Daejeon Confucian Traditional Ritual Hall Opens... Expected to Become a Popular Joseon-era Byeolseo Experience Spot

Ten Hanok Buildings Constructed with 13 Billion Won
Three Buildings for Traditional Culture and Etiquette Education... Seven for Accommodation Experience

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, and others are writing "Daejeon Byeolseo" at the opening ceremony of the Confucian Traditional Ritual Hall. / Daejeon City

The ‘Confucian Traditional Ceremony Center,’ which offers education on traditional rituals and the experience of staying in a Hanok, opened on the 27th in Isadong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, utilizing the area’s Confucian cultural resources.

The Daejeon Confucian Traditional Ceremony Center, established as part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Chungcheong Confucian Cultural Area Tourism Development Project, was completed in May this year with a total investment of 13 billion KRW, including 3.3 billion KRW in national funding.

Located in Isadong, the only remaining Hanok village in Daejeon, the center is nicknamed ‘Byeolseo,’ referring to houses or gardens built by Joseon-era aristocrats in scenic locations for relaxation and reading. It consists of a total of ten Hanok buildings.

Three buildings are dedicated to supporting traditional culture and ritual education, while the remaining seven buildings, with ten rooms in total, serve as Hanok accommodations for experiential stays, including facilities for people with disabilities, ranging from two-person to eight-person rooms.

Isadong is an ideal urban retreat, with the Jeolamcheon stream, a tributary of Daejeoncheon, flowing through the village, and approximately 3,000 pine trees designated as protected forest densely populating its 80,000 square meters of woodland.

Additionally, the area is home to over 1,000 tombs of the Eunjin Song clan, one of the region’s prominent noble families, and the ancestral houses built for tomb management and rituals are also highly valued.

Furthermore, numerous stone artifacts such as Muninseok, which are considered valuable materials for the study of traditional crafts and folk history, are distributed throughout the area.

The city plans to further enhance the beautiful surrounding landscape and operate various programs, including Hanok accommodation experiences, so that the Confucian Traditional Ceremony Center can become a nationally renowned retreat destination.

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, stated, “With the opening of the Daejeon Confucian Traditional Ceremony Center, we will make greater efforts to turn Daejeon’s traditional cultural heritage into cultural resources and to brand the city.”