hun (1489-1552), became the first members of the Yean Yi Clan to settle in Pungsan (present-day Pungsan-eup, Andong). When Japan invaded Korea in 1592, Yi Hong-in gave all of his personal possessions to mobilize a local civilian army and died heroically in a battle in Gudam-ri Village, Andong. Yi Han-o became known for his academic excellence and for taking care of his ill father with the utmost devotion.

The house consists of a main quarters and a pavilion, which serves as a detached quarters. The main quarters has a square layout with a courtyard in the middle. It was dismantled and renovated in 1974. The pavilion features two name plaques. One reads Ssangsudang, meaning "Hall of the Twin Cultivations," referring to the virtues of patriotic loyalty and filial devotion. The other reads Baegwondang, meaning "Hall of One-Hundred Origins," which is a reference to how filial devotion is considered the foundation of all things.

About 750 m to the northwest of the house are two pavilions (Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Heritage Material) which house commemorative plaques issued to Yi Hong-in and Yi Han-o in recognition of their virtues.

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