Sunaedong Traditional House수내동가옥(이택구가옥)

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Sunaedong Traditional House was one of the homes of the Hansan Yi clan, who lived together in this area before Bundang New Town was built; it was the residence of Yi Taek-gu. Most of the village houses were torn down for the new town, but this one survived and now stands inside Central Park. The thatched-roof house has a straight gate wing facing the outer yard, and behind it an L-shaped main wing that encloses an inner courtyard. The main wing has rooms on either side of the daecheong (central wooden-floored hall), with a kitchen and a storeroom in front of the main room, showing the typical features of a Gyeonggi-do family home. The building preserves the history of the Hansan Yi clan village and a glimpse of what the area looked like before the new town was developed.